Atkinson, Nathan B.

Representative Experience

• Experience litigating complex environmental and toxic tort lawsuits involving exposure to various chemicals and contaminants
• Experience litigating complex multi-party lawsuits involving drilling, hydrofracturing (“fracking”), procurement of energy, extraction of natural resources and environmental contamination
• Represents businesses in litigation involving exposure to naturally occurring radioactive materials (“NORM”)
• Vast experience in litigation involving water contamination and mass chemical exposure
• Serves as counsel in defense of complex products liability actions
• Member of Spilman’s litigation strike force, The Battle Group, litigating high stakes, document-intensive litigation
• Experience litigating commercial disputes in state and federal court, at trial and at the appellate level

Education

• Wake Forest University, B.A., 1998
• Mercer University, J.D., 2001

Admissions

• North Carolina State Bar
• West Virginia State Bar
• United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section and Litigation Section
• Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Board
• Imprints of Winston-Salem, Board of Directors, 2003-2009

Awards and Distinctions

• AV^® Preeminent^TM Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list for Environmental Litigation