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Lee D. Denton

Senior Attorney

Winston-Salem, NC

office 336.727.7646

Overview

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Distinctions

Admissions

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Community Involvement

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Results

Mr. Denton’s primary area of practice is litigation, with an emphasis on complex business disputes, complex construction cases, consumer finance and banking litigation, appeals, and fiduciary disputes.

Education

Appalachian State University, B.S., Finance and Banking, cum laude, 2006
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2014

Experience

Representing businesses in disputes involving claims of unfair trade practices, trade secret misappropriation, breaches of contract, fraud, and fiduciary breaches in all North Carolina state and federal courts, including the North Carolina Business Court
Obtained dismissal of all claims asserted against North Carolina accountant and bookkeeping business in the North Carolina Business Court
Defended a Canadian commercial printer in Guilford County Superior Court against claims totaling over $1 million
Represented an LLC member against other members in a complex action involving derivative claims, contract claims, fiduciary duty claims, and dissolution claims
Represented heir of an estate in North Carolina Court of Appeals in appeal of dismissal of all claims in multimillion-dollar dispute against executor of estate
Obtained favorable result for subcontractor against general contractor in multimillion dollar arbitration proceeding arising from $100 million road and bridge rehabilitation project
Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Special Superior Court Judge James L. Gale of the North Carolina Business Court

Construction Law Consumer Finance Litigation

Distinctions

Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2019 - present
Named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite as a Young Gun, 2021 - 2022
Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation - Construction
Editor-in-Chief, Wake Forest Law Review

Admissions

North Carolina State Bar

Memberships

North Carolina Bar Association: Board Member, Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section, 2019 - present; Mentoring Committee, Co-Chair, 2018
DRI: Business Torts & Contracts Litigation Committee; Commercial Litigation Committee
Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.

Community Involvement

Hope Presbyterian Church

Spilman Attorneys Named to 2023 NC Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” List Numerous Spilman Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers, Lawyers of the Year, Ones to Watch 2023 The Site Report - Construction Law Insights: Issue 4, 2022 The Site Report - Construction Law Insights: Issue 3, 2022 Spilman Attorneys Named to 2022 NC Super Lawyers Lists Spilman Attorneys Named to 2022 NC Legal Elite List Spilman Attorneys Named to 2021 NC Legal Elite List Spilman Attorneys Named to 2021 NC Super Lawyers Lists The Site Report - Construction Law Insights: Issue 1, 2020 Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 13 Construction Matter Dismissed Whistleblower Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice

Experience

Representing businesses in disputes involving claims of unfair trade practices, trade secret misappropriation, breaches of contract, fraud, and fiduciary breaches in all North Carolina state and federal courts, including the North Carolina Business Court

Obtained dismissal of all claims asserted against North Carolina accountant and bookkeeping business in the North Carolina Business Court

Defended a Canadian commercial printer in Guilford County Superior Court against claims totaling over $1 million

Represented an LLC member against other members in a complex action involving derivative claims, contract claims, fiduciary duty claims, and dissolution claims

Represented heir of an estate in North Carolina Court of Appeals in appeal of dismissal of all claims in multimillion-dollar dispute against executor of estate

Obtained favorable result for subcontractor against general contractor in multimillion dollar arbitration proceeding arising from $100 million road and bridge rehabilitation project

Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Special Superior Court Judge James L. Gale of the North Carolina Business Court

Distinctions

Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2019 - present

Named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite as a Young Gun, 2021 - 2022

Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation - Construction

Editor-in-Chief, Wake Forest Law Review

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