Reed N. Fountain

Background

A large part of Reed’s practice is focused in the areas of occupational licensing boards and administrative law. He has helped clients facing inquiries from a variety of Boards including: the Board of Dental Examiners, Medical Board, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Nursing, Psychology Board, Board of Education, Auctioneer Licensing Board, Commissioner of Banks, Real Estate Commission, Private Protective Services Board, Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, and Alarm Systems Licensing Board. He has also engaged in litigation and negotiations with the DEHNR regarding CAMA regulations, sedimentation control regulations and water quality regulations. He has assisted businesses facing inquiries from the DHHS.

For his business clients, Reed has resolved disputes surrounding business valuation and asset purchase agreements, leasing and lien disputes, and breach of contract claims. He has also successfully negotiated land condemnation settlements with the N.C. Department of Transportation and municipalities. He also has experience in cases involving will caveats, elder law, professional negligence, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability.

Reed has represented clients throughout North Carolina in jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, voluntary mediations, and administrative hearings. He has appeared before the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He is experienced in conducting mediations and is available for mediations locally.

Reed joined the law firm in 1996 and has been a shareholder since 2003. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice Areas

• Administrative Law
• Licensing Boards and Commissions
• Business Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation and Land Condemnation
• Estates and Trusts Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1996
• B.A., Duke University, 1993

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 1996
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina

Awards & Achievements

• Listed in Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite™, 2008
• Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars™, 2010
• Recipient of the 2009 President’s Award of Excellence for Exemplary and Dedicated Service from the Tenth District Judicial Bar
• Holderness Moot Court, Negotiation Team, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professional & Civic Activity

• Wake County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors 2002-2003; 2009-2010
  • Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors, Past Member
• Tenth Judicial District Bar
  • Bar Candidate Committee, Chair
  • Professionalism Support Initiative, Past Member
  • Memorial Committee, Co-chair
  • Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, Member
• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Vice-Chair, Administrative Law Section
  • Past Editor of Administrative Law Section Newsletter
  • Past Member of Membership Recruitment and Retention Committee
  • Young Lawyers Division
    • Past Member of Executive Council
    • Past Co-Chair of the Prelaw Counseling Committee
• Defense Research Institute Member
• Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Kiwanis Club

Publications & Presentations

• “Possible Reductions in State Boards and Commissions?“  Administrative Lawyer, Vol. 22, No. 3, June, 2010, p. 7.
• “Can you Hear Me Now?” Hot Topics in Administrative Law, Speaker, North Carolina Bar Association Seminar, April, 2008
• “Preparing and Presenting Enforcement Cases,” North Carolina Licensing Boards’ Joint Investigators’ Conference, speaker, Fall 2007
• “The Basics of Other Administrative Hearings,” Administrative Lawyer, Vol. 17, No. 2, (2005)
• “All that Jazz!! From Administrative Appeals to Rule Making: The Trials Facing the Administrative Lawyer Don’t Miss a Beat!!” North Carolina Bar Association Seminar, 2004

Milestones

• Liller v. Quick Stop Food Mart, Inc., 131 N.C. App. 619, 507 S.E.2d 602 (1999).
• North Carolina School Boards Ass’n v. Moore, et al., 359 N.C. 474, 614 S.E.2d 504 (2005).
• Holshouser v. Shaner Hotel Group Properties One Ltd. Partnership, 134 N.C. App 391, 518 S.E.2d 17 (1999).
• Davis v. General Motors, 149 N.C. App. 667, 562 S.E.2d 605 (2002).
• Gough v. North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors, WL 1668999, 615 S.E.2d 739 (2005).
• Klein v. State Bd. of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating And Fire Sprinkler Contractors, 2008 WL 706965, 659 S.E.2d 99, N.C.App. (2008) (NO. COA07-637)

Disclaimer: The above information may not necessarily reflect the attorney’s entire record, and the outcome of any particular future matter cannot be predicated on the attorney’s or law firm’s past results.