Robert C. deRosset

Background

Robert deRosset practices law in the field of civil litigation with a special emphasis on product liability, trucking and transportation law and business litigation. Robert tries cases in the Superior Court throughout North Carolina and in each of North Carolina’s three federal district courts. Robert is licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and South Carolina, and is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission to conduct mediated settlement conferences in Superior Court cases. Robert is available for mediations in most counties. He is an active member of the products liability practice group of ALFA International.

Prior to joining Young Moore and Henderson in 2001, Robert practiced law for two years in Columbia, South Carolina and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in León, Nicaragua. Through his experience in Nicaragua, Robert became fluent in written and spoken Spanish, and has been able to use his language skills to better serve clients of Young Moore and Henderson and effectively mediate cases involving parties whose primary language is Spanish.

Practice Areas

• Product Liability
• Trucking and Transportation
• Business Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• Construction Law
• NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991

Admitted in

• South Carolina, 1996
• North Carolina, 2001
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Awards & Achievements

• Order of the Wig and Robe
• American Jurisprudence Award
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award
• Student Editorial Board, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal
  • Articles and Notes Editor, Fall 1995 & Spring 1996
  • Staff Member, Fall 1994 & Spring 1995

Professional & Civic Activity

• ALFA International, Product Liability Practice Group
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute
• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• United States Peace Corps, 1998-2000

Publications & Presentations

• Panel Moderator, “Federal Preemption of State Law Claims,” 2010 ALFA International Client Seminar Pioneering Through the New Economic Frontier: Product Liability in a Changed World, March 11-13, 2010.  For course materials see Federal Preemption: Basic Principles and Representative Cases, March 2010.

Milestones

• Swain v. Preston Falls East, LLC, 156 N.C. App. 357, 576 S.E.2d 699 (2003)
• Silver v. GMRI, Inc., 650 S.E.2d 676 (N.C. App. 2007).
• Dail v. Steckler, 157 N.C. App. 364, 578 S.E.2d 710 (2003).

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.