Bob E. Whitley

Bob E. Whitley

Whitley Law Firm

Bob Whitley has North Carolina in his blood. Ultimately that’s why he came to represent the hard-working folks he labored with in tobacco fields and saw along his paper route. “I just wanted to be a lawyer, and I have an affinity for eastern North Carolina,” says Bob, who started his career in criminal and domestic law and is now eligible to practice for the Supreme Court of the United States.

“I learned that I wanted to be more involved with people, so personal injury was natural.” One of his most memorable and high-dollar recoveries was a creative case he painstakingly prepared for a local factory worker who was seriously injured in a tractor-trailer accident. After 40 years in PI, with a concentration in catastrophic injury and wrongful death, Bob knows everyone deals differently with trauma.

“An unexpected death is one of the most emotional, riveting experiences a family can have, especially when it’s the result of someone else’s poor decision,” he says.

Notable Cases in which Bob Served as Counsel

Bob E. Whitley

“I appreciate the uniqueness of every client. Everyone reacts differently, and there’s no right or wrong.” This special understanding is often why clients choose to work with Whitley Law Firm. “Being a family firm, we have those family-type relationships. It doesn’t mean you become the best friend of every client, but you have to be sensitive to things outside a personal injury claim,” Bob says.

“There are a million lawyers who know the law, but our advantage is the service we give. We want clients know we tried as hard as we could and treated them respectfully. When it’s all over, we want them to be glad they chose us, and to not just be a mild fan, but a raving fan, of the firm.”

You can reach Bob at the following email address: bob@whitleylawfirm.com

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Accreditation

United States Federal Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts
North Carolina State Bar, 1974
J.D. – Wake Forest University School of Law, 1974
B.S.B.A. – East Carolina University, 1972

Associations

North Carolina Bar Association
American Association for Justice
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Board of Governors past member

Achievements

AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Multi-Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, life member
The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, North Carolina

Published Opinions

Truhan v. Walston, 235 N.C. App. 406, 762 S.E.2d 338 (2014).
Greco v. Penn National Security Ins. Co., 218 N.C. App. 394, 721 S.E.2d 280 (2012)
Priest v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., 191 N.C.App. 341 (2008).
Martin v. Continental Ins. Co., 123 N.C.App. 650, 474 S.E.2d 146 (1996)
Moore v. N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co., 82 N.C. App. 616, 347 S.E.2d 489 (1986).
Ellis Jones, Inc. v. Western Waterproofing Co., Inc., 66 N.C. App. 641, 312 S.E.2d 215 (1984).
State v. Sandlin, 61 N.C. App. 421, 300 S.E.2d 893 (1983).
County of Lenoir ex rel. Dudley v. Dawson, 60 N.C. App. 122, 298 S.E.2d 418 (1982).
Hill v. Pinelawn Memorial Park, Inc., 304 N.C. 159, 282 S.E.2d 779 (1981).
County of Lenoir ex rel. Cogdell v. Johnson, 46 N.C.App. 182, 264 S.E.2d 816 (1980).
State v. Small, 293 N.C. 646, 239 S.E.2d 429 (1977).