Lawyer Bio : Charles R. Holton

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Charles R. Holton

Research Triangle Park

Mr. Holton is a member in the Research Triangle Park office of Womble Carlyle. He concentrates his practice in handling sophisticated healthcare litigation matters including products liability defense involving pharmaceutical products and medical devices, and medical malpractice defense for major medical centers. He is also experienced in handling complex construction litigation and arbitration matters, as well as construction contracting. Mr. Holton has been in litigation practice for over thirty years and is experienced in case management for large teams of attorneys and staff.
 
Mr. Holton recently has represented:
  • Multiple hospital defendants in toxic tort litigation related to alleged contamination of medical products and equipment;
  • A major pharmaceutical company in diet drug class action litigation;
  • A major pharmaceutical company in litigation regarding construction of a sterile products manufacturing facility;
  • Multiple hospital defendants and physicians in defense of catastrophic injury medical malpractice claims;
  • A national chain of specialty hospitals regarding general risk management and litigation management matters.

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: North Carolina Bar Association, past Chairman, Construction Law Section; American Bar Association.
 
Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Legal Aid of North Carolina, Board of Directors; Braxton Craven Inn of Court; National Panel of Arbiters, American Arbitration Association
 
Adjunct Professor of Law, Senior Lecturing Fellow in Arbitration: Law and Practice, Duke University School of Law.
 
Named a “Leader in the Law” for 2011 by NC Lawyers Weekly newspaper.
 
Admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina. Admitted to practice before Federal District Courts of North Carolina, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and United States Supreme Court; Practiced with permission in federal and state courts in Virginia, Georgia, New York, and New Jersey.

Civic Activities

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc., 2011-2013; Chairman and President, Caris Foundation; Elder and Teacher, Cole Mill Road Church of Christ; Member, Rex Hospital Ethics Committee, 1999-2002; Iron Dukes.

Education

B.A., 1970, Abilene Christian University, summa cum laude; J.D., 1973, Duke University, with distinction.

Prior Legal Experience

Member, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Durham, North Carolina, 1973-2003.

Publications

“Emerging Theories of Healthcare Liability,” NCBA publication; “Practical Legal Ethics,” NBI publication; Payment Bond Manual [N.C. Section], ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section publication; “Current Judicial Treatment of No Damage for Delay Clauses,” Construction Law Advisor, 1985; “The CM’s Liability To The Client,” Liability in Construction Management, A.S.C.E. publication; Carolina Construction Law, Federal Publications.