Lawyer Bio : Dewey W. Wells
Dewey W. Wells
Winston-Salem
Contact
- (336) 721-3684
- (336) 733-8363
Professional Activities
Bar Associations: North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1975-1978, President, 1980-1981; American Bar Association; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Certified Mediator, N.C. Supreme Courts; Arbitrator by designation of various ADR organizations; Permanent Member, Judicial Conference of the 4th Circuit; Member, Panel of Private Judges of the Private Adjudication Center, Duke University; Board of Directors, N.C. Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company.
Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Admitted to bar: 1954, North Carolina.
Education
A.A., Mars Hill College, 1950; B.S., 1952, Wake Forest University; cum laude; LL.B. (J.D.), 1954, Wake Forest University School of Law; cum laude, Class rank: 1st.
Prior Legal Experience
Partner, LeRoy, Wells, Shaw, Hornthal and Riley, Elizabeth City, NC, 1958-1985; Judge of Superior Court, 1974; Clerk to the North Carolina Supreme Court and Secretary of the North Carolina Judicial Council, 1954-1955.
Additional Information
Government Experience
Member, Committee on Reorganization of State Government, by appointment of Governor Robert Scott; Member, Highway Study Commission, by appointment of Governor Dan Moore; Member, NC Board of Conservation and Development and its successor Board of Natural and Economic Resources, 1973-1975, by appointment of Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr.; Member, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, 1975-1981; Member, NC Judicial Nominating Commission, by appointment of the Chief Justice, 1977-1984; Trustee, NC Natural Heritage Program, 1989-present; appointed Chairman 1996.
Military Experience
US Army Reserves, Judge Advocate Generals Corps (discharged as a 1st Lieutenant).
Firm Management Responsibilities
Ethics Committee
Insurance Committee
Member, Committee on Reorganization of State Government, by appointment of Governor Robert Scott; Member, Highway Study Commission, by appointment of Governor Dan Moore; Member, NC Board of Conservation and Development and its successor Board of Natural and Economic Resources, 1973-1975, by appointment of Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr.; Member, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, 1975-1981; Member, NC Judicial Nominating Commission, by appointment of the Chief Justice, 1977-1984; Trustee, NC Natural Heritage Program, 1989-present; appointed Chairman 1996.
Military Experience
US Army Reserves, Judge Advocate Generals Corps (discharged as a 1st Lieutenant).
Firm Management Responsibilities
Ethics Committee
Insurance Committee
Areas of Proficiency
- Mediations
- Arbitrations
- Civil Litigation