Attorneys
ROBERT SCOTT BROWN, born Charleston, South Carolina, April 2, 1961; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1986.
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi, Holderness Moot Court Bench, Holderness Moot Court Invitational Team. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; International Association of Arson Investigators, North Carolina Chapter; Defense Research Institute; The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Arson and Insurance Fraud; Personal Injury; Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage.
DEREK M. CRUMP, born Greensboro, North Carolina, June 8, 1963; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1988. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1985); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Moot Court Board; National Trial Team; Order of the Barristers.
Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Automobile Liability; Trucking Liability; Trial Practice; Insurance Coverage; Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage; Product Liability; Slip and Fall Litigation; Pharmacy Malpractice; Crop Insurance; Municipality Litigation; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Property Liability.
ANDREW A. VANORE, III, born Southern Pines, North Carolina, August 28, 1960; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1985. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1982); Campbell University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Staff Member, Campbell Law Review, 1984-1985; National Moot Court Team; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Staff Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Miami, Florida, 1985-1988; Southeast Region Special Achievement Award, 1987.
Member: Wake County, North Carolina, and American Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.
Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Insurance Defense Litigation; Worker's Compensation; Automobile Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage; Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage; Lemon Law.
O. CRAIG TIERNEY, JR., born Charlotte, North Carolina, August 31, 1965; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1991. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1988); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D. 1991). Phi Delta Phi.
Member: Wake County, North Carolina, and American Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; International Association of Arson Investigators.
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Bad Faith and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Litigation; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Liability; Premises Liability. Craig's litigation practice is primarily for the defense, but he also handles select plaintiff's litigation.
MICHAEL W. WASHBURN, born Wurzburg, Germany, November 25, 1963; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1993. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1985); Campbell University School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude, 1993). Editor-in-Chief, Campbell Law Review; Supreme Court Cases Editor, Campbell Law Observer; Vice-President, Federalist Society; Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity; Research Assistant, Justice Louis B. Meyer, 1993-1994.
Member: Wake County, North Carolina, and American Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar.
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Automobile Liability; Trucking Liability; Trial Practice; Insurance Coverage; Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage; Product Liability; Slip and Fall Litigation; Pharmacy Malpractice; Municipality Litigation; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Property Liability.
MICHAEL E. McDANIEL, born Richmond, Virginia, April 6, 1966; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1993. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1989); Campbell University School
of Law (J.D., 1993). Chief Justice, Honor Court, Campbell University School of Law, 1992-1993; 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Editor, Campbell Law Observer; Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.
Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute.
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Automobile Liability; Trucking Liability; Trial Practice; Product Liability; Slip and Fall Litigation; Wrongful Death; Premises and Property Liability; Lead Paint Poisoning Litigation; Crop Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Traffic Offenses.
W. JOHN CATHCART, JR., born Augusta, Georgia, April 9, 1974; admitted to North Carolina Bar in 2002. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., Cum Laude, 1996); Campbell University School of Law (J.D., 2001). ABA National Moot Court Team; Editor, Campbell Law Observer, Case Law Section.
Member: Wake County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Co-Chair Summer Programs Committee, Chair Disaster Relief Committee; North Carolina Bar Association; The North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Listed in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition 2009.
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Automobile Liability; Premises Liability; Uninsured/Underinsured Coverage; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Wrongful Death.
