Business and bankruptcy law attorney Brad Leggett joined the law firm in 1971 after serving a two-year clerkship with a United States District Judge. His practice is concentrated on business and commercial areas, with a primary emphasis on debtor/creditor law, financial workouts and restructuring and business reorganizations. He is a former Chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1989. He is one of only 10 practicing attorneys in the State of North Carolina who are Fellows in the American College of Bankruptcy.
Brad Leggett has been awarded the prestigious AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and has also been selected by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the state’s “Legal Elite.” He is listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal: USA Insolvency & Restructuring.
Brad’s approach is to advise clients on how to achieve their goals. He has a broad range of experience representing business organizations and individuals, both debtors and creditors, in a wide variety of business enterprises including textiles, trucking, furniture, discount retailing, construction, cable television and radio, resort properties, real estate development, and commercial leasing.
Year Joined Organization: 1971
Areas of Practice
- Debtor and Creditor Rights
- Business and Personal Reorganizations
- Restructurings
- Out of Court Workouts
- Insolvency Proceedings
- Commercial Litigation
- Defense of Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Claims
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1969
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, J.D., Cum Laude, 1969
- Wake Forest College, B.A. 1966
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Best Lawyers in America, 1989 – Present
- AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
- “Legal Elite,” Business North Carolina magazine
- North Carolina “Super Lawyers” magazine (Thomson-Reuters publication)
- Who’s Who Legal: USA Insolvency & Restructuring
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Forsyth County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section Former Chairman
