Robert J. "Bob" King III
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
Recognized since 2007
Greensboro, North Carolina
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Bob King has more than 30 years of experience in a variety of litigation and environmental matters, and has been widely recognized as a leading litigator and trusted advisor by clients and peers. Representative examples of Bob’s work can be found in the "Experience" tab. Bob also serves as the firm's General Counsel and previously served as the Chair of the Firm’s Associates Committee.
Bob has been honored by election as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Bob has extensive trial experience in state and federal proceedings, administrative actions, and arbitrations. In addition, Bob has argued appeals before the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as the federal Fourth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits and the Texas Court of Appeals.
He has extensive litigation experience- including numerous trials- in federal court, state Superior Court, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. Areas of substantial experience include corporate/shareholder disputes, wrongful death actions (representing both plaintiffs and defendants), enforcement of restrictive covenants, toxic tort, employment disputes, breach of contract actions, and eminent domain. Bob serves as outside counsel for major insurance marketing organizations, one of the oldest furniture companies in North Carolina, one of the state’s major mining companies, a large transportation and logistics company, and the only RCRA (TSD) operator in the Triad.
Bob has represented businesses, individuals, and governmental bodies throughout the United States in a broad variety of environmental matters, including Superfund and other inactive hazardous waste sites, RCRA, UST, toxic tort, groundwater contamination, and Clean Air Act matters.
Unlike most environmental law practitioners, Bob has extensive experience litigating environmental disputes, appearing in state and federal court as well as in administrative proceedings.
Bob also regularly advises both buyers and sellers regarding how environmental conditions and laws affect the use and value of property.
Extensive community involvement includes serving as an Elder at Fellowship Presbyterian Church and serving multiple terms as the Chair and President of the Presbyterian Counseling Center, in addition to service on other boards and direct volunteer work.
Since 1987, Bob has been married to Julie Davis (Duke (BA 1982); Wake Forest (JD 1986)). Julie and Bob are blessed with children who, coincidentally, are two of the best people who have ever existed: Rhyne (Duke BA 2014; University of Chicago PhD 2021), who is a visiting professor at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, and Grace (UNCA BS 2017; WCU BSN 2020), who works as an emergency room nurse.
- E-mail: rking@brookspierce.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.brookspierce.com/our-people/attorneys/bob-king
- Renaissance Plaza, Suite 2000
230 North Elm Street
P.O. Box 26000
Greensboro, NC 27420
- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, BA, graduated 1984
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1988
- North Carolina, United States
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Greensboro Bar Association - Past Director
- US Court of Appeals - 4th and Federal Circuits
- US District Court - Western District of NC
- US District Court - Middle District of NC
- US District Court - Eastern District of NC
60 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Environmental Law, Triad (2023)
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- COVID-19
- Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition for Environmental Law (2015)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" in Environmental Law (2006-2008, 2013-2014) and Litigation (2012-2014, 2022)
- Recognized as a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation for General Commercial (2019-2023), Appellate and Environmental (2020-2023)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers in Environmental Law (2008-2023)
- Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Environmental Law (2007-2023)
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