Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
C. Douglas Maynard, Jr.
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024 
Firm
Law Offices of C. Douglas Maynard, Jr. PLLC
1 Best Lawyers award
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
C. Douglas Maynard, Jr. worked as an insurance adjuster for several years prior to beginning the practice of law representing people against insurance companies. His insider's view of the insurance industry enables him to decipher your policy to determine your rights, to anticipate how your claim will be handled, and to hold insurers accountable for unfair and deceptive claims practices. Mr. Maynard has resolved multiple cases in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) including denied life insurance, liquor liability / motor vehicle collision, and workers’ compensation claims.
He is well-respected in the legal community for his knowledge of insurance law and frequently leads seminars on the topic. He practices in litigation and arbitration of personal injury and workers’ compensation claims, as well as handling many insurance coverage disputes, denials, and beneficiary disputes. Doug has argued cases before the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the Court of Appeals. He has filed “friends’ of the court” briefs (amicus) on insurance coverage issues in both courts. Doug is frequently consulted, retained or associated by lawyers throughout North Carolina and the United States on issues related to North Carolina insurance law. He is also editor of one of the definitive legal treatises (book) on uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in North Carolina. Doug does not represent any insurance company but only people and those seeking insurance coverage or money from insurance companies.
Doug has lived in Winston-Salem for more than 50 years, having moved there when he was just three months old. As the son of a local physician and having handled personal injury and workers’ compensation cases for over 30 years, Doug is very familiar with many of the healthcare providers in the area.
Firm
Law Offices of C. Douglas Maynard, Jr. PLLC
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Duke University, A.B, Honors: President's Leadership Award, graduated 1985
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1988
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 1992
- Brain Injury Association of North Carolina - Member, 1996 - present
- Forsyth County Bar Association, 21st Judicial District - President, 2012 - 2013
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Presidents Club - Board of Governors, 2009 – 2011, 2015 -
- American Association of Justice - Insurance Section Member
- American Bar Association - Fellow
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2012
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1994
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 1992
- Brain Injury Association of North Carolina - Member, 1996 - present
- Forsyth County Bar Association, 21st Judicial District - President, 2012 - 2013
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Presidents Club - Board of Governors, 2009 – 2011, 2015 -
- American Association of Justice - Insurance Section Member
- American Bar Association - Fellow
- Duke University, A.B, Honors: President's Leadership Award, graduated 1985
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2012
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1994
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Special Focus:
- All Types of Serious or Catastrophic Personal Injury Claims
- Automobile and Motorcycle Injuries
- Construction Site and Electrocution Injuries
- Dog Bites
- Dram Shop / Liquor Liability
- Environmental Litigation
- Insurance Claims including Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage Disputes and Denials – Failure to Defend
- Life Insurance Denials / Beneficiary Disputes
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Injuries
- Tractor-Trailer. Delivery and Commercial Vehicle Injuries
- Unfair Deceptive Trade Practices
- Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist Claims
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
News & Media
Additional Information
- Classes/Seminars
Insurance Law Update , North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Annual Convention, Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, 2008 until present
Post-Williams Legislative Changes, Navigating UM/UIM Coverage, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Manuscript, Seminar Speaker, and Course Planner, 2012
UM/UIM Update - Sources of Coverage Sources of Coverage - Exploring the Maze of Insurance Law , North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, June, 2009
Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, UM/UIM Update - Sources of Coverage Sources of Coverage - Exploring the Maze of Insurance Law, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, January, 2009
Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, Claims of Medical Providers - Liens and Assignments, Disbursements 2007, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2007
Course Planner, Auto Torts Seminar, 2007
Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, UM/UIM Coverage, Insurance Law - 2006 Update on Homeowners Coverage, Liability Coverage, UM/UIM, Property Damage, Bad Faith, Mediation ..and more!, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
Manuscript and Seminar Speaker, Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Continued §20-279.21(b)(4), Auto Insurance Made Simple: Making Sense of the Financial Responsibility Act, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005
Speaker, Auto Insurance Made Simple: Making Sense of the Financial Responsibility Act, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005
Seminar Speaker, Medical Provider Liens, Disbursements 2005, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2004 -2005
Speaker, Medical Provider Liens, Disbursements Dos and Don'ts - The Devil is in the Details, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2004
Speaker, NC Statutory Liens on Tort Recoveries - Medical Providers, Social Services, Disbursements without Getting Burned: Taming the ERISA Monster, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2003
Speaker, UM/UIM Procedural Issues, Masters of Insurance Law, 2002
Course Planner, Auto Torts - Pushing the Envelope within the Rules, 2002
Speaker, NC Statutory Liens on Tort Recoveries - Medical Providers, Social Services, Nuts and Bolts of Dollars & Cents, 2002
Speaker, Documents Don't Lie, Creative Discovery II: Finding the Smoking Howitzer, 1999
Speaker, Locating Insurance Coverage: The Basics and Recent Legal Developments, Recent Developments in Insurance Law Including Issues of Bad Faith, 1998
Speaker, What Motivates an Insurance Company to Settle - An (Ex) Adjuster's Perspective, Negotiation and Settlement of Personal Injury Seminar, 1997
How the Insurance Company Handles Your Case; An Inside View of the Liability Insurance Company; Personal Injury Law: A compendium of a Dozen Topics Facing the Personal Injury Practitioner Every Day, 1994
- Published Works
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance in North Carolina, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Lexis, Editor, Chapter Author, 1st ed. UM/UIM Procedural Issues, 2013, 2nd ed., 2015.
North Carolina Personal Injury Liens Manual, Chapter 1: Medical Provider Liens, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers / Lexis Nexis, 1st ed, 2007, 2nd ed,, 3rd ed 2014.
Changing the Rules of the Game: UM/UIM Motorist Coverage and Nationwide: A New Interpretation of Its Policy Language on Arbitration, Trial Briefs, "Arbitration and Mediation", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Magazine Article, August, 2005
Medical Provider Liens and Assignments, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Trial Briefs, Disbursements, October, 2002
Medical Legal Update: Charlotte Mecklenburg Hosp. v. First Georgia Insurance Comp., et al., Forsyth - Stokes - Davie County Medical Society, Newsletter, August, 1995
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