Clint Morse

Clint Morse

Greensboro, NC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

63 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Biography

Clint Morse is an experienced litigator who thrives in the courtroom. He represents a variety of clients on issues related to intellectual property, bankruptcy, and general corporate disputes.

Clint represents state, regional and national businesses in various bankruptcy/financial restructuring matters. Clint enjoys challenging cases involving extensive court work, and thrives on first day motions in Bankruptcy Court where there is an evidentiary hearing on short notice that can decide the outcome of the case.

He also represents his clients in partnership disputes and fiduciary duty claims among partners. He tries cases and presents arguments in wide-ranging contexts in front of the District and Superior Courts of North Carolina, the North Carolina Business Court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the Federal District Courts of North Carolina.

A seasoned intellectual property litigator, Clint represents clients on a wide range of complex issues related to trade secrets, trademarks, patent litigation, and unfair competition.

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

63 Best Lawyers awards

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP logo

Overview

  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 2008
  • Wake Forest University, JD, graduated 2008
  • James Madison University, BS, graduated 2004

  • North Carolina, North Carolina

  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Horsepower Therapeutic Learning Center - Member, Board of Directors

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of North Carolina
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Horsepower Therapeutic Learning Center - Member, Board of Directors
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 2008
  • Wake Forest University, JD, graduated 2008
  • James Madison University, BS, graduated 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of North Carolina

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trade Secrets Law
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Recognized as one of the Triad Business Journal's "40 Leaders Under 40" (2021)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Litigation - Bankruptcy (2020-2025)

  • Selected for Benchmark Litigation's "Under 40 Hot List" (2017-2021)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Bankruptcy Law (2020-2022, 2024-2025) and the Young Guns category (2018-2019)
  • Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) as a “Rising Star” in Business Litigation (2013-2022)
  • Herb Falk Society Pro Bono Award (Greensboro Bar Association)
  • Recognized in Benchmark Litigation on their “40 & Under List” (2023)

  • Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law (2023-2025)

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