Gregory B. Crampton

Gregory B. Crampton

Raleigh, NC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1983
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3 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy

Biography

Gregory Crampton was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and has lived in Raleigh since early childhood. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1969, and received his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Walter E. Brock, Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Mr. Crampton concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and business litigation and business bankruptcies and reorganizations. He was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy in 1991, the first North Carolina attorney inducted into this national professional organization. He remains one of only six practicing attorneys in North Carolina so elected, and one of two in the Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization and as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Bankruptcy Board of Specialization. He is licensed to practice in all Federal and State courts in North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Crampton has been a frequent lecturer on business bankruptcy and related topics, was a Member of the Planning Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Business Bankruptcy Institute from 1986-1995, and has served two terms as a Council Member with the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. He is a current Member of the Panel of Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Nicholls & Crampton PA

3 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Washington and Lee University, B.A., graduated 1969
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1972

  • North Carolina, 1972

  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • American Board of Certification, Business Bankruptcy Law - Member
  • American College of Bankruptcy - Fellow
  • Business North Carolina, Legal Elite-Bankruptcy - Member
  • Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Institute - Member Planning Committee 1988-1995
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section Member
  • North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Business Bankruptcy Law - Member
  • Wake County Bar Association - Member

  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 1986
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1974
  • North Carolina, 1972
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • American Board of Certification, Business Bankruptcy Law - Member
  • American College of Bankruptcy - Fellow
  • Business North Carolina, Legal Elite-Bankruptcy - Member
  • Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Institute - Member Planning Committee 1988-1995
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section Member
  • North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Business Bankruptcy Law - Member
  • Wake County Bar Association - Member
  • Washington and Lee University, B.A., graduated 1969
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1972
  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 1986
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1974

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Raleigh (2019)
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Raleigh (2013)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Raleigh (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy

Additional Information

  • Published Works
  • Chapter 11 Tax Issues (contributing author), Mid-Atlantic Institute on Bankruptcy and Reorganization, 1994
  • Jurisdiction, Venue & Removal (contributing author) N.C. Bankruptcy Practice Manual of Bankruptcy Section of North Carolina Bar Association, 1987
  • Recent Case Decisions Involving Bankruptcy Law, 7th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, CLE, North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1984
  • The Impact of Environmental Laws & Regulations on Bankruptcy Practice, 12th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, CLE, North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1989
  • Representative Cases
  • In re Neuhoff Farms, Inc., Chapter 11 Case (Attorney for one of principal secured creditors), No. 99-05869-8-IRL (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • In re Rose's Stores, Inc., Chapter 11 Case (co-counsel to senior secured noteholders), 93-01365-5-ATS (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • York-Hannover (Greenich), Inc., Chapter 11 Case (Attorney for debtor), 92-01295-5-ATS (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • In re Smith-Douglass, Inc., 856 F.2d 12 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1988)
  • Fraver v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 801 F.2d 675 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1986)

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