Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Rebecca J. Britton
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014 
Firm
Maginnis Howard
4 Best Lawyers awards
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Rebecca Britton litigates personal injury and wrongful death cases with Britton Law, P.A., in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She has practiced in the Fayetteville community for over 24 years. She is a former President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and serves as Vice-President/Treasurer for the Carolina Center for Civic Education which operates the NCAJ High School Mock Trial Competition and serves on the Board of Directors for the National High School Mock Trial Championship. She received her undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of Maine and her law degree from Campbell University School of Law in 1992.
Honors and awards include: Martindale Hubbell's AV* Preeminent peer review rating, NC Super Lawyers Top North Carolina Attorneys, 2005-2018, Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys, 2007-2009, Top 100 Trial Attorneys 2010-2017, NCAJ Charles L. Becton Teaching Award, 2011, NCATL Kelly Crabtree Award, 2002, Outstanding Women of the 20th Century, 2000.
The focus of Ms. Britton's practice is helping those who have been injured or lost a loved one due to the negligence of another. She has extensive experience litigating catastrophic personal injury claims, medical malpractice claims, auto injury claims and wrongful death claims.
Firm
Maginnis Howard
4 Best Lawyers awards
Overview
- Campbell University, J.D., graduated 1992
- University of Maine at Presque Isle, B.Eng, graduated 1989
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
- Carolina Center for Civic Education - Vice President/Treasurer
- National High School Mock Trial Championship - Member, Board of Directors
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Past President
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
- Carolina Center for Civic Education - Vice President/Treasurer
- National High School Mock Trial Championship - Member, Board of Directors
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Past President
- Campbell University, J.D., graduated 1992
- University of Maine at Presque Isle, B.Eng, graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Raleigh (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
- Automobile Injury
- Wrongful Death
Awards:
- NCAJ Charles L. Becton Teaching Award, 2011
- NCAJ "Ebbie" Award, 2010
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top Attorneys Listing, 2005-present
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 North Carolina Trial Lawyers, 2010 to present
- Kelly Crabtree Award, 2002, for work in the Lesly Jean case (DNA Exoneration)
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Jean v. Collins, 107 F.3d 1111 (4th Cir. 1997); 155 F.3d 701(4th Cir. 1998)(en banc), vacated and remanded, ___ U.S. ___(June 1999); 221 F.3d 656 (4th Cir. 2000) (en banc).
Case involving wrongful conviction and incarceration of United States Marine for rape. Conviction overturned due to violation of due process of law under Brady v. Maryland for withholding exculpatory evidence related to hypnosis of victim and other witness. Civil suit filed for violation of civil rights. While ultimately the Court held in there was not independent duty of officers to disclose exculpatory evidence as a basis for a civil rights claim, Mr. Jean was ultimately cleared by DNA evidence and recovered some compensation under North Carolina's Innocence Protection Act. See also "The Lesly Jean Story: A Quest for Truth, A Quest for Justice," NCATL Trial Briefs, January 2002.
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