Trisha Barfield

Trisha Barfield

Greensboro, NC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2022
Carruthers & Roth PA

9 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Trisha enjoys a broad based civil litigation practice in state, appellate and federal courts assisting clients, whether it is owners and officers, directors, general counsel, employers, small or closely held businesses, builders, developers, contractors, credit unions, and individuals, with a variety of disputes relating to matters involving construction liens and claims, employment, labor or human resources, creditor’s rights, insurance claims, landlord and tenant, business operations, shareholders, insurance defense and claims, and estates, wills and trusts.

Before transitioning to the law as a second career, Trisha worked for a local county North Carolina government interfacing with a variety of local, state, and executive officials. While in law school, as a member of the first 2 ½ year cohort of her law school, Trisha successfully graduated, passed the North Carolina Bar Examination on the first attempt, and completed practice-based experiences with Carruthers & Roth, P.A. and a Greensboro based real estate developer, among others.

Carruthers & Roth PA

9 Best Lawyers awards

Carruthers & Roth PA logo

Overview

  • Elon University, J.D., graduated 2017
  • Methodist University, B.S., graduated 2012

  • North Carolina, 2018

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Greensboro Bar Association - Member
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys - Board Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • Piedmont Triad Women Attorneys - Member
  • The Guilford American Inn of Court - Member
  • Women to Women - Advisory Council, Member

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • North Carolina, 2018
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Greensboro Bar Association - Member
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys - Board Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • Piedmont Triad Women Attorneys - Member
  • The Guilford American Inn of Court - Member
  • Women to Women - Advisory Council, Member
  • Elon University, J.D., graduated 2017
  • Methodist University, B.S., graduated 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2023
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2022
  • Elon University School of Law, Moot Court Board Member
  • Elon University School of Law, The Order of the Barristers

Additional Information

  • Community Service
Elon University School of Law Preceptor Program, Preceptor
  • Community Service
StepUp Greensboro
  • Community Service
The Potter’s House

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