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William B. Bystrynski

Edwards Kirby LLP
Attorney Bill Bystrynski has spent his legal career representing clients who have been victims of negligence. Bill has successfully handled a wide variety of such cases, advocating on behalf of those severely injured or killed by drunk drivers, unsafe truckers, fraternity hazing, defective medical devices, unsafe working conditions, and other negligent acts. Bill is listed in Best Lawyers in America and has also been named a Personal Injury “Super Lawyer” every year since the award was established. Additional honors include being named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in North Carolina by the American Association for Justice and receiving the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating (AV Preeminent). Bill is a magna cum laude graduate of Hofstra University (B.A., 1979) where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from the UNC School of Law (J.D., 1994) with honors.

Lawyer Bio

Attorney Bill Bystrynski has spent his legal career representing clients who have been victims of negligence. Bill has successfully handled a wide variety of such cases, advocating on behalf of those severely injured or killed by drunk drivers, unsafe truckers, fraternity hazing, defective medical devices, unsafe working conditions, and other negligent acts. Bill is listed in Best Lawyers in America and has also been named a Personal Injury “Super Lawyer” every year since the award was established. Additional honors include being named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in North Carolina by the American Association for Justice and receiving the highest Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating (AV Preeminent). Bill is a magna cum laude graduate of Hofstra University (B.A., 1979) where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from the UNC School of Law (J.D., 1994) with honors.
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Education:

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , J.D., graduated 1994
  • Hofstra University, B.A., graduated 1979

Bar Admissions:

  • North Carolina, 1994

Affiliations:

  • Wake County Bar Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in North Carolina, American Association for Justice
  • A.V. Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
 

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Edwards Kirby LLP
http://www.edwardskirby.com
 
Headquarters
3201 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
P.O. Box 17005
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 780.5400

Lawyer Case History

Wos v. E.M.A.

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional Medicaid’s policy of taking large portions of settlements from poor people who were victims of others’ negligence.

$30.9 million settlement

5-year-old girl who was trapped by a defective pool drain and seriously injured as a result.

$8.6 million settlement

Three people killed in a highway collision when their car was struck by drunk fraternity members.