Attorney Profile

George Francisco
Winston-Salem, North Carolina


phone	(336) 722-5088
fax	(336) 722-5118
email	Email Me

George Francisco is:

Listed as a North Carolina Super Lawyer in Personal injury

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in American law

Awarded a "Commendation" by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers for Distinguished Achievement in Advocacy

George Francisco is Board Certified by the:

National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Advocacy

North Carolina State Bar in Workers' Compensation Law

Certification in these two specialties qualifies George Francisco to handle both:

Personal injury and

Workers' compensation cases, as well as

Complex catastrophic/serious injury cases involving both personal injury and

Workers' compensation

George Francisco has specialized knowledge and experience in complex medical/legal questions.

Bachelors Degree in Biology/Chemistry- Magna Cum Laude

Medical research at Wake Forest University Medical School

Litigated and settled more than two thousand of cases involving legal/medical/scientific issues

George Francisco has:

More than twenty years of trial experience

Personally represented more than 2000 individuals for their injury claims

Tried to final verdict more than 100 personal injury and workers' compensation cases

Taken the testimony of hundreds of physicians and other expert witnesses

Extensive experience in personal injury and workers' compensation cases before the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the North Carolina Court of Appeals

Only represents individual and small business plaintiffs

Formerly presented insurance companies and large corporations so he has extensive knowledge regarding their trial and settlement tactics

Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Truck Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Construction Accidents; Workers Compensation; Victims of Drunk Drivers; Defective Products; Brain Injury; Spinal Injury; Burn Injuries; Failure to Pay Insurance claims/Insurance Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith Claims; Stock Brokers/Investment Fraud & Losses; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: North Carolina, 1983; U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1987; U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1987

Education:: Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1982
J.D.; Appalachian State University, 1976
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Biology/Chemistry; Duke University; Securities training at Dean Witter Reynolds (now Morgan Stanley Dean Witter)-General Securities Examination-Series 7
Uniform State Licensing Examination- Series 63 and North Carolina Insurance Examination, New York Stock Exchange; Securities training at Dean Witter Reynolds (now Morgan Stanley Dean Witter)
National Association of Security Dealers; Securities arbitrator training- American Arbitration Association; Commercial arbitrator training- American Arbitration Association; Continuing Legal Education
More than 200 hours of Continuing Legal Education credits related to civil litigation completed in the last ten years

Representative Cases:: Wagoner v. Piedmont/Hawthorne Holdings, COA04-1040, , 2005 N.C. App. LEXIS 1116 (COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA 2005); Estate of Redding v. Welborn, COA04-529 , 170 N.C. App. 324; 612 S.E.2d 664; 20 (COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA 2005); Timmons v. North Carolina Dept. of Transp., 351 N.C. 177, 522 S.E.2d 62 (NO. 470PA98-2) (NORTH CAROLINA 1999); Lilley v. Blue Ridge Elec. Membership Corp., 350 N.C. 833, 539 S.E.2d 289 (NO. 295P99) (NORTH CAROLINA 1999); Lilley v. Blue Ridge Elec. Membership Corp, 3 N.C. App. 256, 515 S.E.2d 483 NO. COA97-1219 (N.C. App. 1999); Timmons v. North Carolina Dept. of Transp, 350 N.C. 313, 535 S.E.2d 40 (NO. 470PA98-2) (N.C. 1999); Timmons v. North Carolina D.O.T, 349 N.C. 534, 526 S.E.2d 476 (NO. 470PA98) (N.C. 1998); James v. Clark, 340 N.C. 359, 458 S.E.2d 187 (NO. 169P95) (N.C. 1999); James v. Clark, 118 N.C.App. 178, 454 S.E.2d 826 (NO. 9421SC481) (N.C. 1995); Conklin v. Carolina Narrow Fabrics Co., 113 N.C.App. 542, 439 S.E.2d 239 (NO. 9223SC1279) (N.C. App. 1994); Cromer v. Wayne Poultry, a Div. of Continental Grain Co.,, 335 N.C. 171, 436 S.E.2d 372 (NO. 347P93) (N.C. 1993); Darnell v. Aetna Cas. and Surety Co.,, 333 N.C. 790, 431 S.E.2d 22 (NO. 164P93) (N.C. 1993); Abels v. Renfro Corp., 100 N.C.App. 186, 394 S.E.2d 658 (NO. 8910IC1124) (N.C. 1990); Matter of Estate of Francis, 327 N.C. 101, 394 S.E.2d 150(NO. 342PA89) (N.C. 1990); Matter of Estate of Francis, 94 N.C.App. 744,381 S.E.2d 484 (NO. 8917SC159) (N.C. App. 1989)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: DISBURSEMENTS 2008: WORKERS' COMPENSATION LIENS AND THIRD-PARTY RECOVERY, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation - Raleigh, North Carolina, January 25, 2008 - 2008; DISBURSEMENTS 2008: WORKERS' COMPENSATION LIENS AND THIRD-PARTY RECOVERY, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation - Statesville, North Carolina, February 22, 2008 - 2008; Handling Claims for Investors and Stockholders, Trial Briefs, 2004; Avoiding the Slings and Arrows of Insurance Defense Lawyers, 2001 Clinical Symposium, Chicago, IL, August, 2001

Honors and Awards:: Named a North Carolina Super Lawyer in Personal Injury by North Carolina Law & Politics Magazine and Charlotte-The City Magazine; Listed Marquis - Who's Who in American Law; Awarded a "Commendation" by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers for Distinguished Achievement in Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1983 and to U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina in 1987.; North Carolina Bar Association (Litigation, Workers Compensation Sections); Member; American Bar Association (Litigation Section); Member; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (1990- present) (Auto Torts, Professional Negligence, Consumer Section, Workers Compensation-Executive Committee); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Board of Editors (1995 - 2001) & Law and Technology Committee (2002); American Association of Justice; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association; Former registered representative of the New York Stock Exchange/Stockbroker