Aaron N. Bailey, Esq.
Jacksonville, NC 28540
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SUMMARY Commercial and Business Law Attorney - Civil Litigator and Board Certified Creditor’s Rights Specialist with 25 years of experience, appearing in over one hundred courthouses across North Carolina. SPECIALTY Board Certified – Creditors’ Rights Law - American Board of Certification
One of only three NC attorneys so certified (2012-Present) North Carolina Creditors’ Bar Association, Raleigh, NC Former Director-Commercial Litigation Chair
PresFormer President
• Received NCCBA award for “Outstanding Service and Dedication.”
• Lead operations and activities of specialty bar association.
• Represent Association in advocacy at NC Legislature.
• Coordinate and engage in lobbying efforts, research, and drafting.
• Introduce bill regarding garnishment and oppose adverse bills.
• Organize annual meetings and CLE.
• Former Treasurer and Membership Chair.
EXPERIENCE Lanier Fountain and Ceruzzi, Jacksonville, NC Civil Litigation Attorney (April, 2021-April, 2024)
• Commercial and Construction Litigation
• Contracts and Business Disputes
• Creditors and Debtors’ Rights
• Consumer Litigation
• Family Law and Child Custody Litigation
• Assigned Parental Rights Defender vs. Onslow County DSS Player Mclean, LLP, Fayetteville, NC
Civil Litigation Attorney (September, 2018-October, 2020)
• Commercial and Construction Litigation.
• Creditors’ Rights and Collections.
• Civil Litigation, Trial and Motion Practice.
Bailey Law, PLLC, Raleigh NC
Managing Attorney (May, 2015-September, 2018)
• Commercial and Business Litigation.
• Creditors’ Rights and Fraud Recovery.
• Civil Litigation, Trial and Motion Practice.
• General Counsel and Appearance Counsel Services. Sands Anderson PC, Raleigh, NC
Attorney - Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, and Creditors’ Rights
(August 2011-April 2015)
• Represent businesses, insurers, tax authorities, financial institutions and individuals in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts (including bankruptcy courts and the state property tax commission).
• Analyze, investigate, and litigate matters involving fraud, credit, collections, commercial disputes, leasing, insurance, coverage and construction.
• Exams Under Oath, Depositions, Dispositive Motions, Trials Discovery, Defense and Counterclaims.
• Commercial collections, litigation, and attachments against shell corporations, principals, evasive individuals, and fraudsters.
• Serve general counsel needs for tower engineering and construction firms.
• Draft documents including pleadings, briefs, entity governance and formation, employment contracts, master service contracts, construction agreements and other court filings.
• Compliance with lending, collection, and consumer law.
• Enforcement of Judgments and supplemental proceedings. Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP, Raleigh, NC Partner - Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, and Creditors’ Rights (2006 – Aug 2011), Associate (1999 – 2006), Law Clerk (’98- ‘99), Paralegal (‘96), Collector
('95), Courier ('94).
• Includes many experiences as listed above under Sands Anderson, PC, and:
• Construction Litigation and Liens
• Developed and Headed Insurance Subrogation practice, including tort, automobile, premium audit additions.
• Appearance and argument in 100 courthouses as lead counsel.
• Educate and prepare training materials for associates and staff. District Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial District, Jacksonville, NC • Law Clerk (Summer '97)
EDUCATION Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, NC J.D. 1999
• Academic Scholarship
• Sherwood Blue Scholarship
• Environmental Law Society, President
• Campbell Law Observer
• Men’s Legal Caucus
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.A., Sociology with Criminal Justice Concentration, 1996
• International Sociological Honor Society
• Theta Chi Fraternity, Rush Chairman, Pledge Class President
• Director Theta Chi Celebrity Charity Dunk-a-thon CLE SPEAKER Topics Including:
• FDCPA, SCRA and Debt Collection.
• Locating Hidden Assets and Piercing Corporate Veil.
• Bankruptcy Stay Compliance
• Prejudgment Remedies and Attachment.
• Judgment Enforcement and Supplemental Proceedings.