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Attorney Rebecca J. Britton

Rebecca J. Britton

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Biography

Rebecca Britton has fought for injured people across North Carolina for more than 25 years, representing those who have suffered serious harm or the loss of a loved one by another's negligence and helping individuals and families recover the compensation they need to move forward. She is well-known for the respect and care she offers her clients and has earned numerous honors for her professional standing and service to her clients and the Fayetteville community. She is also a certified mediator in the Superior Court of North Carolina and teaches Advanced Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at Campbell University School of Law. 

Education

  • Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina
    • JD - 1992
    • Honors: Order of Barristers, 1992
    • Honors: National Moot Court Team, 1992
    • Honors: National Trial Team, 1992
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE at Presque Isle
    • B.A. - 1989
    • Honors: with distinction
    • Honors: President, Student Senate 1988
    • Honors: Vice President, Student Senate 1987
    • Honors: Vice President, Univ. of ME System Student Government, 1988
    • Major: English
    • Minor: Political Science

Bar Admission

  • North Carolina, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Practice Areas

  • Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff
  • Personal Injury - Plaintiff
  • Premises Liability - Plaintiff
  • Wrongful Death - Plaintiff

Professional Associations

NORTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE:
President, 2006 to 2007 (President-elect 2005-06, Immediate Past President 2007-08)
Vice President for Public Education 2001-05
Board of Governors 2000 – 2001
Member 1992 – Present

Professional Negligence Section Member
Auto Torts Section Member
Attorney Advisor for Westover High School Mock Trial Team, Wade Edwards High School Mock Trial Competition, 1995 – 2000 (State Champions 1998, 5th in Nation, 1998)
Co-Chair 2002 and 2003 Annual Convention

NORTH CAROLINA MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM
President, 2018 to present
Vice President, 2008-18
Fayetteville Regional Competition Coordinator – 2001 – present
Co-Chair, Host Committee National High School Mock Trial Championship, Raleigh 2015
Host Director, National High School Mock Trial Championship, Charlotte, NC, 2005

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Board member 2003-2005, 2014-2019 (Executive Committee 2016-19)

NORTH CAROLINA BAR ASSOCIATION
Tri-Chair, 4-ALL Public Service Project, 2008-09
Executive Committee – Litigation Section 2003 – 2004
Member, 1992 – Present
Litigation Section Member

AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES
Member 2018 to present

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BARRISTERS
Member, 2019 to present

Past Positions

  • Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A., Fayetteville, NC., Partner, Areas of practice: Civil litigation concentrating in medical negligence, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights and sexual assault cases, 2005 to 2010
  • Hardison & Leone, LLP, Fayetteville, NC., Managing Partner, Fayetteville Office - Areas of practice: Civil litigation concentrating in medical negligence, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights and sexual assault cases, 2004 to 2005
  • Beaver, Holt, Sternlicht, Glazier, Britton & Courie, P.A., Fayetteville, NC., Partner, Areas of practice: Civil litigation concentrating in medical negligence, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights and sexual assault cases, 1998 to 2004
  • Beaver, Holt, Richardson, Sternlicht, Burge & Glazier, P.A., Fayetteville, NC., Associate, 1992 to 1998
  • Campbell University School of Law, Adjunct Professor: Pretrial Litigation, 1997 to 2004. Continuing to date as guest lecturer, 1997

Pro Bono Activities

  • Fayetteville Arts Council

Published Works

  • Been in a car wreck? What are your Rights? Legally Speaking, Up & Coming Weekly, February 13, 2020
  • Is “Full Coverage” really what you think it is? Legally Speaking, Up & Coming Weekly, January 8, 2020
  • Authenticating Web Pages and Social Media, NCAJ Trial Briefs, October 2018
  • Litigating Wrongful Death Claims, NCAJ Trial Briefs, October 2013
  • Work to Reduce Medical Errors, Opinion, Fayetteville Observer Times, 8/25/2013
  • Patients deserve protection from medical mistakes, Opinion - Fayetteville Observer Times, 2/26/2011
  • When an Accident Happens, Women's View Magazine, January 2010 issue
  • How to Make your Hospital Stay Safer, Opinion, Fayetteville Observer Times, Fall 2006
  • Join the Law Day Celebration, Fayetteville Observer Times, 4/27/2006
  • It's Not the Verdicts, It's the Malpractice, Fayetteville Observer Times, June 2003
  • Barriers to Justice, NCATL Trial Briefs, May 2002
  • Sovereign Immunity, NCATL Trial Briefs, "Barriers to Justice," May 2002
  • The Lesly Jean Story: A Quest for Truth, A Quest for Justice, NCATL Trial Briefs, January 2002
  • Bar Association Campaign More Than "Hip Hop" Video, Fayetteville Observer Times, 5/7/1999

Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America
  • NC Lawyers Weekly's Women of Justice - Litigation Practitioner Award 2013
  • NCAJ Charles L. Becton Teaching Award, 2011
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, The Top Attorneys Listing
  • Outstanding Women of the 20th Century
  • Kelly Crabtree Award, 2002, for Work in the Lesly Jean Case (DNA Exoneration)
  • Order of the Barristers, Campbell University School of Law

Classes & Seminars

  • Driving Home Damages With Lay Witnesses, Concurrent Workshop, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Summer Convention, 6/19/2017
  • Driving Home Damages With Lay Witnesses, Advanced Personal Injury Practice II Seminar, North Carolina Acdovcates for Justice, 2/10/2017
  • Co-chair - McGrady and Daubert: What You Need to Know About Experts in North Carolina, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 11/16/2016
  • Direct Examination of Treating Physician: Showing the Medical Truth Behind the Pain & Suffering, Proving Pain & Suffering Through Every State of Your Trial Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial, 11/20/2015
  • Billed v. Paid - Just how Important are the Medical Bills? Trying Cases after Tort Reform Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Laywers, 11/20/2015
  • Closing: Winning on Liability and Damages, Ultimate Civil Trial Notebook Seminar, Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 9/11/2015
  • NC's NEW Medicaid Subrogation Law: Ahlborn Finally Arrives (with short time limits), NCAJ Webinar, August and October 2013
  • Developing Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases, NCAJ Mountain Magic, Paralegal Program, October 2012
  • Faculty, Deposition Skills Seminar, NCAJ, November 2011
  • Greatest Wins and Losses, The Case of Lesly Jean - a Lesson in Persistence and Perserverance, NCAJ Summer Convention, June 2011
  • Problems Representing Estate in Wrongful Death Claims, NCAJ Summer Convention for Legal Assistance Division, June 2011
  • Ethics - Paralegal Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Paralegal Responsibility, 20th Annual Educational Seminar, Cumberland County Paralegal Association, 4/2/2011
  • Problems Representing Estates in Wrongful Death Claims, Wrongful Death: Achieving Maximum Results for Your Client, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 1/28/2011
  • Discovery Sequencing for Maximum Effectiveness, Pre-Trial Practice: Written Depositions & Discovery Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2/10/2006
  • Handling Special Problems in Disbursement of Wrongful Death Recoveries, Wrongful Death Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 12/10/2004, 10/11/2002 to 10/11/2002
  • Witness Preparation: What Makes Them Believable, Heavy Hitters: How the Masters Win Cases and How Their Strategies Can Help You Win Yours Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 5/9/2003
  • North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Instructor for Trial Advocacy Clinic, Spring 2003
  • Turn Around is Fair Play, Winning Exhibits, Exhibits That Will Turn Around a Trial, Mediation or Settlement Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 11/8/2002
  • Representing the Wrongfully Convicted: A Popular Cause for Unpopular, The Case of Lesly Jean: Justice Betrayed and Justice Delayed, Suing the Sovereign Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 10/11/2002
  • Rules 9(j) and 702: Are We There Yet? Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2/15/2002
  • Handling Special Problems in Disbursement of Wrongful Death Recoveries, Nuts & Bolts of Dollars & Cents Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1/18/2002
  • Rules 9(j) and 702: Where Are We Now? Medical Negligence Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 5/4/2001
  • Using Economists and Life Care Planners in Personal Injury Cases, Learning The Ropes, Getting the Most Out of Your Personal Injury Cases: Winning, Collecting and Keeping Damages Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1/12/2001
  • Rules 9(j) and 702: Where Are We Now? Medical Negligence Seminar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 5/12/2000
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Instructor for Southeast Deposition Seminars and Trial Advocacy Seminar