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    Charlotte, NC 28246

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Robert E. Harrington

Mr. Harrington’s experience includes a broad range of commercial litigation. He has represented clients in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts in North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, and Virginia. He is an active member of the bars of North Carolina, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. He has devoted the majority of his litigation work in the past several years to the following substantive areas: (i) general contract and trade practice litigation, (ii) representation of consumer lenders, (iii) employment litigation, and (iv) representation of financial institutions in their capacity as fiduciaries.

Mr. Harrington has spoken at a number of seminars and programs, including (i) Multijurisdictional Practice for In-House Counsel with Peter C. Buck for the Association of Corporate Counsel -- Charlotte Chapter (March 2010); (ii) Developing a Data Security Program with Robert M. Bryan for the Association of Corporate Counsel -- Charlotte Chapter (June 2009); (iii) Direct Examination: Getting Your Story Across for the Mecklenburg County Bar Continuing Legal Education Series, All-Star Trial Advocacy Series (January 2009); (iv) Making It Work: Assessing, Adjusting, and Innovating in Law Firm Practice at Duke University School of Law (April 16, 2010) (reported in Duke Law Magazine, Summer 2010); Direct Examination for the John S. Leary Association of Black Attorneys (September 2011).

Professional Affiliations

  • Mecklenburg County Bar, President-Elect, 2011-present; Treasurer, 2010-11; Board of Directors, 2008-present; Special Committee on Diversity, 2004-present, Initial Co-chair, 2004-2005
  • National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Directors, 1998-present (Co-chair, 2005-2007)
  • Duke Law School Board of Visitors, 2006-present
  • American Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2011-present
  • American Law Institute, Member, 1995-present
  • Restatement of Law (Third) Agency, Advisor, 1997-2002
  • John S. Leary Association of Black Attorneys, Member
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Martin L.C. Feldman, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1987-88

Community Involvement

  • The Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust, Board of Directors, 2008-present
  • Levine Museum of the New South, Board of Directors, 2002-12 (Chair, 2008-2010)
  • Privatization Advisory Committee of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, Chair, 2011-present 
  • Equity Committee of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, 2008-2010 (Chair, 2009-2010)

Professional Recognition