Bill Brazil
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Areas of Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation & arbitration) and General Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions: North Carolina (1989), U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina (1990), U.S. Supreme Court (2015), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Court (2002)
Education: J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law (Winston-Salem, NC) (1989), B.A., Baylor University (Baylor, TX) (1986), Major: Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships: Buncombe County Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; NC Dispute Resolution Commission; North Carolina Certified Mediator (Superior Court - 2004) (Family Financial Settlement - 2018); Board Chairman, The Mediation Center, Asheville, NC; Legal Advisor, National Ski Patrol Southern Division
Bar Admissions: North Carolina (1989), U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina (1990), U.S. Supreme Court (2015), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Court (2002)
Education: J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law (Winston-Salem, NC) (1989), B.A., Baylor University (Baylor, TX) (1986), Major: Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships: Buncombe County Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; NC Dispute Resolution Commission; North Carolina Certified Mediator (Superior Court - 2004) (Family Financial Settlement - 2018); Board Chairman, The Mediation Center, Asheville, NC; Legal Advisor, National Ski Patrol Southern Division
Bill Brazil has practiced law in Western North Carolina for 30 years as a trial attorney, trying more than 100 cases to jury verdict. His skills in dispute resolution led to his developing one of the premier alternative dispute resolution practices in the region, helping people settle their disputes, outside of a courtroom, avoiding the delay, risk, and stress, that is associated with litigation and trial. Bill is certified to mediate Superior Court cases and Family Financial Settlement, by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.
Bill has achieved an "AV - Preeminent" Martindale Hubble rating (peer rated) and has been named one of the North Carolina's "Legal Elite" by North Carolina Business Magazine. He was nationally recognized by Board Room Magazine for his leadership skills as one of the top twenty private club presidents in the country.
In his spare time, Bill enjoys playing golf and snow skiing. He is an Alpine Patroller with the National Ski Patrol and is an Outdoor Emergency Care instructor. He serves as Legal Advisor to the Southern Division of the National Ski Patrol. He also enjoys traveling and reading about the history of the British Navy during the Napoleonic War.
Bill has achieved an "AV - Preeminent" Martindale Hubble rating (peer rated) and has been named one of the North Carolina's "Legal Elite" by North Carolina Business Magazine. He was nationally recognized by Board Room Magazine for his leadership skills as one of the top twenty private club presidents in the country.
In his spare time, Bill enjoys playing golf and snow skiing. He is an Alpine Patroller with the National Ski Patrol and is an Outdoor Emergency Care instructor. He serves as Legal Advisor to the Southern Division of the National Ski Patrol. He also enjoys traveling and reading about the history of the British Navy during the Napoleonic War.
