Areas of Experience & Expertise:
Board Certified, Construction / Construction Defect, Contracts, Insurance, Negligence, Negligence / Medical, Personal Injury, Physician, Products Liability.
Education:
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Wake Forest University, J.D., 1985
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The College of William & Mary, B.A., 1977
Andy Lax has been certified as a Superior Court mediator by the state of North Carolina for over fifteen years. In that time, he has helped hundreds of parties resolve their cases in mediation, including a wide variety of disputes. Aside from serving as a mediator, Andy has practiced in the field of civil litigation for thirty years, handling thousands of cases and taking more than two hundred of them to a jury verdict in multiple North Carolina and Federal courts. This range of experience aids him in relating to clients, and their attorneys, to formulate a fair resolution to their conflict. Andy is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, all federal districts in the state, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He has degrees from The College of William & Mary and Wake Forest University School of Law.
Awards & Recognition:
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Selected as a “Super Lawyer” (top five percent of practicing attorneys) by NC Lawyer and Charlotte magazines for 2005 and 2006
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Selected as an AV Preeminent® Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell®
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Board of Directors of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority, 1999 to 2007 (Chairman 2004 to 2005); Delegate, Association of Public Television Stations 2001 to 2007
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Member, Davidson United Methodist Church
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