Areas of Experience & Expertise:
Defense of medical malpractice claims, Physician responses to complaints before the North Carolina Medical Board, Professional malpractice defense and risk management issues for hospitals, physicians and other health care professionals, Personal injury defense including wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims, Insurance coverage disputes and first party claims, Premises liability, Commercial liability, Unfair trade practice disputes, Construction litigation and arbitration.
Chip Holmes practices in the areas of personal injury defense, insurance litigation, premises liability litigation and medical malpractice. He has experience in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation.
Mr. Holmes is admitted to practice in all three federal district courts in North Carolina. He is also a certified mediator in North Carolina.
Honors & Awards:
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Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2013-2016; Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2014-2016; Litigation – Health Care, 2016-2016
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Charlotte Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2016
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Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, Insurance and General Commercial, North Carolina, 2015-2016
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Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” Young Guns, 2008
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Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
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Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™ in Physicians; Tort Defense; Products Liability Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance
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American Jurisprudence Award in Insurance Law
Memberships and Affiliations:
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Charlotte
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Executive Committee Member of the Advisory Council
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Defense Research Institute Member
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North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Member
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