Attorneys

Deborah J. Bowers

Partner (Member)

After graduating from law school in Texas in 1980, Deb Bowers moved to New Jersey where she practiced for several years, first as an associate with a large full-service firm, where she specialized in fidelity and surety work, construction defects litigation, and commercial litigation, and later, as defense counsel for a large insurance company. Since moving to North Carolina in 1997, she has focused her practice on insurance coverage disputes and construction defect litigation throughout the state. She is a certified mediator and volunteers as a preceptor at Elon Law School. She has authored articles on insurance coverage for seminars and publications, including “CGL Coverage for Construction Defect Claims (Does It Exist?)” and “Trigger of Coverage for CGL Policies in North Carolina, How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?”

Practice Areas:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Certified Mediator)
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Products Liability
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey
North Carolina
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina

Education:

Bates College of Law, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1980 – J.D. (Cum Laude)
           The Advocates, 1979–1980
           Order of the Barons, 1979–1980
           International Law Journal, Editor, 1978–1979

University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1974 – B.A.

Sample Reported Cases:

Eason v. Cleveland Draft House, LLC, ___ N.C. App. ___, 673 S.E.2d 883 (2009)
Auto Owners, Inc. v. Northwestern Housing Enterprises, Inc., No. 5:06CV88, 2008 WL 901176 (W.D.N.C. Mar. 31, 2008)
Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. v. Berkley Insurance Co. of the Carolinas, 169 N.C. App. 556, 610 S.E.2d 215 (2005)
Haney v. Greene Construction, Inc., 168 N.C. App. 239, 607 S.E.2d 56 (2005)
Home Savings Bank, SSB of Eden v. Colonial American Casualty & Surety Co., 165 N.C. App. 189, 598 S.E.2d 265 (2004)
Carlson v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 160 N.C. App. 399, 585 S.E.2d 497 (2003)

Membership in Law-Related Organizations:

Greensboro Bar Association
Guilford Inn of Court, Master
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar
Texas State Bar
American Bar Association
     Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
     Chair, Construction Law Practice Group, 2008-2009
Defense Research Institute (DRI)