Setting the Standard

Attorneys

Kenneth Kyre, Jr.

Partner (Member)

Ken Kyre has been an attorney since 1977 and has engaged in civil litigation for most of those years. Prior to his entry into private practice in 1979, he was a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Hiram H. Ward in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has a history of being involved in large, complex cases, especially products liability, although he does not limit his practice to such cases. He has generally represented defendants who have been sued, individuals as well as companies. A significant amount of his defense cases currently involve litigation arising from alleged negligence of companies and their employees. He practices in both the state and federal courts in North Carolina. He also is the Editor of The Defender, the periodical publication of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, and he is a past president of that Association. He has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been selected as a North Carolina Super Lawyer® in Civil Litigation Defense and as a North Carolina Super Lawyer® (Corporate Counsel) in Civil Litigation Defense. He also is a Certified Mediator, having received his certification from the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.

Practice Areas:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Certified Mediator)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Defense
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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:

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC, 1977 – J.D. (Cum Laude)
Wake Forest Law Review, Member, 1975–1977; Research Editor, 1976–1977
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC, 1974 – B.A. (with High Honors)
Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va., 1972 – A.A. (Summa Cum Laude)

Sample Reported Cases:

Bennett v. Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., ___ N.C. App. ____, 680 S.E.2d 271 (2009)
Cacha v. Montaco, Inc., 147 N.C. App. 21, 554 S.E.2d 388 (2001)
Albrecht v. Dorsett, 131 N.C. App. 502, 508 S.E.2d 319 (1998)
McFarland v. Cromer, 117 N.C. App. 678, 453 S.E.2d 527 (1995)
Foyle v. Lederie Laboratories, 674 F. Supp. 530 (E.D.N.C. 1987)

Membership in Law-Related Organizations:

Greensboro Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
       Joint Task Force on Judicial Selection, Member, 2008-2009
       E-Discovery Committee, Member, 2008-2010
North Carolina State Bar
American Bar Association
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
       President, 2007-2008
       Board Member, 2003-2005
       Editor, The Defender (NCADA’s periodical publication)
North Carolina Defense Fund (NCADA’s PAC)
       Chair, 2009-2011
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
American Judicature Society

Miscellaneous:

AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
North Carolina Super Lawyer® in Civil Litigation Defense, 2006–2010
North Carolina Super Lawyer® (Corporate Counsel) in Civil Litigation Defense, 2008-2009
Exceptional Performance Citation for 2007–2008 awarded by the Defense Research Institute

Legal Decisions of Interest

The N.C. Supreme Court held that a liability insurance company had no duty to defend its insured in a trademark infringement action where the claims asserted were not covered by the CGL policy because the claims that the insured misrepresented … Continue reading →
Unfair and deceptive dealings among business partners are not deemed as having occurred “in commerce” and hence they do not give rise to a claim between such partners under the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. White v. Thompson, No. … Continue reading →
Appeal to the Court of Appeals was dismissed because the appellant failed to serve parties in the case who did not appeal. Lee v. Winget Road, LLC, No. COA09-828 (N.C. App. May 18, 2010). Click here for a copy of … Continue reading →
Where a county’s liability insurance policy excluded coverage of any claim that would be barred by governmental immunity, that county has not waived the governmental immunity defense even though it had purchased the liability insurance policy. Estate of Early v. … Continue reading →
An employer is not liable for an injury caused by an off-duty employee even though the negligent act of the employee and the resulting injury occurred on the employer’s premises. Matthews v. Food Lion, LLC, No. COA10-73 (N.C. App. July … Continue reading →
The appellate court reiterated the established principle that a plaintiff who brings a personal injury action alleging that he sustained and will continue to suffer physical and mental/emotional pain has impliedly waived his physician-patient privilege. Lowd v. Reynolds, No. COA09-505 … Continue reading →
The trial court properly ordered that one of two contested wills be deemed the valid and enforceable one without a trial as a sanction for one of the party’s failure to comply with a court order to respond to written … Continue reading →
A claim involving an alleged invalid warrant was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) where the Complaint set for merely the conclusory allegation that the warrant was insufficient, and there were no allegations explaining … Continue reading →

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Office Location

Phone:: 336.282.8848
Fax:: 336.282.8409

3203 Brassfield Road Greensboro, NC 27410