Setting the Standard

Attorneys

Richard L. Pinto

Partner (Member)

Rick Pinto has been engaged in a varied civil litigation practice for 29 years. His practice includes personal injury/wrongful death claims, construction claims, motor carrier claims, product liability litigation, insurance (both defense and coverage), and commercial litigation. While a majority of his work involves representing defendants, both individual and corporate, he also represents plaintiffs on commercial claims, as well as in serious personal injury and medical malpractice claims. He has tried over 200 cases to verdict, and practices in the state and federal courts in North Carolina. He has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been selected as a North Carolina Super Lawyer® (in Insurance Coverage) 2006–2010, as one of the Best Lawyers in America® 2006-2011, North Carolina Super Lawyer® Corporate Counsel Edition (Insurance Coverage) 2010, Corporate Counsel® Top Lawyers 2010, and as one of North Carolina’s Best Lawyers®.

Practice Areas:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Certified Mediator)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Medical Malpractice
Motor Carrier Litigation
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Property Coverage Disputes / Special Investigations
Property Damage Subrogation
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina
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:

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC, 1980 – J.D.
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1977 – B.A. (Cum Laude)

Sample Reported Cases:

Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. North Main Const., Ltd., 361 N.C. 85, 637 S.E.2d 528 (2006)
Vincent v. Billingsley, 177 N.C. App. 464, 628 S.E.2d 868 (2006)
Koch v. Bell, Lewis & Associates, Inc., 176 N.C. App. 736, 627 S.E.2d 636 (2006)
Red Hill Hosiery Mill, Inc. v. MagneTek, Inc., 159 N.C. App. 135, 582 S.E.2d 632 (2003)
Pennsylvania Nat. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Associated Scaffolders & Equipment Co., Inc., 157 N.C. App. 555, 579 S.E.2d 404 (2003)

Membership in Law-Related Organizations:

Greensboro Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Counsel on Litigation Management

Miscellaneous:

AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
North Carolina Super Lawyer® – Insurance Coverage, 2006–2010
North Carolina Super Lawyer® Corporate Counsel Edition - Insurance Coverage, 2010
Best Lawyers in America®, 2006-2011
Corporate Counsel® Top Lawyers, 2010
North Carolina’s Best Lawyers®

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