Lyn Broom has maintained a broad civil litigation and trial practice since 1990. Her practice has included litigating and trying to verdict claims in many practice areas including those involving personal injury/wrongful death, employment law, intellectual property disputes, medical malpractice and professional negligence, consumer fraud, construction defects, motor carrier negligence, product liability litigation, insurance agent and coverage disputes, and commercial and business disputes as well as litigating workers’ compensation claims and handling employment related federal and state agency matters and appeals.A majority of her work involves representing defendants, but she also represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury claims and commercial suits. She practices in the state and federal courts in North Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and has been admitted in several states pro hac vice to litigate large commercial matters.
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Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th 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, 1988-1990 – J.D.
- Wake Forest Law Review
- Clerk for The Honorable Joseph John, NC Superior Court
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX, 1987-1988
- Law Review
- Jackson Walker Moot Court Finalist
- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, B.S. Biology 1985
Sample Cases
- Fussman v. Novartis Pharms. Corp., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133950, 2011 WL 5836928
- Resorts of Pinehurst, Inc. v. Pinehurst Nat'l Corp., 148 F.3d 417, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 16195, 47 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1465 (4th Cir.)
- Bentley v. Alan Vester Auto Group, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91688, 2009 WL 3125539
- Edgewater Servs. v. Epic Logistics, Inc., 2009 NCBC 20, 2009 NCBC LEXIS 21
- Resorts of Pinehurst, Inc. v. Pinehurst Nat'l Dev. Corp., 973 F. Supp. 552, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11347, 43 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1746
- Colony Ins. Co. v. Peterson, 582 Fed. Appx. 156, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 16320, 2014 WL 4179962 (4TH Cir.)
- Friedrich v. Thompson, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21303
- Wheelihan v. Bingham, 345 F. Supp. 2d 550, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23890
- Cable v. FedEx Freight, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166940, 2014 WL 6810816
- Colony Ins. Co. v. Peterson, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135875, 2012 WL 4369666 (M.D.N.C)
- Duke Univ. v. Sandoz, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198609 (M.D.N.C.)
- Brown v. Novartis Pharms. Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189189
- Nixon v. Alan Vester Auto Group, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10870
- Poteat v. PSC Auto. Group, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71491 (W.D.N.C.)
- Mims v. Thompson Cadillac-Oldsmobile, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97719 (E.D.N.C.)
Memberships
- Greensboro Bar Association
- Board of Directors (1994-1997)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Litigation Council Member 1997-2003; Section Vice-Chair 2000-2001; Section Chair 2001-2002
- Trial Practice Curriculum Committee Member 1999-2004
- North Carolina Bar Association Annual Convention Planning Committee 2000-2005; Chair 2003-2005
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the State Judicial Council 2001-2005
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Miscellaneous
- Author, “Employment Practices Liability Insurance” Chapter 8 of New Appleman North Carolina Insurance Litigation (a LexisNexis Practice Guide) (2023 Edition)
- Junior League of Greensboro 1995- present (Community Vice-President 2001-2002)