Member Profile: Richard T. Boyette

	Richard T. Boyette Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP 5420 Wade Park Blvd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27607 Tel: (919) 863-8729 Fax: (919) 863-3519 Website: www.cshlaw.com Richard T. Boyette regularly travels out of state to South Carolina	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration

Appellate Automotive Class Actions Commercial/Business Condominiums Construction Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure Eminent Domain Employment Environmental Family Businesses

Franchise Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord/Tenant Legal Malpractice Lemon Law Libel & Slander Medical Malpractice Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes Partnerships Personal Injury

Premises Liability Product Liability Professional Malpractice Real Estate Securities Technology Title Disputes Torts Transportation Trusts / Estates Utilities Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

BIOGRAPHICAL:

In the early 1990's, Mr. Boyette's interest in the process of mediation was kindled by an article in a bar journal. His interest lead him to attend the first mediation certification training class offered in North Carolina in early 1992, and to thereafter obtain mediator certification. Since 1992, Mr. Boyette has conducted over 1,200 mediations, both court appointed and by selection of parties, in a broad range of subject matters, including personal injury, contract, construction disputes, employment relations, professional liability, product liability, insurance coverage and stockbroker/customer disputes. He is an approved NASD mediator. He has also served as a trainer of other attorney mediators and a speaker at seminars on mediation. Mr. Boyette also serves as an arbitrator on selection of the parties in disputes of varying nature

In addition to litigation and mediation, Richard's practice includes commercial real estate transactions, including entity formation, land acquisition and construction and permanent financing. Richard has also advised and represented businesses in employment and contract disputes, and serves as general counsel to a commercial general contractor.

EDUCATION:

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (B.A., 1974)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (J.D., 1977, with honors)

Memberships & Affiliations

• Member - DRI - President, 2004-05; Officer, 2001-03; Board of Directors, 1998-2001; ADR Committee Chair, 1998-99; NC State Representative, 1995-97; NC delegate to Standing Committee of State and Local Defense Organizations, 1992-95
• Founding Director - National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2004
• Member - North Carolina Bar Association - Litigation (Section Council, 1996-98); Real Property, Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (Section Council, 1997-99) Sections); past member, Legislative Advisory Committee
• Member - North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys - President, 1990-91; Award for Professional Excellence, 2004
• Member - Wake County Bar Association/Tenth Judicial District Bar - Board of Directors, 1996-97
• Committee Member - Wake County Bar Association/Tenth Judicial District Bar Grievance Committee

• Named to "Best Lawyers in America ," 2007 and 2008 editions in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Named to "Super Lawyers" 2007 and 2008 editions in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Rates

Richard T. Boyette is a member of the NC Academy of Superior Court Mediators, the state's premier roster of certified attorney-mediators. The NCASCM profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.ncmediators.org/richard-boyette