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Practice Areas
BMLI has a diverse litigation and administrative law practice. Our attorneys represent clients in matters as varied as serious personal injury claims, business and commercial disputes, land use, zoning and other regulatory matters and state and federal appeals.
Click on a practice area listed below to learn more:
Business and Commercial Litigation
The lawyers at BMLI have experience in handling business and commercial
litigation and disputes in a wide range of areas including:
- Commercial Contracts
- Employment Contracts
- Franchise Disputes
- Noncompete Agreements
- Real estate transactions
- Construction Disputes
- Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
- Zoning/Land Use Disputes
The lawyers at BMLI are available for consultation on any matter
involving a business or commercial dispute.
Personal Injury Litigation
The lawyers at BMLI have extensive experience in handling personal
injury claims ranging from automobile collisions and tractor-trailer
wrecks to medical and professional negligence, products liability and
wrongful death.
Our medical negligence experience includes handling cases involving
hospital errors, medication mistakes and surgical failures. Our
products liability experience is equally diverse with BMLI lawyers
having litigated cases where people were seriously injured by products
such as defective automobiles, poorly designed nail guns, dangerous
prescription drugs and diet supplements and malfunctioning garden
tractors.
The lawyers at BMLI work hard to understand the impact a serious
injury has on the life of an individual and his/her family. The
personal and legal issues involved are equally important to us.
Administrative and Regulatory Matters
Businesses and individuals operating in a variety of industries are subject to extensive and complicated regulations, must have permits or licenses, and must comply with government oversight at the federal, state and local levels. We counsel our clients about regulatory requirements, help develop compliance programs, advocate on their behalf during the legislative and rulemaking processes, assist in the procurement of necessary permits, and appeal adverse agency decisions when necessary. We have extensive knowledge and experience in rulemaking and contested case proceedings before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, various other state agencies and commissions, professional licensing boards, and city and county jurisdictions throughout North Carolina.
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
The firm has extensive experience litigating claims of nursing home abuse and neglect. It has litigated numerous nursing home cases across the state of North Carolina. One of the first firms in North Carolina to concentrate a large portion of its practice in the area of nursing home litigation, its lawyers are considered leaders in the field of nursing home litigation and were among a small group of lawyers who founded the nursing home litigation section of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. It has successfully handled cases involving choking, strangulation, wandering, decubitus ulcers, falls, and medication errors, among others.
Professional Discipline
Part of the firm’s administrative practice includes the representation of professionals before licensing and disciplinary boards. Members of the firm have represented professionals before the North Carolina Medical Board, the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, North Carolina State Board of Electrical Contractors Examiners, and other trade and professional organizations. The firm also advises and represents applicants for licensure before these and similar organizations.
NC ABC Commission Matters
The firm has extensive experience representing wholesalers, breweries, wineries, and on- and off-premise retailers in matters involving the franchise law, permitting, and enforcement brought before the North Carolina ABC Commission. The firm also provides representation to alcoholic beverage industry members in litigation, zoning and other land use matters before local governments, as well as rulemaking and the legislative process.
Campaign and Election Finance Law
Being very familiar with North Carolina campaign finance regulations, we can assist clients in establishing political action committees and complying with the requirements governing campaign contributions and expenditures by those committees. These requirements include the regular filing of accurate and complete disclosure reports.
Land Use Planning and Zoning
Mr. Lewis has appeared before numerous local governmental authorities in matters involving zoning requests, special use permits, signs, economic development, telecommunications, real estate development and other land use issues. Mr. Isley also has extensive experience in these areas from both his law practice and from his eight years on the Raleigh City Council. Our firm represents citizens, landowners and project developers seeking re-zonings, variances, conditional use permits, or other development approvals by city or county departments, boards, and commissions. We review and evaluate local ordinance requirements, negotiate with public officials and planning staffs to resolve disagreements, coordinate community outreach and public relations strategies, and present cases at public hearings before local boards to obtain the required approvals for projects.
State and Federal Appeals
The firm has an active and diverse appellate practice. The lawyers have argued and briefed matters in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and have briefed cases in the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. These cases cover a wide spectrum of subjects, including complex business disputes, serious personal injury, constitutional issues, administrative appeals, estate and real property litigation, and the death penalty. The firm appreciates referrals from other lawyers to appeal or defend appeals of trial verdicts or appropriate pretrial matters.
Criminal Defense and Federal Grand Jury Investigations
The firm accepts selected serious criminal matters in state or federal court, ranging from white collar and business crimes to drug offenses. The firm also provides representation to businesses and individuals who are targets, subjects, or under subpoena in federal grand jury investigations. The firm also does court-appointed postconviction death penalty representation.
Class Action Litigation
Mr. Isley, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Miller have extensive class action experience. Mr. Lewis is class counsel in the Stone v. State of North Carolina public retirement system case. Mr. Isley has actively participated in several large class action tax cases and continues to work on the Fisher v. Flue Cured Stabilization Corporation case that is currently pending in the North Carolina Business Court. Mr. Miller has participated in class action litigation having to do with synthetic stucco and other building defects, as well as assisting with the Stone case listed above.
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