For the 17th consecutive year, Sumrell Sugg Managing Partner Scott Hart has been selected as a Super Lawyer in North Carolina.  And, for the fourth year in a row, has also been named by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 attorneys in North Carolina.  In addition, Scott was recently elected as President of the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Sumrell Sugg is pleased to announce a successful result in Powell v. City of Wilmington, No. COA25-283, recently decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Attorney Trey Ferguson represented the City of Wilmington in defending a negligence claim arising from an alleged sidewalk defect along the City’s Cross-City Trail.

Sumrell Sugg, P.A. is proud to announce a major constitutional victory secured by attorney Frederick (“Derrick”) Bailey III. This case, rooted in the heated constitutional disputes of the COVID-19 era, addressed a question courts across the country faced: how to balance individual constitutional rights with lawful government action during a public health emergency.

Sumrell Sugg Attorney Frederick H. “Derrick” Bailey, III Named Chair of NCADA Government Practice Group

Sumrell Sugg is pleased to announce that Trey Ferguson has been named a partner with the firm.  Trey is a graduate of NC State University and the Campbell University School of Law. 

Sumrell Sugg, P.A. is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Scott Hart has been elected to serve a third consecutive term as District Bar Councilor for the North Carolina State Bar. In this upcoming term, Scott will also serve as Chair of the State Bar’s Grievance Committee.

Sumrell Sugg, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Trey Ferguson has been elected to serve as Alderman for Ward 1 on the New Bern Board of Aldermen in October’s municipal election.delivered a featured presentation to a national audience of insurance adjusters, focusing on the complex and often overlapping immunity doctrines that shape civil litigation in North Carolina.

Sumrell Sugg is proud to announce that litigation attorney Frederick “Derrick” Hughes Bailey recently delivered a featured presentation to a national audience of insurance adjusters, focusing on the complex and often overlapping immunity doctrines that shape civil litigation in North Carolina.

Sumrell Sugg Managing Attorney Scott Hart was recently honored to participate in a distinguished panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA).

Sumrell Sugg proudly recognizes partner Ross Hardeman for his dedicated service as Advisory Board Chair for the Salvation Army of New Bern. At the recent Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, Ross formally concluded his two-year term by ceremonially handing off the Chairman’s Bell to the incoming board chair.

For an incredible 16th consecutive year, Sumrell Sugg Managing Partner Scott Hart has earned the prestigious North Carolina Super...

Attorneys Trey Ferguson and Dave Baxter gave a 2-hour ethics training to newly elected officials at the Eastern Carolina Council of...

The Town of North Topsail Beach appointed Sumrell Sugg attorneys Chip Payson and Trey Ferguson as the Town Attorney at the Board of Alderman

Many of us live in communities or subdivisions where each owner’s use of their property is governed and limited by certain restrictive coven

Sumrell Sugg Partner, Dave Baxter, and Associate, Trey Ferguson, recently provided an ethics training for local elected officials in Duplin

Sumrell Sugg Associate Attorney, Trey Ferguson, was recently elected to the Litigation Council of the North Carolina Bar Association.  The L

The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) publishes a monthly e-newsletter, The Resource, to its members with information

Attorneys Derrick Bailey and Ryan Eubanks have been tapped to lead state-level practice groups within the North Carolina Association of Defe

It sounds simple enough: make your adult children co-owners of your home during your life so that when you die, the house passes automatical

Sumrell Sugg is excited to welcome back Nathan Liland as the firm’s 2024 Summer Associate. Nathan is a New Bern native who just finished his