Leslie Lane Mize

Leslie Mize practices in a variety of areas, including creditors’ rights, business and commercial litigation, products liability, insurance, and construction law, and represents an array of clients, including commercial debt holders, insurance carriers, manufacturers, lending institutions, a municipality, and contractors.

Education:

• University of Georgia School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2004)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, Journalism and Mass Communication, Political Science (2000)

Admissions:

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Experience:

• Practices in a variety of areas, including business and commercial litigation, products liability, insurance, and construction law, and represents an array of clients, including insurance carriers, manufacturers, lending institutions, a municipality, and contractors
• Has appeared on behalf of such clients in state and federal courts in North Carolina, in private arbitrations, and before agencies and the Office of Administrative Hearings
• Represented university students seeking classification as residents for tuition purposes

Previous Professional Experience:

• Worked as a legislative correspondent for U.S. Senator Max Cleland
• Served as a press advance office intern in The White House

Professional Activities:

• North Carolina State Bar
•  American Bar Association
• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

Community:

• Member, Junior League of Raleigh
• Has served as a facilitator for the Wake County League of Women Voters’ Running and Winning program for high school students