News
August 2021- Andy Fitzgerald has been selected to be in the 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in North Carolina receive this distinction.
June 2021- Fitzgerald Litigation has been awarded Best Civil Litigation Firm – North Carolina Victims’ Rights Service Award 2021 by New World Report. https://www.thenewworldreport.com/winners/fitzgerald-litigation/
February 2021- This month’s Paralegal Spotlight on NC Bar Blog featured Court Emmons, Senior Paralegal at Fitzgerald Litigation. https://ncbarblog.com/pd-paralegal-spotlight-courtney-emmons/
January 2021- Our firm is excited to announce attorneys, Katie Foster Fowler and Andrew L. Fitzgerald, were included in Business North Carolina’s 2021 “Legal Elite.” Katie and Andy were recognized for their notable success in the Family Law and Litigation specialties, respectively. https://businessnc.com/legal-elite-2021-creative-quarantine/
January 2021- Fitzgerald Litigation, working with Attorney General Stein’s office, obtained a stay of a case in federal court litigating the constitutionality of North Carolina’s SAFE Child Act. The question of the SAFE Child Act’s constitutionality is pending before a state court panel in Raleigh. Fitzgerald Litigation is proud to be part of the fight for justice for victims of childhood sexual abuse in North Carolina.
June 2020- Fitzgerald Litigation is ranked in the top 19 Divorce Lawyers in Winston Salem, NC. https://www.expertise.com/nc/winston-salem/divorce-attorney
June 2017 – Fitzgerald Litigation is thanked as a 2017 Whitaker Elementary School Business Partner. https://vimeo.com/221223454.
June 2017 – The Fitzgerald Litigation Padres won the 2017 Class A Playoff at Winston Salem National Little League. Rear more here, http://wsnll.org/site/ClientSite/article/187896.
February 2016 – Andy Fitzgerald and Stuart Punger of Fitzgerald Litigation have been selected by Super Lawyers magazine for 2016. Andy Fitzgerald has again been named a Super Lawyer in Business Litigation by the publication. Stuart Punger has again been named as a Rising Star in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury. No more than 2.5% of North Carolina lawyers are named to Rising Stars and only 5% of attorneys receive the honor of Super Lawyer.
December 2015 – Forsyth County: Andy Fitzgerald and Stuart Punger obtained a $275,000 settlement for a woman who was rear-ended by a dump truck in Forsyth County. We claimed punitive damages from the company and that the wreck caused her cervical dystonia and increased of her pre-existing PTSD.
September 2015 – Forsyth County: Fitzgerald Litigation became a “Silver level” business partner with Whitaker Elementary School.
September 2015 – Forsyth County: Fitzgerald Litigation became an “Enthusiast level” sponsor for Brunson Elementary School and the school’s new playground facility.
September 2015 – Forsyth County: Andy Fitzgerald and Stuart Punger obtained a judgment of $519,982 for the Plaintiff following a bench trial in a case involving the conversion of funds. The case involved three investors. The Plaintiff argued that the defendants took the $519,982 he intended for their joint development of a hotel in Belize, and instead used the money to fund the Defendants’ chain of pizza franchises. The Court agreed and returned a verdict for the exact amount the Plaintiff sought to recover.
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