Background
Becton, Charles L. was born on May 4, 1944 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States.
Becton, Charles L. was born on May 4, 1944 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States.
Howard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1969). University of Virginia (Master of Laws, 1986).
Served as Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1981-1990.
Worked at Fuller, Becton, Slifkin & Bell, P.A. (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Vehicle Collisions, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability. Land Condemnation Law. Business Torts and Commercial Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1969, North Carolina.
United States. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
United States. Supreme Court. Served as Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1981-1990.
John Scott Cansler Lecturer in Trial Advocacy, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1976 .
Senior Lecturer in Law, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1980. Instructor at Trial Advocacy Skills Institutes Nationwide and in the Republic of South Africa. Recipient: Outstanding Trial Advocate, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, November 1984.
North Carolina Appellate Judge of the Year, 1985.
Distinguished Alumni Award, Duke University Black Law Students Association, April 1987. Justice William J. Brennan, Junior Trial Advocacy Award, January 1988.
North Carolina Association of Educators "Excellence in Equity" Award, January 1990. Charles L. Becton Trial Advocacy Award, given annually by the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1st recipient.
Roscoe Pound Foundation"s Richard South. Jacobson Award from the American Trial Lawyer"s Association recognizing the nation"s best trial advocacy teachers, July 1990.
NITA"s Robert Keeton Trial Advocacy Teaching Award, 1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations.
National Bar Association.
North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers (President, 1980). North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1994).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. International Society of Barristers.
The firm"s practice is primarily directed towards settlement and trial of major personal injury cases.
Most of these involve vehicle collisions, defective products, and professional negligence. lieutenant is our goal to work diligently and zealously to protect our clients" rights and to hold accountable and responsible those individuals, corporations, and governmental bodies who engage in conduct that is unsafe, negligent, and criminal. In addition, the firm"s practice includes commercial litigation and land condemnation.
Because of a commitment to making justice for all a reality, the firm has worked as cooperating counsel with North Carolina Legal Services, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The firm also provides consultation and advice to minority businesses.
Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations. National Bar Association. North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers (President, 1980).
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 1994).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. International Society of Barristers.