Background
Dorsett, Junior, James K. was born on November 15, 1916 in Spencer, North Carolina, United States.
Dorsett, Junior, James K. was born on November 15, 1916 in Spencer, North Carolina, United States.
Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1938). University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1941). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review, 1940-1941. Trustee, Executive Committee, Davidson College, 1973-1984.
Member, Wake Forest University Law School Board of Visitors, 1976-1980. Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, since 1979.
Chairman, Board of Trustees.
Peace College, 1984-1988. Chairman, Council of Trustees of North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, since 1982, President, University of North Carolina Law Alumni Association and Law Foundation, 1984-1985. Executive Vice-President and General Counsel of the Wachovia Corporation, 1970-1978.
Worked at Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Civil Practice, Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Disabilities, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Government, Health Care, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Torts, Trade and Professional Associations, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills, Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1941, North Carolina. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review, 1940-1941.
Trustee, Executive Committee, Davidson College, 1973-1984. Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1988.
Member, Wake Forest University Law School Board of Visitors, 1976-1980. Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979-1983.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Peace College, 1984-1988.
Chairman, Council of Trustees of North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, 1982. President, University of North Carolina Law Alumni Association and Law Foundation, 1984-1985. Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Director of the Wachovia Corporation, 1970-1978.
Member: Wake County (Member, Executive Committee, 1947-1948), North Carolina (President, 1959-1960.
Member, Executive Committee, 1952-1954. Member, Board of Governors, 1955-1958) and American (State Chairman, Junior Bar Conference, 1948-1949) Bar Associations.
The North Carolina State Bar. Foreign more than 80 years, Smith Anderson has provided high-quality legal services to a wide spectrum of clients.
Continuing that tradition, our lawyers have developed significant expertise and broad experience in complex legal matters in order to help clients achieve their business goals.
Member, Wake Forest University Law School Board of Visitors, 1976-1980. Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979-1983. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Peace College, 1984-1988.
Chairman, Council of Trustees of North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, 1982.
President, University of North Carolina Law Alumni Association and Law Foundation, 1984-1985. Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Director of the Wachovia Corporation, 1970-1978.
Member: Wake County (Member, Executive Committee, 1947-1948), North Carolina (President, 1959-1960. Member, Executive Committee, 1952-1954.
Member, Board of Governors, 1955-1958) and American (State Chairman, Junior Bar Conference, 1948-1949) Bar Associations.
The North Carolina State Bar.