Background
Spears, Junior, Marshall T. was born on March 24, 1926 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Spears, Junior, Marshall T. was born on March 24, 1926 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Public schools, Durham, graduate The McCallie School, 1944. Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1947).
University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1950).
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, North Carolina State Bar Council, 1980-1988.
Worked at Spears, Barnes, Baker, Wainio, & Whaley, Limited liability partnership (Durham, North Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trial, Insurance Defense, Corporate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Domestic Relations, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, North Carolina.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, North Carolina State Bar Council, 1980-1988. President: Fourteenth Judicial District, 1971-1972.
North Carolina Conference of Local Bar Presidents, 1971-1972. Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 1971-1972 and 1979-1982.
Board Member, 1984-1988, Chairman, 1987-1988, North Carolina State Bar Client Security Fund.
Member: International Association of Defense Counsel. Spears, Barnes, Baker, Wainio & Whaley dates back to 1926 when it was founded by the late Judge Marshall T. Spears. The firm offers a wide range of legal services, with each partner specializing in two to four areas of law.
Its" partners and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs
The firm employs a number of well trained paralegals.
International Association of Insurance Counsel. Real Estate, Tax and Probate.