Background
Spearman, Robert Worthington was born on January 24, 1943 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter and Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Spearman.
Spearman, Robert Worthington was born on January 24, 1943 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter and Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Spearman.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Oxford University (Master of Arts, 1967). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1970).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Eta Sigma. Rhodes Scholar. Law Clerk to Justice Black, United States. Supreme Court, 1970- 1971.
Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Elections, 1981-1985.
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of North Carolina Law School, 1981-1983. Chairman, Commercial Litigation Subcommittee, Litigation Section, North Carolina Bar Association, 1982-1983.
Worked at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Administrative and Regulatory, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Reorganization, Biotechnology, Computer, Construction, Copyright, Corporate, Education, Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Governmental Contracts and Procurement, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Investment, Land Use and Zoning, Lending and Finance, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships, Litigation, Malpractice Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Products Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Securities, Tax Exempt Organizations, Taxation, Technology Management and Licensing, Telecommunications, Trademark, Transportation, Utilities Regulation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, North Carolina. 1979, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Morehead Scholar. Rhodes Scholar. Law Clerk to the Honorary Hugo L. Black, United States. Supreme Court, 1970-1971.
Former Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Former Chairman, Commercial Litigation Subcommittee, Litigation Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Member: American Judicature Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1995).
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein Limited liability partnership is one of the oldest and largest firms in the Carolinas. From its Raleigh, Charlotte, Spartanburg and Columbia offices it serves a region recognized as an emerging center for business and industry.
Our European office is located in Frankfurt, the banking, business and commercial capital of continental Europe.
Foreign information contact Irvin West. Hankins III, Managing Partner, or Sara H. Schreibman, Development Director, 704-372-9000.
Vice chairman corrections planning committee North Carolina Crime Control Commission, 1979-1981. Chairman Wake County Democratic Committee, 1979-1981, North Carolina Elections Board, 1981-1985. Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association (chairman commercial litigation committee 1982-1983).
Married Patricia Hinds, June 2, 1973. Children: Madolyn Marschall, Dorothy Marschall.