John Bowers

Experience

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  North Carolina Supreme Court

  Aug 1997 - Aug 1998

  Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice John Webb

  Drafted civil and criminal opinions in collaboration with Justice John Webb, including opinions involving Miranda, interlocutory appeals, and annexation of town/community. Performed legal research and analysis of parties’ briefs and underlying cases to assist in preparation for oral argument and conference.

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  Waggoner Hamrick Hasty Monteith & Kratt

  Sept 1998 - Aug 2002

  Associate Attorney

  Represented and advised clients on general civil matters, including First Amendment and libel issues; appellate matters in State and Federal Court, including arguing before the North Carolina Supreme Court; employment litigation; property disputes; construction litigation; contract disputes; insurance defense; personal injury; internet corporate matters and litigation; contract formation; bank foreclosure and workout matters; real property closings and leases; and corporate formation.

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  Essex Richards

  Aug 2002 - Apr 2004

  Associate Attorney

  Represented and advised clients on general civil matters, including District Court and Superior Court litigation, estate litigation, business and contract disputes, construction and lien law, trade secret law, temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, collection matters, state and federal employment law matters, corporate mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes, and business dissolution.

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  Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes PA

  Apr 2004 - Sept 2015

  Attorney

  My legal practice focused primarily on commercial litigation, employment litigation, real estate and title insurance litigation, appellate matters, and constitutional law.

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  State of North Carolina

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Superior Court Judge

  The Superior Court is the highest trial court in the state of North Carolina. As a Superior Court judge it was my responsibility to hear all felony criminal cases, civil cases involving more than $25,000 and misdemeanor and infraction appeals from District Court.

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  Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc.

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  General Counsel

  Served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and member of the Board of Directors for Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Otto Group SARL; advised executive team and Board of Directors on all legal issues and matters; navigated company through refinance and new equity partner process and evaluation of corporate solvency; advised company with respect to dealing with creditors, lenders and solvency issues and concerns; guided company through process of expanding existing credit facility with current Canadian lender; advised Owner, Board, President and CEO on all aspects of these processes and corporate issues; oversaw and managed all litigation including commercial, liaibility and employee relations cases; evaluated litigation and risk issues and advised company on resolution of those issues; reviewed and worked on corporate policies on data management and corporate technology use; negotiated, managed and reviewed all corporate contracts and policies. Show less

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  Lincoln Derr PLLC

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  Of Counsel

  Represent and advise clients in complex business litigation, shareholder derivative actions, product liability, appeals, and complex real estate litigation.

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  John Bowers, Attorney at Law

  Jan 2018 - now

  Principal

  Serve as counsel for small law firms needing assistance with complex civil litigation cases and matters beyond their current capacity or abilities.