Gordon Stewart Spradlin PLLC
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 919-836-0090
- Fax: 919-836-8027
- E-Mail: mgsfirm@gssattorneys.com
- Website: www.gssattorneys.com
Established: 1994
Practice Areas
- Product Liability
- Toxic Torts
- Professional Liability
- Civil Trial Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Construction Law
- Wrongful Death
- Catastrophic Injury
- Railroad Law
- Trucking Law
- Environmental Law
- Energy
- Premises Liability
- Employment Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Class Actions
- Utilities
About Us
Gordon Stewart Spradlin PLLC’s mission is to provide its clients with the most effective and efficient legal representation possible.
Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1994 as a two-lawyer firm, GSS has gradually expanded while growing stronger in its mission and goals. We have grown into an 8 lawyer firm, representing clients in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. GSS remains focused on providing outstanding service tailored to the precise needs of each of its clients. We strive to produce work that is of the highest caliber and ensures that our clients benefit from both exceptional representation and personal service.
Over the past 30 years, GSS has grown to be a firm respected for its dedication to quality, efficiency, and personal service. With over 100 years of combined legal experience, GSS attorneys have a wide array of backgrounds, which have prepared them for all types of litigation. Whether the case involves alleged toxic exposure, multiple fatalities, complex legal issues, or a "bet-the-company" class action, GSS attorneys have been there before.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Broadspire, a Crawford Company
- Chubb
- Glatfelter Insurance Group
- Global Indemnity Group, Inc.
- IAT Insurance Group
- Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
- XL Catlin, division of AXA XL
Non-Insurance Clients
- Caterpillar Inc.
- CorVel Corporation
- CSX Transportation Inc.
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
- Lancaster & Chester Railroad, LLC
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
- Norfolk Southern Corporation
- R. J. Corman Railroad Group
- SPX Corporation
Personnel Information
Firm Members
Frank J. Gordon
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 1988
- South Carolina, 2003
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina Trucking Association
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- North Carolina State University, B.S.Ch.E., 1985
- Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1988
Law Review:
Wake Forest University Law Review, 1986-1988
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Honorable Frank W. Bullock, Jr., U.S. District Judge, Middle District of North Carolina
William W. Stewart, Jr.
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 1994
- South Carolina, 2004
- Virginia, 2019
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Memberships:
- American, North Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations
- South Carolina Bar
- North Carolina Trucking Association
- Railroad Association of North Carolina
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
Certifications:
- Certified Mediator and Arbitrator in North and South Carolina
Education:
- Mississippi College, B.S., 1987
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D. (with distinction), 1993
Law Review:
Managing Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1992-1993
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Honorable Franklin T. Dupree, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of North Carolina
Andrew B. Spradlin
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 2016
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
Memberships:
- North Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations
Education:
- Elon University, B.A. (cum laude), 2012
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2016
Associate Attorneys
Ethan W. Carpenter
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
Memberships:
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Tusculum College, B.A. (cum laude), 2017
- Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2020
Oumayma El Hamzaoui
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 2021
Education:
- University of Virginia, B.A. Physiology, 2018
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2021
Law Review:
Campbell University Law Review
Sydney E. Kraft
Raleigh, NC
Admitted
- North Carolina, 2024
Education:
- University of Notre Dame, B.A. (cum laude), 2021
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2024
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Service Areas
Gordon Stewart Spradlin PLLC represents clients involved in litigation throughout North and South Carolina and Virginia
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