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Connie Elder Carrigan, a partner at Smith Debnam, joined the firm in 1996. Ms. Carrigan concentrates her practice in Business Law, assisting clients in the areas of employment law, business advice and litigation, construction law, equipment leasing and creditor bankruptcy. Ms. Carrigan's practice emphasizes prompt and effective client communications, efficient, assertive, and results-oriented representation of her clients' interests in both state and federal courts and in matters involving mediation and arbitration. 

Ms. Carrigan has been practicing in the field of small business representation since 1990. She has lectured on topics ranging from bankruptcy, collection and equipment leasing to construction law, and is the author of manuscripts and materials prepared for attorneys, businesses and credit managers. 

Admissions

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North Carolina State Bar

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

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J.D., Campbell University School of Law, 1989

B.A., cum laude, North Carolina State University, 1983

Professional Affiliations

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North Carolina Bar Association
          Bankruptcy Law Section
          Labor and Employment Law Section

Wake County Bar Association
          Member, Board of Directors, 2003-04
          Recipient, President’s Award of Excellence, 2004
          Member and Former Chair of Swearing-in Ceremony
          Committee

American Bankruptcy Institute

National Association of Credit Management
          Member, Credit and Financial Development Division

Society for Human Resource Management

Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association

Representative Cases

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Perry v. Carolina Builders Corporation, et als., 128 N.C. App. 143, 493 S.E.2d 814 (December 16, 1997) (successful representation of supplier in priority dispute regarding deed of trust)

Conseco Finance Servicing Corporation v. Dependable Housing, Inc., et als., 150 N.C. App. 168, 564 S.E.2d 241 (May 7, 2002) (successful representation of creditor in inventory financing agreement dispute)

Thomas & Howard Company, Inc. v. Trimark Catastrophe Services, Inc., et als,. 151 N.C. App. 88, 564 S.E. 2d 569 (June 18, 2002) (successful representation of creditor in commercial dispute)

General Electric Capital Corp. v. Marketing Research & Management, COA No. 01-1745 (unpublished, April 15, 2002), reported at 31 Fed. Appx. 138, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 4740 (successful representation of equipment lessor)

Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. v. Home City, Ltd., et als., COA 02-913 (unpublished, August 5, 2003), reported at 2003 N.C. App. LEXIS 1567 (representation of creditor in inventory financing agreement dispute; other party’s appeal dismissed as interlocutory)

Finova Capital Corp. v. Vitale, COA 01-897 (unpublished, May 21, 2002), reported at 2002 N. C. App. LEXIS 2145 (successful representation of equipment lessor)

Published Articles

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Employers, Be Careful with Complainers, published in Legal Insights (Winter 2007)

Co-Author, Revised Act Expands Protections to Service Members Called to Duty, published in Legal Insights (December 2004); also published in News and Views, Journal of the Advertising Media Credit Executives Association (September 2004)

Survival Guide for Lien and Bond Claims: What You Need to Know to Navigate Through the Jungle, National Association of Credit Management Annual Convention (June 2000)

Co-Author, Equipment Leasing in North Carolina, Lorman Seminar (July 1999)

Techniques to Maximize Recovery in a Bankruptcy Setting, Annual State Fraud Investigators’ Training Conference (May 1999)

Civic Involvement

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Trinity Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, North Carolina
         Elder
         Youth Advocate 

Knightdale Chamber of Commerce, Member