Smith Debnam & Associates - Raleigh North Carolina Attorneys at Law

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill (NC) Law Firm: Business Law, Comemrcial Real Estate, Family Law & Immigration Attorneys

John W. Narron
Partner

Areas of Practice:
Family Law (Board Certified Specialist) / Mediation & Arbitration / Personal Injury & Professional Negligence / Estate Planning, Administration & Wills

Raleigh Office:
Landmark Center
4601 Six Forks Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
(919) 250-2170 Direct Phone
(919) 250-2211 Fax
jnarron@smithdebnamlaw.com

Administrative Contact:
Mary Anne Smith, paralegal
919-250-2218 Direct Phone
msmith@smithdebnamlaw.com

John W. Narron has been practicing law in North Carolina since 1977 and has been a partner with Smith Debnam since 1987. Mr. Narron’s practice consists of litigation, arbitration, mediation and business transactions. For 30 years, Mr. Narron has provided advice and litigation services to clients in central and eastern North Carolina in all manner of civil disputes frequently involving equitable distribution proceedings, alimony trials, will caveats, employment disputes, personal injury trials and negotiations, and a wide variety of commercial business disputes. He has also represented various businesses providing advice on real estate issues, employment issues and merger issues.

Since the early 1990's, Mr. Narron has frequently served as a mediator and as arbitrator to assist clients and their attorneys in resolving their disputes without the need for trial. He has served as mediator in many family law disputes in Wake County, Franklin County, Johnston County, Wayne County, Guilford County, Forsyth County, and Pender County.

Mr. Narron has served as lead counsel in more than 20 jury trials since 1985. For example, in January 2005, Mr. Narron and fellow Smith Debnam attorney Thurston Debnam participated in a weeklong jury trial in which a verdict of over $2,900,000.00 was rendered in favor of their client in a land condemnation case in Wake County. He has also served as lead counsel for other clients who received favorable jury verdicts.

Smith Debnam, often with Mr. Narron as lead counsel, handles numerous appeals before the appellate courts in North Carolina. Mr. Narron is frequently involved in brief writing and in occasional oral argument before these appellate tribunals.

In 1989, Mr. Narron was a member of the first group of 31 lawyers in North Carolina to be recognized as a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar.

Mr. Narron continues to dedicate his time to expand his knowledge and educate others on Family Law issues, as he is a frequent speaker at Family Law seminars. He is head of the firm’s Litigation practice and serves as a managing member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Admissions

North Carolina State Bar
Mississippi State Bar

Certifications

Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 1989
         Renewed by peer review in 1995, 2000, and 2005

Advanced Divorce Mediation Training, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc., Faulkner University, Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, October 2004

Education

J.D., University of Mississippi, 1977

B.A., East Carolina University, 1974

Professional Affiliations

North Carolina Bar Association
          Chairman, Family Law Council, 2006-present
          Vice-Chairman, Family Law Council, 2005-2006
          Family Law Council Member, 2002-present
          Legislative Affairs Committee, 2002-2004

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers

Wake County Bar Association
          Grievance Committee, 1996-1999

Representative Cases

Arbitrations (Severed as Arbitrator)
         Fakhoury v. Fakhoury, 02 CVD 15522, Wake County
         Grissom v. Stegall, 02 CVD 15569, Wake County
         Hayden v. Hayden, 03 CVD 1944, Wake County
         Kapitula v. Kapitula, 03 CVD 3257, Wake County
         Mayo v. Mayo, 02 CVD 11075, Wake County
         Preston v. Preston 01 CVD 2006, Johnston County
         Stronach v. Burcham, 02 CVD 850, Wilson County
         Susino v. Brooks, 96 CVD 4073, Wake County
         Watson v. Watson, 95 CVD 2789, Wake County
         Whaling v. Whaling, 01 CVD 01643, Wake County

Representative Jury Trials
         Wake Technical College vs. Slaughter, 02CVS 14518,
         Wake County
         Bogan v. Siebel, 94 CVS 334, Wake County
         Perry v. Biggie, 91 CVS 6511, Wake County
         Butz v. Holder, 91 CVS 867, Harnett County
         Jeffries v. Plummer, 96 CVS 012315, Wake County
         Stroud v. Boyd, 00 CVS 01307, Johnston County
         Segarra v. Clark, 99 CVS 8065, Mecklenburg County

Appellate cases in which Mr. Narron served as lead counsel
         Brandt v. Brandt, 325 N.C. 429 (1989)
         Caldwell v. Murray Bakery Products, Inc., 101 N.C. App.
         242 (1990)
         Shear v. Stevens Building Company, 107 N.C. App. 154
         (1992)
         Butz v. Holder, 113 N.C. App. 156 (1993)
         In Re: Foreclosure of Land, 123, N.C. App. 133 (1996)
         Williams v. Walnut Creek, 121 N.C. App. 649 (1996)
         Johnson v. Pearce, 148 N.C. App. 199 (2001)
         Raybon v. Kidd, 147 N.C. App. 509 (2001)
         Stell v. Stell, 150 N.C. App. 718 (2002)
         Dail v. Steckler, 157 N.C. App. 364 (2003)
         Franck v. P’ng, 156 N.C. App. 691 (2003)
         Semon v. Semon, 161 N.C. App. 137 (2003)

Civic Involvement

Planning board of the Town of Wendell
         Chairman, 1978

Wendell Lions Club
         President, 1982-1983

SouthLight, Inc.
         Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1997-1998

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