Jerry
Myers is Smith Debnam’s Managing Partner. He concentrates
his practice in the area of creditors’ rights, with an
emphasis on debt collection, judgment enforcement, and
commercial litigation. Mr. Myers recently served as
President of the Commercial Law League of America, the
nation’s preeminent organization of creditors’ rights
professionals.
Mr. Myers represents clients in the credit and collections
industry in a variety of settings including litigation,
regulatory compliance and licensing matters, and general
business representation. He has practiced in the
creditors’ rights field for more than 20 years and has written
and lectured extensively on debt collection and judgment
enforcement. Mr. Myers frequently presents CLE programs
sponsored by institutions including Wake Forest University
School of Law, the North Carolina Bar Foundation, the
Commercial Law League of America, and the National
Association of Retail Collection Attorneys.
Admissions
North
Carolina State Bar
Certifications & Professional Recognition
Certified
Creditors’ Rights Specialist by the American Board of
Certification
Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers 2005, 2006, 2007
Featured as an “Industry Giant” representing the
Commercial Law League of America in Collections &
Credit Risk magazine, May 2006
Education
J.D.,
Wake Forest University School of Law, 1984
B.S., Wake Forest University, 1980
A.A., summa cum laude, Wingate University, 1978
Professional Affiliations
Commercial
Law League of America
President, 2005-2006
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association
Past
President, Young Lawyer’s Division
Publications
Author,
Collections and Enforcement of Judgments in North
Carolina, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1997 (The
leading creditors’ rights treatise in North Carolina.)
Contributing author, Judgment Enforcement, Aspen
Publishers (A national treatise that focuses on creditors’
remedies.)
Contributing author, Commercial Law and Practice Guide,
Matthew-Bender (A general treatise on commercial law.)
Contributing author, Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws,
NACM, 2005, (A general treatise on commercial law.)
Author, An Overview of UCITA, Commercial Law Journal
(Fall 2001)
Civic
Involvement
Better
Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina
General Counsel (pro bono)
White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Member
Sunday School teacher
North Carolina Museum of History
Associate Member
North Carolina Museum of Art
Associate Member
