Gregg McDougal is a trial lawyer who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation and catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. McDougal has been lead counsel in numerous high profile complex commercial disputes, catastrophic personal injury cases, directors and officers litigation and insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. McDougal was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation in 2012 and the four years immediately preceding. He was named a North Carolina "Super Lawyer" for General Litigation in 2012 and the five years immediately preceding by SuperLawyers magazine and has also been named to Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" list. Mr. McDougal was honored with the J. W. Fanning Fellow Award in 1999 for his outstanding service and dedication to civic leadership. In 2007, he was selected to Business Leader Magazine's prestigious list of "Movers & Shakers" for his significant impact through community involvement. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.* 

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

First Tee of The Triangle, Board of Directors and Current Chairman

Communities in Schools of Wake County, Board of Directors and Past Chairman

Legal Aid of North Carolina, Board of Directors

Raleigh Young Life, Board of Directors

Ronald McDonald House, Past President

Human Relations Commission, Former Commissioner

American Cancer Society, Former Board of Directors

University Health Care Foundation, Former Board of Directors

Raleigh Transit Authority, Former Board Member

Boys' and Girls' Club, Former Board of Directors

American Association for Justice, Member

Education

  • Wake Forest University, J.D. (1987)
  • Miami University, B.S. (1984)

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (2000)
  • Georgia (1987)

Who We Are

Suite 1400, 4208 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC, 27609
USA
t +1 919.420.1829
f +1 919.510.6120

Gregg E. McDougal

Experience Highlights

Litigation for former executives of a pharmaceutical company
Represented former executives of a biotech company regarding severance agreements and change of control agreements that resulted from the sale of the more
Lula Sanders, et al. v. State of North Carolina, et al.
Represent a putative class of workers employed by the State of North Carolina for longer than twelve consecutive months who were denied benefits, in more
Arbitration for global flooring manufacturer
Defended a global flooring manufacturer, in an action brought by a supplier of its molding material.  An arbitrator ruled in favor of our client more
Directors and officers litigation for a technology company
Represented a technology company’s directors and officers in one of the largest cases ever filed in North Carolina. The case arose out of the more