Chad Hansen focuses his practice on litigation matters.  He represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts in North Carolina and across the United States.

Mr. Hansen has experience litigating a wide array of legal issues, including business torts, health care insurance billing fraud and malfeasance, products liability, trade secrets, intellectual property, property use, insurance, ERISA and complex contracts. He specializes in federal court practice.

Mr. Hansen was recognized as a 2010, 2011 and 2012 North Carolina "Rising Star" for Business Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine and an Emerging Legal Leader by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in 2011. He was also named a 2011 Triad "Mover & Shaker" by Business Leader magazine in 2011 and as one of Triad Business Journal's "40 Leaders Under Forty" in 2010.

Professional & Community Activities

21st Judicial District Bar, Member

Forsyth County Bar Association, Member

North Carolina Bar Association, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee of the Litigation Section Council, Member

Federal Bar Association - Middle District of North Carolina

Family Promise of Forsyth County, Board of Directors

Community Chair, Forsyth County/Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools School Funding Work Group (2010 - 2011)

Wake Forest University School of Law, Native American Law, Adjunct Professor (2008-2011)

Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court, Member (2007-2009)

Leadership Winston-Salem, Participant (2008-2009)

Salem Chapel Building Taskforce, Member

Newhope Church, External Board of Advisors

North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation, Articles Editor (2003-2004) and Staff Member (2002-2003).

TYLA National Trial Competition, National Semi-Finalist (2003)

UNC Broun National Trial Team, Member (2002-2004)

UNC Trial Law Academy, Executive Committee Member (2003-2004)

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D. (2004)
    with honors
  • University of Alaska, Anchorage, B.A., History (2001)

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina (2004)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2005)
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (2005)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (2005)

Clerkships

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina — Honorable William L. Osteen (Jan 2004-Jan 2005)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Being fully engaged means embracing the mentality that “the buck stops here” in creative and positive problem solving, both in our workplaces and our communities, regardless of position, title, or level of responsibility.

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
t +1 336.607.7352
f +1 336.734.2780

Chad D. Hansen

Experience Highlights

Matter alleging various business torts against Progress Energy Inc. and Carolina Power & Light Co. d/b/a Progress Energy
Represented Progress Energy in a complex matter alleging various business torts, including tortious interference with contract and unfair and more
Class and individual actions for a currency derivatives broker
Successfully defended a currency derivatives broker in class and individual actions in Texas, New York, California and Washington more
Zachary Durand v. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
Representing Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Inc. against claims of negligence, gross negligence and punitive damages arising out of the alleged more
ERISA class action involving Reynolds American Inc.
Represents Reynolds American Inc. in defense of an ERISA class action arising out of the spin-off of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. from R.J.R. more