George Little has been practicing law for over 40 years and has extensive experience counseling clients regarding branding, marketing, advertising and competition issues. Mr. Little's current practice emphasis includes brand creation and protection, design creation and protection and marketing and distribution of branded products.
Mr. Little has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property, Antitrust Law, and Commercial Litigation for 20 years and in 2012, he was named a "Lawyer of the Year" for the Greensboro region in the area of Trademark Law. Mr. Little was recognized as one of Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" for Antitrust Law in 2013 and has been recognized every year since 2002. He was listed as a North Carolina "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property in 2009 and 2010 by SuperLawyers magazine. Mr. Little was listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Chambers USA: American's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Antitrust area and in 2011, he was listed as a "Senior Statesman" for Antitrust Law. Mr. Little was a recipient of the Davidson College Alumni Service Award in 2004. 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
American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Past Member and Past Committee Chair
Idealliance, Board Member
International Trademark Association, Distinguished Panel of Neutrals, Past Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Member
Augsburg Lutheran Church, Past Council Member
The Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman
Piedmont Opera Theatre, Past Board and Executive Committee Member
Piedmont Triad Partnership, Past Executive Committee and Board Member
Rotary Club, Past Board Member
St. Andrew’s Society of North Carolina, Past President
U.S. Army Missile Command, Staff Lawyer and Prosecutor (1967-1971)
Winston-Salem Business, Inc., Past Chairman
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities Commission, Planning and Operations Committee, Past Chair
