Mr. Brian Anderson
Nexsen Pruet, PLLC, Greensboro, NCBRIAN is a Board Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law in North Carolina and a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group, focusing his law practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and commercial litigation. He represents banking and financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, contractors and guarantors before state and federal courts, and delivers counsel on a wide range of matters, including complex chapter 11 cases, avoidance actions and adversary proceedings.
Prior to private practice, Brian clerked for Hon. Thomas W. Waldrep, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He was named a North Carolina Rising Star in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights by Super Lawyers in 2014-17 and named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite in the area of bankruptcy in 2015 and 2017. He also was recognized by Chambers USA as an “Up and Coming” Lawyer in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring in North Carolina for 2017.
Brian has served as a board member and treasurer of the Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, Inc. for several years. From 2013-16, he served as a council member for the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, which sponsors CLE and pro bono activities; he will serve as the CLE chair in 2018. In addition, he helped organize the Middle District of North Carolina chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Education
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J.D., CUM LAUDE, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW
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B.S., BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Brian’s reputation in the North Carolina and southeastern bankruptcy bars [has grown] from bright young prospect to being recognized among the bench and bar as one of a very few young bankruptcy attorneys to whom many look to be the next generation of leading bankruptcy lawyers in the state and southeast region.