Curriculum Vitae of
Reginald F. Combs

Education

B.A. magna cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1976, Phi Beta Kappa

J.D., Wake Forest University, 1978, Phi Alpha Delta, Member Wake Forest Law Review, Moot Court Board

Bar Admissions

State of North Carolina

United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Legal Publications

"Tolled Statute of Limitations v. Long-Arm Statute Amenability" 12 Wake Forest Law Review 1041 (1976)

"The Scope of Discovery in North Carolina Under Amended Rule 26" 13 Wake Forest Law Review 640 (1977)

Law Practice

Private practice 1978 - 2007 with Blanco Tackabery Combs & Matamoros, P.A.

Private practice beginning February 2008 with Reginald F. Combs, P.C.

Concentration in corporate and commercial litigation

Mediation

Certified mediator in the North Carolina Superior Court Civil Mediation Program

Certified mediator for North Carolina Business Court

Certified mediator for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Bar Association Activities

Forsyth County Bar Association. President 1998-99; Vice-President 1997-98; Secretary 1991-92; Chairman of Ethics and Grievance Committee 1995-96

North Carolina Bar Association. Strategic Planning and Emerging Trends Committee 2004-06; N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission 2006-2010

American Bar Association

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

North Carolina Trial Lawyers Academy

Courses Taught

Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law. Legal Research and Writing, 1980-81; Law Office Economics, 1990-98

Complex Business Litigation Experience

I have served as primary trial counsel in numerous cases in the state and federal courts in matters involving antitrust, ERISA, intellectual property, shareholder disputes, corporate dissolutions, securities fraud, insurance regulation, non-competition covenants, real estate and substantial breach of contract matters.