Reagan Weaver is an experienced mediator and arbitrator who focuses
his entire practice on alternatives to litigation. Reagan spent 31 years litigating a variety of
cases in state and federal courts. He is
a certified mediator and arbitrator affiliated with the National Association of
Distinguished Neutrals, the American Arbitration Association (Commercial and
Employment Panels) and National Arbitration and Mediation. He is also an experienced administrative law
judge who is assigned to conduct hearings for the North Carolina Occupational
Safety & Health Review Commission.
Reagan has mediated and arbitrated over two hundred cases
and has recently transitioned out of litigation into a full-time focus on neutral activities. While in litigation, most of Reagan’s cases
were settled through the use of mediators; however, he used both summary jury
trial and a neutral expert review to help resolve his cases. This experience as a user of neutral services helps him appreciate what parties need
when they hire him to facilitate dispute resolution.
Since graduating from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill’s law school in 1984, Reagan has returned to the school on a
frequent basis to help teach law students and attorneys negotiation and mediation skills.
Reagan’s practice as an advocate focused primarily on
employment matters, usually from the point of view of employees who were
discriminated against, wrongfully discharged or were involved in some form of
breach of contract. Reagan accepted cases
arising in both the private and public sectors. He also did defense work and advised corporate clients.
Employment cases require special understanding of business and
personal perspectives. Reagan’s education and experience equip him with the
skills to understand financial statements and performance metrics while also
understanding the human and psychological aspects of employment
relationships. Most of his cases
involved personal injury of some kind and concerned claims that extended beyond
just back pay.
Reagan’s legal experience includes a wide variety of cases,
including but not limited to:
- Appeals
- Auto accidents
- Collections
- Construction disputes
- Contracts
- Covenants not to compete
- Defamation
- Discrimination
- Domestic
- Drug abuse
- Executive severance
- Excessive force
- False arrest
- False claims
- Franchises
- Fraud
- Insurance coverage
- Intentional torts
- Just cause discipline
- Landlord-tenant
- Leases
- Malicious prosecution
- Medical malpractice
- Partnership dissolution
- Real estate
- Retaliation/whistleblowing
- Sexual harassment
- Slip and fall
- Student honor code
- Tenure
- Tort claims (Governmental)
- Unfair trade practice
- Wage & hour
- Workers compensation
- Wrongful discharge
History
Reagan initially began practicing law in 1984 with former North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten, as Edmisten & Weaver. In 1988, Edmisten left to return to an elected position as North Carolina's Secretary of State, and Reagan joined with Larry McBennett the next year to form a partnership known as Weaver & McBennett. From 1992 - 2015, Reagan was sole proprietor of the firm Capitol District Law Offices.
In 2008, Reagan was selected as an inaugural member of The North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators. View his profile: http://www.ncmediators.org/reagan-weaver
Reagan is an inaugural member of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. View his profile: http://www.nadn.org/reagan-weaver
Reagan Weaver is an experienced mediator and arbitrator who focuses
his entire practice on alternatives to litigation. Reagan spent 31 years litigating a variety of
cases in state and federal courts. He is
a certified mediator and arbitrator affiliated with the National Association of
Distinguished Neutrals, the American Arbitration Association (Commercial and
Employment Panels) and National Arbitration and Mediation. He is also an experienced administrative law
judge who is assigned to conduct hearings for the North Carolina Occupational
Safety & Health Review Commission.
Reagan has mediated and arbitrated over two hundred cases
and has recently transitioned out of litigation into a full-time focus on neutral activities. While in litigation, most of Reagan’s cases
were settled through the use of mediators; however, he used both summary jury
trial and a neutral expert review to help resolve his cases. This experience as a user of neutral services helps him appreciate what parties need
when they hire him to facilitate dispute resolution.
Since graduating from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill’s law school in 1984, Reagan has returned to the school on a
frequent basis to help teach law students and attorneys negotiation and mediation skills.
Reagan’s practice as an advocate focused primarily on
employment matters, usually from the point of view of employees who were
discriminated against, wrongfully discharged or were involved in some form of
breach of contract. Reagan accepted cases
arising in both the private and public sectors. He also did defense work and advised corporate clients.
Employment cases require special understanding of business and
personal perspectives. Reagan’s education and experience equip him with the
skills to understand financial statements and performance metrics while also
understanding the human and psychological aspects of employment
relationships. Most of his cases
involved personal injury of some kind and concerned claims that extended beyond
just back pay.
Reagan’s legal experience includes a wide variety of cases,
including but not limited to:
- Appeals
- Auto accidents
- Collections
- Construction disputes
- Contracts
- Covenants not to compete
- Defamation
- Discrimination
- Domestic
- Drug abuse
- Executive severance
- Excessive force
- False arrest
- False claims
- Franchises
- Fraud
- Insurance coverage
- Intentional torts
- Just cause discipline
- Landlord-tenant
- Leases
- Malicious prosecution
- Medical malpractice
- Partnership dissolution
- Real estate
- Retaliation/whistleblowing
- Sexual harassment
- Slip and fall
- Student honor code
- Tenure
- Tort claims (Governmental)
- Unfair trade practice
- Wage & hour
- Workers compensation
- Wrongful discharge
History
Reagan initially began practicing law in 1984 with former North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten, as Edmisten & Weaver. In 1988, Edmisten left to return to an elected position as North Carolina's Secretary of State, and Reagan joined with Larry McBennett the next year to form a partnership known as Weaver & McBennett. From 1992 - 2015, Reagan was sole proprietor of the firm Capitol District Law Offices.
Reagan is an inaugural member of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. View his profile: http://www.nadn.org/reagan-weaver
