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Winston-Salem, NC
mobile 743.444.0393
Mr. Hemric practices in North Carolina and South Carolina with a focus on advising construction industry clients across all project stages, from bidding and contract negotiation through resolution of jobsite disputes and litigation. He also advises a variety of business clients from startups to Fortune-recognized businesses on supply chain, insurance coverage, and general transactional and litigation-related issues that impact their businesses.

Education

  • Wake Forest University, B.S., Mathematics, magna cum laude, 2014
  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2017

Experience

  • Assisting clients in general commercial disputes at all stages, including litigation, alternative dispute resolution and postjudgment practice
  • Advising construction industry clients in negotiations of commercial and residential construction contracts
  • Advising construction industry clients on resolution of jobsite disputes on public and private construction projects
  • Representing construction industry clients in a variety of disputes, including scheduling and delay claims, defect claims and payment claims
  • Advising insurance carriers on coverage and financial responsibility obligations in a variety of coverage situations and industries
  • Law Clerk, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2016, 2017

Distinctions

  • Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2022 - present
  • Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
  • CALI Award—Taxation: Policy, Spring 2017
  • CALI Award—Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition, Spring 2016
  • George K. Walker First Year Moot Court Competition, Sweet 16
  • Team Member, Billings, Exum & Grye National Moot Court Competition

Admissions

  • North Carolina State Bar
  • South Carolina State Bar
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Memberships

  • Construction Committee, DRI
  • North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section, Minority Contractors Liaison Committee, Chair
  • North Carolina Bar Association Construction Council
  • Forsyth County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Publications & Presentations

  • Co-Author, "Spotting a Sham: What You Need To Know About MEB/BD Business Certification Processes," DRI's For The Defense, Vol. 65, No. 2, February 2023
  • Co-Presenter, "Corporate Sustainability Goals – Net Zero By 2030?," DRI Construction Law Committee Annual Seminar, January 27, 2022
  • Co-Presenter, North Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights, “Contracting for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises,” November 17-19, 2020
  • Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2020, “Subcontracting 101,” October 27, 2020
  • Speaker, North Carolina Small Business Transportation Resource Center, “DOT Masterclass: Pandemic Effects on the Construction Business, a Legal Perspective,” October 15, 2020
  • Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Managing Risks in Your Construction Contracts,” September 2019
  • Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Contract Basics,” February and September 2019
  • Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Trucking A to Z: Legal Considerations When Operating Your Business,” April 2019
  • Author, Construction Law Committee, The Critical Path, Volume 23, Issue 1, “Changes on the Public Construction Horizon in North Carolina,” March 29, 2019
  • Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2018, “Subcontracting 101,” September 26, 2018
  • Speaker, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Council, “Ask a Construction Lawyer,” December 6, 2018
  • Author, Construction Law Section, The Blog Community of the NCBA, “NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration,” June 20, 2018
  • Co-Author, “One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: North Carolina Restrictive Covenants in the Wake of Beverage Systems I and II,” Wake Forest University Journal of Law and Policy, Volume 8, No. 1, January 2018
  • Journal of Law and Policy, 2015 - 2017

Community Involvement

  • City of Winston-Salem M/WBE Citizen Advisory Committee, 2017—2021
  • Salem Baptist Church Board of Trustees, 2020-2023
  • Treasurer, Yadkin Valley Wildlife Federation, 2021-2022
  • The Bird Dog Society, North Carolina Ambassador