Peter G. Pappas

Peter Pappas' principal areas of practice are business litigation, labor and employment law, commercial and civil litigation, insurance litigation, ERISA litigation, fidelity and surety, federal civil practice.

Mr. Pappas received his B.A. Degree with highest honors from the Univeristy of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Prior to attending law school, he served as a Staff Aide to United States Senator Robert Morgan.

Mr. Pappas earned his J.D. Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After law school, he worked as a Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of North Carolina, The Hon. W. Earl Britt.

• Business North Carolina Legal Elite (2005 - 2006)
• North Carolina Bar Association - Member, Board of Governors (2007 - present); Litigation Section, Former Chairman; Litigation Section Council, (1994-1999); Bench-Bar Liaison Committee, Former Chair; Task Force on the Education of Lawyers, Former Member; Young Lawyers Division Fellows, Former Chair; Young Lawyers Division, Former Chair; American Bar Association - Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections; Former Young Lawyer Delegate to House of Delegates from the North Carolina State
• Defense Research Institute - Surety and Fidelity Committe
• Middle District North Carolina - Member Attorney Advisory Panel for Case Mgmt/Electronic Case Filing, Member Local Rules Committee

Gillis v. Montgomery County Sheriff Department et al, 2008 WL2726703 (N.C. App., 2008)

Mark IV Beverage, Inc. v. Molson Breweries USA, Inc., 500 S.E.2d 439 (1998), cert. denied., __S.E.2d __(1998), 500 S.E.2d 439 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998)

Jones et al. v. The American Tobacco Company, 1990 WL 101455 (4th Cir. 1990) (Counsel for the Employer), 908 F.2d 967 (4th Cir. 1998)

Alford v. Shaw, 327 N.C. 526, 398 S.E.2d 445 (1990), 327 N.C. 526; 398 S.E.2d 445 (N.C. Sup. Ct. 1990)

News

• 6 Attorneys Named Among NC's "Legal Elite"
  Business North Carolina magazine has named six attorneys from Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier’s Greensboro office to its “Legal Elite” listing, an honor bestowed by the publication on less than 5 percent of the state’s lawyers.
• Pappas Ends Term As Chair Of NC Bar Association's Bench/Bar Liaison Committee
  Peter G. Pappas, a Member in the Greensboro office of Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, PLLC, has completed a two year term as Chair of the Bench/Bar Liaison Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association.
• Americans with Disabilities Act UPDATE - Employment Law Briefing Covers Recent Developments
  Employers constantly struggle with how to apply important ADA requirements to day-to-day issues that arise in the workplace. Please join us for a free breakfast briefing for employers about recent developments under the ADA.

Publications

• Proposed Amendments to the FMLA Regulations will affect Physicians
  The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, some of which will impact physicians.
• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas
• Employment Law Update - August 2006
  U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Provision of Title VII
• Employment Law Update - July 2006
  Fourth Circuit Holds Employee Has No Automatic Right To Job Restoration Following FMLA Leave
• Employment Law Update - June 2006
  Recent Decisions Highlight Importance Of Background Checks for Employers

Events

• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006