Robert Waddell

ROBERT W. WADDELL
robwaddell@protonmail.com

SUMMARY
Trial attorney with a wide-ranging background of experience and training, including pre law school
management duties for a leading tech giant (IBM) and multiple subject matter litigation across all
North Carolina State Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – CORPORATE DISCOVERY – Quality Review
Certification: Consilio 1LR Privilege Certification; Quality Assurance Certification
Consilio (Jun 2018 - Present) Remote – Quality Assurance
Duties include first and second line quality assurance, privilege log, data mining, redaction review and
special assignments. Software used is various forms of the Relativity Platform and Disco.
Discover Ready (Feb 2018 – Jun 2018) – Raleigh
Apple v. Qualcomm discovery review.
UnitedLex (Oct 2016- Dec 2017) Richmond, VA
Duties included document review, applying redactions, privilege review, and quality control. Used
various forms of the Relativity Platform.

THE WADDELL LAW FIRM, PLLC, Greenville, NC (July 2009 to August 2016)
Sole Owner and Managing Attorney
? Founded, formed, and opened a solo law practice in North Carolina as a Professional Limited
Liability Company practicing primarily in the areas of bankruptcy, collaborative divorce, civil
litigation, and federal criminal appeals.
? Financed, designed and oversaw the practice, file management, computer systems, and trust
management.
? Authored briefs in seven cases argued in the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit.
? Represented clients in over fifty cases, ranging from business purchases to custody issues.
Published Cases:
United States v. McClain (No. 10-4042, 2011) (Petition for Cert. Denied by US Supreme Court)
United States v. Kipling Jones, et al., (No. 10-4698, 4th Cir. (2010))

LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Greenville, NC (October 2002 to July 2009)
Staff Attorney
? Lead counsel in over fifty litigated cases, with duties including the handling of all forms of
discovery and mediation, focusing on family law and consumer litigation.
? Filed over 20 petitions and related motions in United States Bankruptcy Court, EDNC.
? Maintained clients in all of Eastern North Carolina and practiced in several districts.
? Authored newspaper articles on legal topics distributed statewide.
CLE Seminars Taught:
? UCC for New Advocates, Fall 2006; Handling Auto Cases, Winter 2007; Case Law Updates
Representative Cases:
In re Totsland, NO. COA05-1663 (2006), N.C. App. LEXIS 2249 (argued, won)
Goss v. K&S Family Homes, et al., Northampton County, North Carolina Superior Court.

NON LEGAL JOB EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, Research Triangle Park, NC (1994 – 1999)
Customer Relations Management
? Managed complaints from individual and corporate clients to resolve them through coordination of IBM’s legal, technical and management resources.
? Settled lawsuits through in-house mediation and compromise.
? Project Manager of a task force to solve vendor rebate problems.

WORLD ACCESS SERVICE CORPORATION, Richmond, VA (1990 – 1994)
Senior Claims Examiner
? Investigated and referred for prosecution many cases of insurance fraud.
? Settled complaints received from the VA Departments of Insurance.
? Worked through subrogation to recover over $1 million per year.

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, Raleigh, NC
B.A., English, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Semester Abroad, Schiller International University, Heidelberg, Germany, Fall 1988

COMMUNITY
Attorney Advisor, J.H. Rose Mock Trial Team (Spring 2005 – Spring 2010) Greenville, NC
? Prepared high school kids to compete against other teams in regional, statewide, and
national mock trial competition, sponsored by the North Carolina Academy of Trial
Lawyers, winning two state championships. Over 5000 hours volunteered.
Speaker, Advisor, North Carolina State Bar PALS Program (Fall 2005 – 2010)

AFFILIATIONS
--National Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys
--North Carolina State Bar
--International Association of Collaborative Professionals

LICENSE AND AWARDS
--Licensed to Practice in North Carolina State Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western NC District Federal
Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Cir., and the Supreme Court of the United States
--Co-Founder, Olde Well Society, Campbell Law School, and Trial Advocacy Finalist
--Honors Member, Mary Washington College