Our Durham, NC Attorneys: Carlos Mahoney

Carlos Mahoney was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in Charlotte, North Carolina and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. After earning his college degree, he attended law school at the University of North Carolina. Mr. Mahoney received his J.D. in May 1999 and was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in August 1999. Since passing the Bar, he has practiced with the law firm of Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A. in Durham and has been a partner at the firm since 2004.

Mr. Mahoney prosecutes and defends civil cases in the state and federal courts of North Carolina on behalf of individuals and small businesses. His areas of practice include Civil Rights, Consumer Rights, Contracts, Real Property, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Personal Injury, and Professional Negligence.

Mr. Mahoney has litigated and tried cases in the Probate, District, and Superior Courts of North Carolina, the United States District Courts, the United States Bankruptcy Courts, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Employment Security Commission, and before various arbitration panels. He has an active appellate practice and has handled cases before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Carlos Mahoney and his wife Jennifer live in Durham. He is a former North Carolina high school tennis champion and continues to play tennis actively.

Contact Information:

400 West Main Street, Suite 709
Post Office Drawer 3685
Durham, NC 27702-3865
Telephone: 919-683-2135
Facsimile: 919-688-9339
Email: cmahoney@gmf-law.com

Legal Employment:

Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A., Durham, NC
(Formerly Glenn, Mills, & Fisher, P.A.)
Partner, January 2004 - present
Associate, September 1999 - December 2003

Areas of Practice:

95% Civil Litigation in the following areas: Civil Rights, Consumer Rights, Contracts, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Real Property, Trusts and Estates Litigation
5% Criminal Appellate Practice

Bar Admissions:

U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2002
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2000
North Carolina, 1999

Education:

JD, 1999, University of North Carolina School of Law
BA, 1996, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Professional Training and Affiliations:

Indigent Defense Services, Eligible for appointment to non-capital criminal appeals in North Carolina, 2005 - present
Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southeast Regional Session, Chapel Hill, NC, May 2002

Professional Awards:

Business North Carolina: Selected as a Legal Elite in the category of Young Guns (best attorneys in North Carolina under 40), 2008
American Board of Trial Advocates: Member, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, November 2007
NCATL: Recognition for Outstanding Service as Civil Rights Chair, June 2007
NCATL: Ebbie Award for Exceptional Service and Inspired Commitment to the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, June 2006
NCATL: Recognition for Outstanding Service as Hispanic/Latino Legal Issues Division Chair, June 2005
Martindale-Hubbell: Awarded a “BV” rating, April 2005 (highest rating available to a lawyer with less than 10 years of experience)

Current Membership Positions:

Board of Governors, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Vice-President, Board of Directors, ACLU-NC Legal Foundation
Board of Directors, Durham County Bar Association
Regional Coordinator, Wade Edwards Mock Trial Competition
Member, Civil Rights Amicus Curiae Subcommittee, NCATL
Member, 14th Judicial District Grievance Committee and Bar Candidate Review Committee
Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Appellate Rules Committee

Presentations and Publications:

Wake Forest CLE: Claims Against the Award, January 31, 2008
NCATL: Co-Chair, Disbursements Seminar, January 25, 2008
NCATL: Objecting to Jurors for Cause during Voir Dire, June 19, 2007
NCATL: Medicaid’s Rights in Third Party Recoveries: 2006 Update, February 16, 2007
NCATL: Trial Briefs, “A Practical Guide to Avoiding the Sovereign Immunity Defense in Claims Against Municipalities,” December 2006
NCATL: How to Take & Defend Depositions, 2005-2007
North Carolina Prima Facie Tort Manual, Third Edition, Edited
Chapters on Assault and Battery and False Imprisonment
NCATL: The Impact of the Patriot Act Upon Civil Rights, June 13, 2006
NCATL: A Practical Guide to Avoiding the Defense of Sovereign Immunity in Claims Against Municipalities, May 12, 2006 (PDF Format)
NCATL: Settling Claims on Behalf of Minors, Incompetents, and in Wrongful Death Actions, May 5, 2006 (PDF Format)
NCATL: Trial Briefs, “ERISA: Ethics and Pitfalls,” co-authored with Michael A. Jordan, Esq., December 2005 (PDF Format)
NCATL: Recent Developments in Law Enforcement Litigation, October 22, 2005
NCATL: Examining Expert Witnesses, April 1, 2005
Wake Forest CLE: Preparation for Trial, September 23, 2004
NCATL: Trial Briefs, “Undocumented Immigrants’ Right of Access to North Carolina Courts, June 2004
NCOSH: The Relevancy of Immigration Status in State and Federal Legal Proceedings, Summer 2004
NCATL: The Trial of a Soft Tissue Case, May 2004
NCATL: Prejudice in the Box, April 15, 2004
NCBA: Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Class at Trial, January 2004

Reported Decisions:

State v. Dewalt ,660 S.E.2d 111 (2008)
Jones vs. City of Durham, 183 N.C. App. 57, 643 S.E.2d 631 (2007)
Sitzman v. Government Employees Ins. Co., 182 N.C. App. 259, 641 S.E.2d 838 (2007)
Jones vs. City of Durham, 361 N.C. 144, 638 S.E.2d 202 (2006)
Massasoit vs. Carter, 439 F.Supp.2d 463 (M.D.N.C. 2006), aff’d, 2007 WL 3390462 (4th Cir. 2007)(unpublished)
Massasoit vs. Carter, 227 F.R.D. 264 (M.D.N.C. 2005)
Lassiter vs. Cohn, 168 N.C. App. 310, 607 S.E.2d 688, review denied, 359 N.C. 633, 613 S.E.2d 686 (2005)
Barnes vs. Wells, 165 N.C. App. 575, 599 S.E.2d 585 (2004)
In re Will of Smith, 159 N.C. App. 651, 583 S.E.2d 615, review denied, 357 N.C. 657, 590 S.E.2d 861 (2003)

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