Creditor’s Rights can include many aspects of recovering payment for services and/or products provided. This recovery may also include representing creditors in bankruptcy court. Vann Attorneys has attorneys who maintain active memberships in the American Bankruptcy Institute and the North Carolina Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Section and who actively assist clients in recovering assets. Our attorneys are experienced in and frequently appear in each of the three Federal Bankruptcy Districts spanning North Carolina. Our attorneys have trial experience in this arena as well as all aspects of representing creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings. Our representation also includes representing creditors in preference claims, fraudulent transfers and other similar related cases.

Within the realm of Creditor’s Rights, our attorneys also are well versed in state court collection practices, including pre-judgment and post-judgment remedies. Often times, finding the assets can be the most difficult portion of recovery. Our firm has built a solid reputation for effective and efficient representation of creditors.

Our attorneys often represent secured and unsecured creditors, suppliers, manufacturers and other creditor clients. We often assist our clients with claims including receiverships, reclamation, UCC claims and other related matters.

The attorneys at Vann Attorneys are available to assist clients in contract negotiation, drafting and review. Believing that preparation and prevention are often the best cure, our attorneys work with clients during the negotiation phase prior to the execution of contracts in an effort to assist clients in protecting themselves on the front end of a deal. Our firm reviews contracts before the client signs the contract. Our attorneys likewise are prepared to take the lead in drafting not only single use contracts but also commercial agreements, including credit applications, guarantees, employment contracts, operating agreements, policy manuals, privacy agreements and security agreements just to name a few. With the last of that list, we also assist with the necessary collateralization documents. We have attorneys who assist with all aspects of corporate formation and the related contractual agreements.

Thinking about what happens to your family and how you provide for them after your death or injury is a difficult process. However, the difficult decisions you make now will save your family from making these same difficult decisions later, usually when they are struggling to cope with your injury, incapacity or death.

Most of us carry multiple forms of insurance to protect themselves from a possible devastating loss: we have car insurance with high personal injury limits, disability insurance, homeowner’s insurance, and insurance that covers the replacement value of expensive property. Yet many of us have failed to plan for a certain, rather than a possible, devastating loss: what happens to our family after we die? Many of us do not have even a simple Will to direct how our hard-earned property goes after death and, in the case of higher net worth individuals, to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Most of us do not have Powers of Attorney to allow our family to act in our place in the event we are incapacitated. Our family instead will have to attend a public guardianship hearing and possibly incur thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees and administration costs. Even our closest family members have no idea what kind of medical care and treatment we would want if we are terminally ill or in a coma, whether we want to donate organs, or what funeral arrangements should be made. These exact decisions will be made by our family at a time when they are dealing with an emotionally difficult situation – an especially terrible burden when they are unsure what our wishes are.

We will work with you throughout the process of estate planning to give you greater peace of mind and confidence in knowing your loved ones are protected. The documents you will receive will be crafted to your situation and will provide you with the greatest flexibility, security, and clarity.

The lawyers at Vann Attorneys appear regularly before judges and courts throughout the state, making us ideally situated to serve as local counsel for out-of-state or foreign clients. Due to our extensive experience in state and federal courts, our firm is an excellent choice for parties that need to bring suit or find themselves sued in North Carolina courts. Our approach is tailored to the needs of each individual client – we will take on as expansive or limited role as those needs, and the preference of lead counsel, may dictate.

Our Attorneys are admitted to practice before the North Carolina State Courts as well as the United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. We are available for association to enable you to appear as a pro had vice attorney in North Carolina state court and also as a special appearance attorney in the Western, Middle or Eastern Districts of North Carolina.

Our experience, knowledge and accessibility are characteristics of our commitment to service which is why we have been chosen to serve as local counsel. Please feel free to contact us to inquire or talk with us about serving as local counsel.

At Vann Attorneys, we utilize alternative dispute for the benefit of our clients. Vann Attorneys uses mediation and/or arbitration, both voluntary and court-ordered, early in cases which can assist in resolving disputes prior to long drawn out litigation. Our attorneys offer a broad range of experience with alternative dispute resolution. One of the benefits of such experience is the ability of our attorneys to help develop creative options for our clients in resolving disputes.

Our attorneys also represent clients in arbitration hearings and in mediated settlement conferences whether elective, court-ordered or contractually required.

Vann Attorneys has helped numerous clients navigate catastrophic and life changing injuries caused by the negligent and intentional acts of others. No person ever expects to have to talk to a lawyer about an injury that they suffer or the wrongful death of a loved one. However, if you are injured, or a loved one has been killed, because of the actions of someone else, you could be entitled to recover for your losses. Not all injuries are physical in nature. At Vann Attorneys we have helped children and adults alike recover compensation for the significant emotional injuries that accompany sexual abuse and molestation. We have experience in numerous jury trials where children have been horribly sexually abused. When you are injured by someone else, it is critical that you work with an attorney who both understands the process of settling an injury claim, and is willing to take difficult cases to trial in order to seek justice on your behalf when a fair settlement is not offered.