Joseph B. Roberts (Retired) III
Location:
Gastonia, North Carolina
Phone:
704-823-6247
888-868-1576
888-868-1576
Fax:
704-865-1488
Email:
Joseph B. Roberts, lll is the senior partner at The Roberts Law Firm, PA located in Gastonia, North Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (1962 AB Degree, 1964 LLB Degree). He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1983 and 1984 and was a lay member of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy from 1982 through 1989. He is chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section. He is a frequent speaker at Workers' Compensation seminars. His primary practice is in workers' compensation, personal injury and medical malpractice.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Worker's Compensation
- Medical Malpractice
- Torts
- Products Liability
- Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1964
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- LL.B. - 1964
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- A.B. - 1962
Published Works
- Editor, "Course and Scope", North Carolina Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section, September, 1999
Representative Cases
- Sizemore v. Raxter, 344 S.E.2d 391, 314 N.C. 527
- Sizemore v. Raxter, 327 S.E.2d 258, 73 N.C.App. 531
- Ross v. Young Supply Co., 322 S.E.2d 648, 71 N.C.App. 532
- Bush v. BASF Wyandotte Corp., 306 S.E.2d 562, 64 N.C.App. 41
- Hughey v. Cloninger, 253 S.E.2d 898, 297 N.C. 86
- Phillips v. Phillips, 252 S.E.2d 790, 34 N.C.App. 428
- Henderson County v. Osteen, 235 S.E.2d 166, 292 N.C. 692
- In re Robinson, 215 S.E.2d 631, 26 N.C.App. 341
- Gastonia Personnel Corp. v. Rogers, 172 S.E.2d 19, 276 N.C. 279
- Gastonia Personnel Corp. v. Rogers, 168 S.E.2d 31, 5 N.C.App. 219
- State v. Gibson, 162 S.E.2d 627, 2 N.C.App. 187
Honors and Awards
- Phi Alpha Delta. William T. Phillips Scholar
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Gaston County, 27th Judicial District, President, 1970
- Gaston County, 27th Judicial District, 1980 - 1982
- North Carolina Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section, Chairman, 1998 - 1999
- American Bar Association, Member
- North Carolina State Bar, Member
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, National Transportation Safety Board, 1976
- Chairman, Gaston-Lincoln Mental Health Board
- Member, Flynn Homes, Inc.
- Chairman, Gaston County Board of Elections, 1977
- Lay Member, Appointed by Governor Jim Hunt, North Carolina Pharmacy Board, 1982 - 1988
- Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1983
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Phi Alpha Delta