Kristopher Gardner

North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association

(919) 821-4711

Address
210 N. Person Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Website
raleighcivil.law
License
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Practice areas

  • Civil Trial Law (50%)
  • Business Law (25%)
  • Local Government Law (25%)

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor 2002
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBA 1998

Work experience

  • Tharrington Smith 2002 – Present

Associations

  • Member, Wake County Bar Association 2002
  • Member, North Carolina Professional Lobbyists Association 2010
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association 2002
  • Member, American Bar Association 2002
  • Member, North Carolina State Bar 2002

Awards

  • Rising StarNorth Carolina Super Lawyers2014
  • Rising StarNorth Carolina Super Lawyers2013
  • Rising StarNorth Carolina Super Lawyers2012
  • Rising StarNorth Carolina Super Lawyers2011
  • Rising StarNorth Carolina Super Lawyers2009
  • Martindale Hubbell

Background

Kris Gardner's practice focuses primarily in local government law, litigation and beverage alcohol control law. He serves as general counsel to the North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, the North Carolina Nurses Association, and the Triangle J Council of Governments. He is also the town attorney for Enfield and Littleton, both in Halifax County. Kris represents creditors in debt collection matters, assists small business owners, and represents professionals before licensing boards such as the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners and the North Carolina Medical Board. Kris is also certified by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission as a mediator in Superior Court matters.

A native of Charlotte, Kris graduated cum laude from the North Carolina Central University School of Law, where he was a senior editor of the law journal. He attended North Carolina State University before graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998.

Kris is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association, and N.C. Professional Lobbyists Association. Kris served as an at-large member on the Morrisville town council from 2014-2015. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Morrisville Community Fund.
Kris was recognized as a "Rising Star" by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, 2009, 2011-2016. His hobbies include hunting and saltwater fishing.