Edward Bleynat Jr
Ferikes & Bleynat
Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He later went to work with a major Greensboro law firm in a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and tort law.
In 1995, Ed, his wife and children relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and to raise their family in Western North Carolina, where Ed grew up. After Ed started his own firm in 1997, he and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001.
Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic and community activities as a director, a trustee or a volunteer. He is an AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell.
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1989) | Law
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- Clemson University
- B.A. (1986) | Financial Management
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- Partner
- Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC
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- Sole Practioner
- Edward Bleynat
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- Law Clerk
- Hon. James G. Exum Jr., Chief Justice at Supreme Court of North Carolina
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- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Martindale Hubbell
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- America's Top 100 Attorneys
- The MAVL Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award
- 28th Judicial District Bar
- Harry C. Martin Chapter of the American Inns of Court
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- Tennessee State Bar
- Member
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- North Carolina State Bar
- Member
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- 28th Judicial District Bar
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
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- North Carolina
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- Tennessee
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- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Car Accidents
- English: Spoken, Written