Dan Gibson

Mr. Gibson is a partner at Stam Law Firm.  He joined Stam Law Firm, PLLC in October of 2018. He practices in the areas of general civil litigation, business formation and transactions, North Carolina Constitutional law, and appeals. Mr. Gibson has argued several cases in front of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina Supreme Court and represented dozens of clients in North Carolina state courts.

Experience

Mr. Gibson was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2015. Prior to joining Stam Law Firm, Mr. Gibson practiced general civil and appellate litigation at two other small firms in North Carolina.

Mr. Gibson has worked in district attorneys offices, law firms small and large, and judicial chambers. Mr. Gibson interned with Justice Paul Newby of the North Carolina Supreme Court, District Attorney Phil Berger, Jr. of Rockingham County, and several law firms in Winston-Salem while attending Wake Forest University School of Law.

At Wake Forest law school, Mr. Gibson worked as Professor Tanya Marsh’s research assistant for more than two years researching and analyzing relevant cases, statutes and secondary sources to help her conceptualize and organize the materials for a class and two books on funeral and cemetery law. Mr. Gibson and Tanya Marsh co-authored,“Cemetery Law: The Common Law of Burying Grounds in the United States,” the first of its kind.

While in law school, Mr. Gibson served as vice president for the Wake Forest Federalist Society and the Christian Legal Society. He received the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Award for his trial advocacy skills and earned awards for his performance in constitutional law and legislation and administrative law, as well as a certificate of appreciation from then Gov. Pat McCrory for his service to the state.

Professional Associations

Mr. Gibson is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, 10th Judicial District Bar, and the Wake County Bar Association.

Mr. Gibson is admitted to practice in all North Carolina state courts, the United States Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Gibson is a member of Christian Legal Society and the Federalist Society and an Alliance Defending Freedom Allied Attorney.

Publications & Presentations

“2022 Civil Law Update,” presentation to the Wake County Bar Association

“Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers: Saving Your Appeal Before it Starts” North Carolina Bar Association Expert Series Continuing Legal Education Program

“Personal Jurisdiction,” North Carolina State Bar Journal, Summer 2022

“Appellate Practice for Trial Work” North Carolina State Bar Journal, Spring 2022

“The many ways to satisfy signature rule for mediated settlements,” North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly, December 31, 2020

“COA offers lesson on how to (and not to) perfect an appeal,” North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly, August 31, 2020

“North Carolina appeals court:  seller beware,” North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly

Education & Awards

Wake Forest University School of Law – Juris Doctor, 2015

Campbell University – Bachelor of Arts, Government, 2012 (summa cum laude)

2016: Allen A Bailey Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice

2018 Fellow, E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders

2020, 2021, 2022:  North Carolina SuperLawyers Rising Star

2021, 2022: Business North Carolina Legal Elite for Appellate Practice