John P. Marshall
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John P. Marshall, formerly a shareholder in White & Allen, P.A., re-joined the firm in 2006. John practiced with White & Allen, P.A. from 1989 until 2000, when he left the firm to become Vice President and General Counsel for several companies, including Tands, Inc. d/b/a Bojangles’, the Bojangles’ franchisee for eastern North Carolina.

During his previous stint with White & Allen, P.A., John did primarily civil litigation, with an emphasis on business and construction litigation. He handled over 50 synthetic stucco and residential home related construction litigation cases. While serving as in house counsel for Tands and its related entities, John was heavily involved in real estate acquisition, real estate development and financing, employment law matters and structuring business transactions. He has also had the opportunity to be involved in a complex real estate and corporate transaction in the Bahamas.

Since returning to the firm, John has re-established his civil litigation practice. In addition, he advises clients in various business matters such as structuring business transactions, real estate acquisition and general business matters. John also maintains a mediation and arbitration practice, often chosen as third neutral arbitrator.
 

Recent Engagements

• Represented a real estate developer in the governmental approval and acquisition of 90 acres in the Bahamas
• Represented restaurant franchisee in the due diligence and acquisition of numerous restaurant sites throughout eastern North Carolina
• Advised on employment law matters for 2000 employee company
• Represented a minority shareholder in a closely held corporation in a Meiselman claim

John is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and is admitted to practice in all courts in North Carolina. John focuses on several areas of practice with White & Allen, P.A. John advises clients in real estate acquisition and development matters as well as structuring business transactions. John is also certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a Mediator and provides mediation and arbitration services. In addition, John maintains a civil litigation practice. John currently serves the North Carolina State Bar as the chair of the Eighth Judicial District Bar Candidate Committee. He is a member of the Litigation and Business Law sections of the North Carolina Bar Association.

John has been active in the community. He is a past president of the Lenoir Committee of One Hundred and the Kinston Country Club. John currently serves on the Executive Committee and the Board of the Lenoir Committee of One Hundred, the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of Arendell Parrott Academy and the Board of the Kinston Noon Rotary Club. He has served on the boards of the Lenoir County United Way, the Lenoir Community Council for the Arts and the Human Rights Advisory Council at Caswell Center.

John was born and raised in North Carolina. John obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Campbell University in 1984 and his law degree, magna cum laude, from the Campbell University School of Law in 1989. John enjoys golf, college basketball and travel.

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