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Business Owner Receives Settlement after
Suing Former Attorney for Lost Case against Insurance Company

BUSINESS OWNER RECEIVES SETTLEMENT AFTER SUING FORMER ATTORNEY FOR LOST CASE AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANY Settlement: **CONFIDENTIAL** Overview of Case: The Plaintiff, a business owner, sued his former attorney after losing his case against his insurance company due to fire damage. The business owner’s former representation breached their contract with the business owner and were negligent in their representation of him. His former attorney failed to properly investigate, assemble, prepare, file and prosecute the insurance claim. Trial or Settlement: Settlement County where Tried or Settled: Mecklenburg Concluded: 2010 Attorney for Plaintiff: Thomas L. Odom, Jr., The Odom Firm, PLLC of Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Eminent Domain &
Land CondemnationLand Use & ZoningInjury

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Jul
28
Attorney Tommy Odom Selected as 2023-2024 Chair of the Civil Litigation Section for Mecklenburg County Bar
July 28th, 2023
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Apr
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NCAJ Annual Convention coming this Summer!
April 27th, 2022
The North Carolina Advocates for Justice Annual Convention is June 16-18th in Charlotte, NC this year! The Odom Firm is a sponsor for this event. Tommy Odom will be presenting the Eminent Domain case and statutory law updates from May 21, 2018 to Jun… Read More
Apr
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North Carolina Advocates for Justice Eminent Domain Section CLE Seminar is BACK!
April 27th, 2022
The North Carolina Advocates for Justice Eminent Domain Section CLE Seminar is back this Spring after 2 years! Tommy Odom is a featured presenter at the Eminent Domain CLE Seminar on May 12, 2022 in Raleigh, NC. Tommy will discuss “Gas Pains – De… Read More
Mar
16
NC Lawyers Weekly: The Odom Firm obtained 6th largest verdict/settlement in NC in 2020.
March 16th, 2021
Each year, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly publishes an annual review of the top verdicts and settlements obtained in North Carolina. The Odom Firm’s $8,300,000 settlement with the City of Charlotte for the acquisition of land near the airport ra… Read More
Nov
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Tommy Odom plans NC Bar Association 2020 Constitutional Rights CLE
November 11th, 2020
Tommy Odom, with former NC Supreme Court Justice Robert N. Hunter, Jr., has planned the NC Bar Association 2020 Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section CLE titled “COVID-19 v. The Constitution: The New Normal?” Tommy invites al… Read More