Stuart Paynter
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Hillsborough, North Carolina
The Paynter Law Firm, PLLC
Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Licensed in North Carolina since: 2011
Education: Stanford Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2020, 2023 - 2027 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016 
Free Consultation The Paynter Law Firm, PLLC
106 S. Churton StSuite 200
Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: 919-245-3116 Email: Stuart Paynter Visit website
Stuart Paynter is an experienced trial attorney specializing in catastrophic personal injury cases, products liability, antitrust and other complex litigation. Mr. Paynter began his career at one of the nations most prestigious law firms Sullivan & Cromwell before starting in own law firm in 2005. Under his leadership, Paynter Law has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements, including one of the largest verdicts of 2018 in a medical malpractice case. Mr. Paynter believes every client deserves their day in court and fights to make it happen. During the course of his career, Mr. Paynter has taken on and won against Fortune 500 companies and other large institutions--including groundbreaking litigation against the NCAA that resulted in a $60 million settlement for student athletes.
First Admitted: 2004, Washington DC
Professional Webpage: https://www.paynterlaw.com/our-team/stuart-m-paynter/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Bar Associations: American Bar Association
- Professional Offices and Activities: Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Bar Admissions: District of Columbia, North Carolina, California, Federal Bar (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina)
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Menchaca et al v. DaVita - $383.5M verdict in three consolidated wrongful death cases filed against DaVita, Inc., 2018
- In re NCAA Student Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation--$60 million settlements with NCAA and Electronic Arts for student athletes appearing in Electronic Arts videogames, 2015
- Pecover v. Electronic Arts-- $27.5 million settlement on behalf of purchasers of Electronic Arts' football videogames., 2013
Pro bono / Community Service
- Represented a coalition of plaintiffs including the North Carolina Conference of the NAACP in several lawsuits to remove Confederate monuments from in front of courthouses in North Carolina, 2022
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- What a Tangled Family Tree We Weave: Trademarks, Publicity Rights, and the Cross-pollination of First Amendment Defenses through Video Games, Journal of Int'l Media & Entertainment Law, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2011-2012), What a Tangled Family Tree We Weave: Trademarks, Publicity Rights, and the Cross-Pollination of First Amendment Defenses through Video Games, Journal of Int'l Media & Entertainment Law, 2010
- 7 Punitive Damages Strategies - Published in Trial Magazine in April 2019, Co-author, 7 Punitive Damages Strategies, Trial Magazine, 2019
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Trial victory in Antonick v. Electronic Arts (N.D. Cal) recognized by Daily Journal as Top 10 Plaintiffs' Verdict by Impact.
Honors
- Selected as one of NC Lawyers Weekly's 2019 Leaders in the Law, Leaders in the Law, NC Lawyers Weekly, 2019
Office location for Stuart Paynter
106 S. Churton St
Suite 200
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2020, 2023 - 2027
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016