George Mason Oliver
Top rated Bankruptcy attorney in New Bern, North Carolina
The Law Offices of Oliver & Cheek, PLLC
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in North Carolina since: 1999
Education: University of North Carolina School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2025 Call today:
252-633-1930
Free Consultation The Law Offices of Oliver & Cheek, PLLC
405 Middle StPO Box 1548
New Bern, NC 28563 Visit website
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For more than 19 years, attorney George Oliver has assisted business and individual clients in cases involving Chapter 11 bankruptcies, workouts and alternatives to bankruptcy, state court receiverships, and litigation. He received an AV Preeminent (4.7/5.0) rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. He is the winner of Legal Elite's "Young Guns Award" (Best under 40) in NC for 2013, and he is a Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law.
Mr. Oliver is a frequent presenter for continuing legal education on a wide array of bankruptcy-related topics. He graduated with his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with honors. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the Eastern NC Inn of Court and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Prior to opening the firm Oliver & Cheek, PLLC, Mr. Oliver was an associate with the New Bern office of Stubbs & Perdue, P.A., and an associate with the Asheville firm of Elmore, Elmore & Williams. His practice area is primarily eastern North Carolina. His firm is primarily located in New Bern, North Carolina, and also has offices in Raleigh, Wilson, Greenville and Wilmington.
Practice areas
Bankruptcy: Business, Civil Litigation: DefenseFocus areas
Bankruptcy Law
- 70% Bankruptcy: Business
- 30% Civil Litigation: Defense
First Admitted: 1999, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://olivercheek.com/george-mason-oliver/
- Member of Board of Trustees, Epiphany School of Global Studies, 2016-present
- Vice-President and Board Member, Historic Downtown Residents Association, 2015-2018
- Board Member, Craven Arts Council, 2017-2020
- President and Board Member, New Bern Civic Theatre, 2017-present
- Craven County Bar Association, Member and Former President
- NewTAC Board Member, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 2010-2013
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Council Member, NC Bankruptcy Section Council, 2004 - 2007
- Section Council Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, 2004-2007
- Member, Eastern NC Inn of Court
- Member, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- Co-Coordinator, North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Financial Health Clinic, 2011
- Co-Managing Editor, North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual
- Specialist in Business Bankruptcy law, certified by North Carolina State Bar, 2006-present
- Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, Eastern District of North Carolina
- Law School Attorney General, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998-1999
- Order of the Golden Fleece, 1995
- Undergraduate Attorney General, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995-1996
- Recognized in Business North Carolina magazine’s "Legal Elite” (Bankruptcy), 2009-2011
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in Communications Studies, 1996
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., with honors, 1999
- Co-Editor, North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual, North Carolina Bar Association, 2007
- Chapter 11 Update, Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, 2002-2008
- Chapter 11 Update, Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, 2011
- Chapter 7 Trustee Panel Workshop, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2011
- “Perfection and Avoidance Issues”, North Carolina 33rd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2010
- “The Hard Road Ahead,” Real Property Section Annual Meeting, North Carolina Bar Association, 2011
- “Bankruptcy and Real Estate—Does Perfection Have to be Perfect?”, North Carolina Bar Association
- “Bankruptcy Light? Less Fulfilling or Tastes Great? Receiverships and Other State Law Alternatives to Bankruptcy”, North Carolina 32nd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2009
- “Homebuilder/Construction Bankruptcies and Lien Issues”, 30th Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, 2009
- “Being Secured in an Unsecured World—Bankruptcy for Paralegals”, 2009
- “A View from the Trenches—the Ups and Downs of Chapter 11 Practice”
Office location for George Mason Oliver
405 Middle St
PO Box 1548
New Bern, NC 28563
Phone: 252-633-1930
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