Appellate

Tom represents secured creditors, debtors, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. He has served numerous times as a bankruptcy trustee and as a federal and state receiver. Tom has noteworthy experience in cases involving healthcare debtors, especially hospitals, and regularly represents private equity groups and other financial institutions in buying and managing distressed healthcare assets. He also has extensive experience in representing tort claimants in asbestos bankruptcies.

For more than two decades and in forums across the country, Kelly has been engaged in protecting his clients’ most valuable assets and resolving their most challenging issues. A large part of Kelly’s practice has been devoted to safeguarding his clients’ intellectual property and trade secrets and resolving disputes involving noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements, unfair competition claims, and claims arising under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for local, regional, and international companies ranging in size from start-ups to publicly traded, Fortune 100® firms. In addition to employment and business tort litigation, Kelly routinely represents clients in defending and resolving complex, multi-party commercial matters, regulated investment advisor and broker litigation, and bankruptcy-related litigation.

A former Third Circuit law clerk, Chris handles sophisticated litigation and appeals including real estate and contract disputes, trade secrets litigation, constitutional claims, fiduciary litigation, fraudulent transfer cases, and shareholder and partnership disputes.

Joe brings over 45 years of litigation experience to the firm, most recently as a partner with Wall Babcock LLP and prior, Carruthers & Bailey, P.A., a Winston-Salem-based firm that he founded with Dennis Bailey in 2001. He handles a broad range of litigation matters through trial and appellate review, including medical malpractice defense, business and banking disputes, wrongful death, serious personal injury, and products liability. Joe also is a certified Superior Court Mediator.

Hector joined Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC in August 2025 as an Associate and is part of the firm’s business bankruptcy team. Prior to joining Waldrep Wall, Hector practiced as an Associate with The Law Offices of John Orcutt in Greensboro, NC, where he represented individuals in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings. Hector previously served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable Lena M. James at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.