Senior Counsel
Joe Carruthers
Specialities
Appellate, Litigation
Bio
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.
Joe practiced at the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt from 1981 until 2000 Prior to that, he was an associate at Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice from 1977 until 1981.
Joe received a J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law, and a B.A. degree in political science from Duke University in 1974. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Forsyth County Bar Association, and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.
- J.D. 1977 Wake Forest University School of Law | Law Review, Articles Editor, Moot Court Board, Graduated 1st in Class
- B.A. 1974 Duke University
- North Carolina, 1977
- North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- Defended physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice litigation.
- Represented healthcare professionals before the North Carolina Medical Board in licensing,
disciplinary, and regulatory matters. - Represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of litigation matters, including breach of
contract, negligence, and wrongful death claims. - Represented clients in appeals before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina
Supreme Court. - Defended a physician in a medical malpractice action in which the North Carolina Court of
Appeals ordered a new trial and adopted a jury instruction favorable to physicians on the issue
of proximate cause, ultimately contributing to a defense verdict at retrial.
Best Lawyers®, 1995-Present
Super Lawyers®, 2008-Present
Martindale Hubbell AV®, 1992-present
Awards & Recognition:
- Best Lawyers®, 1995-Present
- Super Lawyers®, 2008-Present
- Martindale Hubbell AV®, 1992-present
