Mr. Hemric practices in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with a focus on advising construction industry clients across all project stages, from bidding and contract negotiation through resolution of jobsite disputes and litigation. He also advises a variety of business clients from startups to Fortune-recognized businesses on supply chain, insurance coverage, and general transactional and litigation-related issues that impact their businesses.

Bar Admissions
North Carolina State Bar
South Carolina State Bar
Virginia State Bar
United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
North Carolina Bankruptcy Courts for Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts

Education

• Wake Forest University, B.S., Mathematics, magna cum laude, 2014
• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2017

Significant Accomplishments

Assisting clients in general commercial disputes at all stages, including litigation, alternative dispute resolution and postjudgment practice

Advising construction industry clients in negotiations of commercial and residential construction contracts

Advising construction industry clients on resolution of jobsite disputes on public and private construction projects

Representing construction industry clients in a variety of disputes, including scheduling and delay claims, defect claims and payment claims

Advising insurance carriers on coverage and financial responsibility obligations in a variety of coverage situations and industries

Law Clerk, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2016, 2017

Professional Activities and Experience

Distinctions

• Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list, 2022 - present
• Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
• CALI Award-Taxation: Policy, Spring 2017
• CALI Award-Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition, Spring 2016
• George K. Walker First Year Moot Court Competition, Sweet 16
• Team Member, Billings, Exum & Grye National Moot Court Competition

Publications & Presentations

• Co-Author, "Spotting a Sham: What You Need To Know About MEB/BD Business Certification Processes," DRI's For The Defense, Vol. 65, No. 2, February 2023
• Co-Presenter, "Corporate Sustainability Goals – Net Zero By 2030?," DRI Construction Law Committee Annual Seminar, January 27, 2022
• Co-Presenter, North Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights, “Contracting for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises,” November 17-19, 2020
• Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2020, “Subcontracting 101,” October 27, 2020
• Speaker, North Carolina Small Business Transportation Resource Center, “DOT Masterclass: Pandemic Effects on the Construction Business, a Legal Perspective,” October 15, 2020
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Managing Risks in Your Construction Contracts,” September 2019
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Contract Basics,” February and September 2019
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Trucking A to Z: Legal Considerations When Operating Your Business,” April 2019
• Author, Construction Law Committee, The Critical Path, Volume 23, Issue 1, “Changes on the Public Construction Horizon in North Carolina,” March 29, 2019
• Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2018, “Subcontracting 101,” September 26, 2018
• Speaker, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Council, “Ask a Construction Lawyer,” December 6, 2018
• Author, Construction Law Section, The Blog Community of the NCBA, “NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration,” June 20, 2018
• Co-Author, “One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: North Carolina Restrictive Covenants in the Wake of Beverage Systems I and II,” Wake Forest University Journal of Law and Policy, Volume 8, No. 1, January 2018
• Journal of Law and Policy, 2015 - 2017