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Kirk Sanders

Kurtz Whitley Guy Sanders & Rainey PLLC

ProbatePersonal InjuryAppeals & Appellate
Winston-Salem, North Carolina30 years(336) 510-4000
Experience
30 years
Consultation
Free consultation
Bar State
North Carolina
Contingency
Available
Languages
English
Verification
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About

Kirk handles condemnation cases (Eminent Domain Lawyers). Kirk Sanders and his old firm represented hundreds of clients statewide and led the challenge of the N.C. Map Act as an inverse condemnation by the NCDOT and collected $300,000,000+ for clients since 2018. See landmark decisions in Kirby v. NC Department of Transportation, Chappell v. NCDOT, Beroth v. NCDOT, Stimpson v. NCDOT et al. Kirk Sanders handles estate and trust litigation cases and eminent domain matters. Kirk Sanders has successfully litigated Will Contests cases (will caveats) for both the caveators (challengers of the will) and propounders (defenders of the wills). He has successfully recovered millions in Power of Attorney Abuse litigation cases. Fiduciary Litigation is his concentration. Many of Kirk Sanders' cases come from ATTORNEY REFERRALS Kirk represents plaintiffs in wrongful death & serious bodily injury cases. He's litigated and tried personal injury & wrongful death cases. Areas of Practice: - Will Caveats (Challenging a Last Will & Testament) - Trust Dispute Litigation / Estate Litigation / Removal Actions - Elective Shares - Misappropriation Recovery Against Fiduciaries Professional Honors & Awards: • Martindale Rated “AV” Preeminent, the Highest Possible Rating in both legal abilities and ethical standards • “Legal Elite” in the area of Litigation • “Elite Lawyer” in Litigation • “Super Lawyer” in Estate & Trust Litigation • "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum" • 2014: Top 25 Verdicts and Settlements in N.C. Lawyers Weekly • 2024: Top 10 Verdicts and Settlements in N.C. Lawyers Weekly (wrongful death, tractor trailer case)

Location

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One Salem Tower, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101, United StatesWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27101

Admissions

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North CarolinaSince 1995

Education

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Wake Forest University School of LawJ.D.
North Carolina State UniversityB.A.

Professional Details

Experience

Partner
Partner2015 - 2023
Lawyer2010 - 2014

Awards

Multi-Million Dollar2024 | $4.5m recovery in wrongful death tractor trailer case
SuperLawyers2024 | Fiduciary Estate & Trust Litigation
AV Rated2014

Associations

North Carolina Bar AssociationChairman of GP Small Firm & Solo Section | Activities: Chair, Three time Continuing Legal Education coordinator and moderator, chair of the General Practice Hall of Fame Committee, de facto president of the Forsyth County Real Estate Bar
North Carolina Bar AssociationSpeaker - Continuing Legal Education - Fiduciary Violations by POAs | Activities: CLE speaker
Estate Planning Council of Winston-SalemMember, Speaker, Panel Moderator | Activities: Regular meetings involving finances, legal matters, general knowledge in the field. Speaker on the Warning Signs of Changing Trusts and Account Beneficiaries
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Fees

Free Consultation Phone consultation (short) with staff, if contingency fee case, then if attorney agrees, then attorney will discuss for 1/2 hour at no charge. This does not apply to hourly cases. Inquire and confirm with attorney.
Credit Cards Accepted
Contingent Fees Eminent Domain, Estate Litigation, Trust Disputes, serious Personal Injury
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