M. Heath Gilbert Jr.
M. Heath Gilbert Jr.
Areas Of Practice
Business and Corporate
Personal Injury
Litigation
Corporate Crisis Management
Entertainment
Heath has been with Baucom Claytor since 2006. Heath practices principally in the areas of corporate and business law, handling both transactional matters and litigation matters as an “outside” general counsel for many small to mid-size businesses. Heath has successfully developed a wide ranging business practice including business start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and business representation. Heath’s corporate and business clients range in diversity and include members of the restaurant and food service industry, manufacturing sector, construction, intellectual technology and retail. Heath is also one of the few attorneys in the Carolinas that maintains an active entertainment law practice including performing work for such clients as sports television personality Marty Snider, Mediazeus, SouthCoast Marketing & Entertainment, Reelworks Productions, and Studio South.
Heath continues in the Baucom Claytor tradition of serving as a “counselor at law.” He is fully engaged in the success of his clients, and often is called upon to provide guidance from a legal perspective in the areas of branding and business growth. There are also times in the life of a small to mid-size business when a problem may arise. When such crisis occurs, Heath provides the support and direction to implement and execute a way forward for turbulent times.
Heath also maintains a consistently active trial practice handling areas as diverse as business break-ups also known as business divorce, contract litigation, estate litigation, insurance defense, commercial collection claims, and plaintiff’s personal injury. In the area of personal injury law, Heath had recent success in helping a family of four collect $1.225 million for a Plaintiff’s personal injury matter. *
Heath is married with three wonderful children. He is a member of Matthews United Methodist Church, is a member of the Board of Ambassadors of Youth Commission International, the Alumni Chapter of the Eta Rho Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, the Mecklenburg County Bar Finance Committee, has served as an interviewer for the Mecklenburg County Bar candidate committee and is the former co-Chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar CLE Committee.
*Any matter or case mentioned on this website or in this section of the website are illustrative of the matters handled by the firm and this particular attorney. The results that can be obtained in any matter will depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. On this website, not all results are provided. Additionally, prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education
University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio
- J.D. – 1999
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
- M.P.A. – 1995
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
- B.A. – 1993
- Major: Political Science / History
Professional Associations and Memberships
North Carolina Bar Association, 2001 – Present
South Carolina Bar Association, 2003 – Present
American Bar Association , 2007 – Present
Classes & Seminars
Practicing with Adult ADHD, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2011 – Present
NC Rules of Civil Procedure, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2012 – Present
Bar Admissions
North Carolina, 2001
South Carolina, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2010
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
Fraternities/Sororities
Delta Sigma Phi
Honors & Awards
Award of Achievement, 1st Place Service to the Bar YLD of the ABA, Lawyer Legislator CLE , 2006 – 2007
NCBA YLD Divison Director, 2007 – 2008