James E. Scarbrough
704-793-4285 (Real Estate)
Jim is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, and the University of North Carolina School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor in 1974. Mr. Scarbrough served as law clerk to Judge Robert M. Martin on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also served in the Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina as an Associate Attorney, and later as an Assistant Attorney General assigned to represent state agencies, primarily assigned to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, as well as serving as Special Counsel to the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. His principal areas of practice include Land Use Law, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, North Carolina Appellate Practice, Construction Law, Municipal Law and Litigation, and Corporation Law.
Mr. Scarbrough is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association. He is also a member of the Real Property Section, Business Law Section, and Construction Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Mr. Scarbrough is currently a North Carolina Real Estate Broker, and is certified by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Real Estate Law Instructor.
Areas of Practice
- 30% Real Estate Litigation, Easements, Adverse Possession, Boundaries
- 20% Local Government Regulations and Litigation
- 10% Commercial Real Estate Contracts and Leases and Litigation
- 10% Construction Lien and Defect Litigation
- 10% Contract Litigation
- 10% Land Use Litigation
- 10% Foreclosure Defense Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Real Estate Law Instructor, N.C. Real Estate Commission
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1974
- Ohio, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1980
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1980
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1974
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A. - 1971
- Major: Political Science
- Garinger High School, Charlotte
Representative Cases
- Lanvale et al v. Cabarrus County, SE2d (NC Court of Appeals 2011)
- Williams v. Craft Development, 682 SE2d 719 (NC Court of Appeals 2009)
- In Re Boundary Dispute; Griffin v. Wallace, 681 SE2d 553 (NC Court of Appeals 2009)
- Hawks v. Arstark Real Estate (NC Court of Appeals 2007)
- Overcash v. Wahl, 178 NC App 390 (NC Court of Appeals 2006)
- Terres Bend v. Overcash, 185 NCApp 45 (NC Court of Appeals 2007)
- C.F. Little Development v. NC Natural Gas, 167 NC App 653 (2004)
- Young et al. v. Lomax et al, 122 N.C. App. 385 (1996)
Representative Clients
- Cabarrus County Building Industry Association
- Carolina Oil Company
- Central Carolina Board of Realtors
- River Run Limited Partnership
Honors and Awards
- Cabarrus County Building Industry Associate of The Year, 1999 - Present
- Cabarrus County Building Industry Behind the Scenes Spike Award, 2002 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- North Carolina Bar Association, 1974 - Present
- North Carolina Association of Election Law Officials, 1984 - 1988
- Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., Legal Review Committee, 1976 - 1979
- North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law Section, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Administrative Law Section, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Construction Law Section , Member
- Real Estate Building Industry Coalition, Member, Board of Governors
- Concord-Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce, Member, Committee on Local Government
- Cabarrus County Building Industry Coalition, Affiliate Member
- Central Carolina Board Relators, Affiliate Member
- Cabarrus Animal Control and Preservation Task Force, Prior Member
- North Carolina Justice for Animals, Member
- Cabarrus County Board of Elections, Past Member
- Concord ABC Board, Past Member
- Cabarrus County Bar Association, Past President
- Humane Society of Cabarrus and Greater Concord, Volunteer Attorney
- Cabarrus County Bar Association, Member, 1980 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Judge Robert M. Martin, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Raleigh, N.C., Law Clerk
- North Carolina's Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, 1975 - 1980
- North Carolina Court of Appeals, Research Assistant, 1974 - 1975
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, Calvary Lutheran Church
- Foreclosure Defense Work Pro Bono Litigation Against National Banks
- Loan Modification Litigations Against National Banks
