David P. Ferrell
Practice Focus:
Civil Litigation
Professional Liability Defense
Cooperative & Public Utilities
Eminent Domain and Land Use
Administrative & Regulatory
Construction Litigation
Business
Legislative Representation
Contact Information
Raleigh Office
434 Fayetteville Street
Suite 2000
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 754-1171
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David is a partner with Vandeventer Black and concentrates his law practice in civil matters, including civil litigation, professional liability defense, cooperative and public utilities, eminent domain, administrative and regulatory, business, construction litigation and legislative representation.
David represents electric cooperatives, municipal electric systems, and other utilities in various matters, including right-of-way acquisition, eminent domain, and general liability matters. He regularly represents clients before the North Carolina Utilities Commission and other regulatory agencies. He also represents landowners faced with condemnation by state DOT projects. David works closely with engineers, appraisers and surveyors in these matters. He has lectured on right-of-way acquisition and condemnation law at seminars and is the Editor of Vandeventer Black’s Eminent Domain and Property Rights Newsletter.
David represents architects, engineers, contractors and liability carriers in a variety of construction, professional liability, lien and contract disputes. His civil litigation and business law practices include representing businesses in construction and lien matters, employment law litigation, business disputes and collections. David’s administrative and regulatory practice focuses on representing businesses and individuals before professional licensing boards, state and local regulatory and permitting agencies, and other similar agencies. He also serves as legal counsel to North Carolina business and trade associations.
David joined Vandeventer Black after working with Hafer & Caldwell P.A. in Raleigh, where he developed a broad administrative practice representing clients before the North Carolina General Assembly in legislative matters. David earned B.A. degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Campbell University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and the U. S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina.
David is a member of the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporations Counsel Association, Wake County Bar’s Professionalism Committee and YMCA’s Youth Legislature Bill Selection Committee. He is a Fellow of the Washington, D.C. Institute for Professional Leadership, Education Policy Fellowship Program. David serves on the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes, Eastern North Carolina.