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Edwin L. West III

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2017.
115 North Third Street, Suite 301, P.O. Box 2460 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
(910) 444-2000
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ewest@brookspierce.com
Firm: Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
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Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (910) 444-2000

Ed West's practice areas include white-collar defense and investigations, professional licensing board defense and complex business litigation.

Ed has represented individuals, businesses, and organizations under investigation by a myriad of state and federal agencies including:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Securities & Exchange Commission, N.C. Secretary of State Securities Division, N.C. Banking Commission, Internal Revenue Service, N.C. Department of Revenue, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, N.C Department of Treasurer Unclaimed Property Division, N.C. State Bureau of Investigations-NC Division of Environmental Crimes, U.S. Department of State-Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce-Office of Export Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Treasury, Department of Homeland Security-Secret Service, N.C. Department of Justice Consumer Protection Division, N.C. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice-Tax Division, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Aviation Administration.

He has represented businesses and organizations both large and small, including publicly traded companies, health care providers, utilities, municipalities, school boards, closely-held and small businesses, as well as individuals in a wide variety of civil matters. These have included qui tam/whistleblower litigation, business disputes of all kinds, eminent domain takings, shareholder actions, defamation, legal malpractice defense, personal injury and a multitude of insurance matters.

Ed routinely represents individuals and businesses with civil and criminal tax issues. He has represented businesses and individuals with inquiries, investigations, audits, liens, and collections issues by both the Internal Revenue Service and the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He has defended clients in criminal investigations involving tax evasion, failure to file, filing false returns, failure to collect, fraud and false statements, filing fraudulent returns, structuring, and embezzlement of entrusted funds.

He advises lawyers regarding professional responsibility and ethics. He defends lawyers facing state bar grievances and routinely advises attorneys and law firms responding to subpoenas. He is panel defense counsel for Lawyers Mutual of North Carolina.   

Ed represents professionals before licensing boards. He has advised and represented individuals with matters involving the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Medical Board, North Carolina Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners, North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors, North Carolina Real Estate Commission, North Carolina Irrigation Contractors Licensing Board, North Carolina Nursing Board, and North Carolina Social Work Licensing Board.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Awards
  • Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) for Criminal Defense (2018-2023)
  • Recognized in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's “Leaders in the Law” (2020)
  • Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Criminal Defense (2015-2023)
Education
Wake Forest University, J.D.
Graduated 1995
Hampden-Sydney College, BA
Graduated 1992
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (910) 444-2000
ewest@brookspierce.com
115 North Third Street, Suite 301, P.O. Box 2460
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
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