Robert A. (Tony) Buzzard

Robert A. (Tony) Buzzard has been a practicing trial lawyer for over two decades and has vast experience in State and Federal Court. Concentrating in civil and criminal litigation, Tony has represented the interest of the injured and the accused. Tony is a second generation attorney and son of nationally renowned law professor Lynn R. Buzzard. Tony is one of only a handful of lawyers who has received a jury verdict in excess of one million dollars for an injured client. Due to his trial success, Tony has been selected as a Top 100 trial lawyer in the United States and a top 10 trial lawyer in North Carolina. Tony also spends part of his time teaching trial lawyers across the state and has been a featured speaker for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, formerly the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Awards and Honors Honors Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1989 - 1991 American Jurisprudence Book Award - Remedies, 1990 American Bar Association Moot Court Team, 1990 5th place National Finalist John Marshall Moot Court Team, 1990 9th Place National Finalist Illinois State Scholar, 1984 Participant, U.S. Track & Field International Team, Hong Kong, 1984 National Top 100 Trial Attorney, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2016 - Present

• Managing Partner

• Buzzard Law Firm, Owner, 1991 - 2004
• Bain, Buzzard & McRae, Partner, 2004 - 2014
• Buzzard & Hart, Managing Senior Partner
• Buzzard & Carr, Managing Senior Partner

• Daubert and Rule 702, NCAST
• Capital Murder Defense , Capital Defender of NC

• North Carolina, 1991
• 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

• Harnett County Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (President)
• Harnett County Bar Association, 1995 - 1996 (Vice-President)
• Harnett County Bar Association, 1994 - 1995 (Treasurer)
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002 - 2007 (Member)
• North Carolina State Bar Association, 1991 - 2015 (Member)
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 1995 - 2015 (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Sigma Kappa