Sally A. Lawing

Sally A. Lawing was born and raised in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where she attended the public schools. She was awarded the first Bonnie Cone Merit Scholarship to attend UNC-Charlotte, from which she graduated, with honors, in 1977, with double majors in English and Biology. From 1977 through 1979, Sally pursued graduate studies in Genetics at North Carolina State University. In 1979, Sally enrolled in Law School at UNC. She graduated with honors in 1982. During the first 17 years of her legal career, Ms. Lawing gained extensive experience in the specialty of medical malpractice law by representing doctors, hospitals and other health care providers when they were sued for medical negligence. In 1999, Ms. Lawing "changed sides," so to speak, and began representing patients and their families who were victims of medical negligence. Starting in 1999, Ms. Lawing practiced as part of The Law Offices of Wade Byrd, and on February 1, 2004, she established her own firm, The Lawing Firm, P.A., dedicated to the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases throughout the state of North Carolina. In November 2003, Ms. Lawing became the first North Carolina woman to be elected to the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. She has received other honors, including selection to Best Lawyers in America every year since 1995, as well as being named a Super Lawyer and one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina. Both Ms. Lawing and The Lawing Firm, P.A., are rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Sally A. Lawing included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow), 2003 - 2014 American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999 - 2014 Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs, 1995 - 2014 Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2014 Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law, 2013 Member, Holderness Moot Court and the National Moot Court Team, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1982 - Present Recipient, Bonnie Cone Merit Scholarship, University of North Carolina, 1973 - 1977 AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Other Sources of Feedback About Sally A. Lawing Included on the 2026North Carolina Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2014 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2013 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2007 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner

• Tuggle Duggins Meschan & Elrod, P.A., Greensboro, NC, 1982 - 1990
• Elrod & Lawing, P.A., Greensboro, NC
• Elrod Lawing & Sharpless, P.A., Greensboro, NC
• Lawing Sharpless & Stavola, P.A., Greensboro, NC
• Languages
• English

• Analyzing Medical Records, Anatomy for Attorneys, Research Triangle Park
• Preparation of the Defense of a Medical Malpractice Claim, Litigation Section Seminar on Professional Liability Law
• Emotional Distress Claims -- The Defendant's Perspective, Litigation Section Seminar on Damages: Law and Practice
• All-Star Trial of a Civil Case
• Pretrial Motions, Advanced Pretrial Procedure
• Discovery to Hospitals: Overcoming Objections of Priviledge

• North Carolina, 1982
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1982

• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 1999 - Present
• Greensboro Bar Association, 1982 - Present
• North Carolina Bar Association, 1982 - Present
• U.S. Federal Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1982 - Present
• North Carolina, 1982 - Present