Fred D. Poisson Jr.

Last week I was on a Zoom reception with fifty of my friends with Governor Cooper. A lot has changed in the last 44 years in the practice of law. When I first began practice in 1976 above the Fox and Lyon Drug Store at the square of Wadesboro, there…

There is usually a one-week waiting period, now there is no waiting period Applicants are entitled to an additional $600 in federal money in addition to the usual weekly amount of the benefit. Self-employed workers or independent contracts are now covered whereas usually they are not. North Carolina applicants are…

Have you been seriously injured due to the defective construction of a home or business? This is part one of a two-part blog series that will discuss the potential legal ramifications of defective construction. In this blog post, the topic is focused on physical injury and negligence law. Part 2…

Don’t tank your workers’ compensation claim by doing the wrong thing. Workplace injury claims are complex. Most people think that any injury at work is automatically covered under workers’ compensation. This is not the case, there is a lot more to it than that. The best thing to do if…

I am both happy and sad to announce that my law partner, George C. Bower, Jr. will retire this month after practicing law in Anson County over 41 years. 26 years ago, my father, Fred D. Poisson, Sr., George C. Bower, Jr. and I formed Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC…

Are You Being Harassed by Debt Collectors? North Carolina has strict laws making it unlawful for debt collectors to engage in debt harassment as a way to get debtors to pay their debts. Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC has attorneys that have experience pursuing claims against debt collectors and creditors…

Keitha Eddins joined Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC on October 22, 2018. With a background in health information management, she handles client medical record processes for personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. Where are you from? Marshville, NC How did you come to work at Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC?…

The Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC team is excited to share that we will be relocating our office in downtown Wilmington, NC. We’ve acquired a new space in the area and are beginning the process of renovation and redesign to tailor the new space to the needs of our staff…

On Monday, May 22, 2017, Davis Poisson was sworn in by the South Carolina Supreme Court as an attorney in South Carolina. Davis studied for the South Carolina Bar and took the two-day test in February 2017. Davis is now licensed to practice law in North Carolina and South Carolina….

Davis Poisson was featured in the North Carolina Advocates for Justice “Member Spotlight” today. Here are some excerpts from the article: What area of law do you practice and what attracted you to that area of law? I practice primarily personal injury law and various areas of consumer law. I…