W. Sidney Aldridge
PrincipalContact
Phone: 919-781-1311
Fax: 919-782-0465
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Practice Areas
Business Law and Transactions
Commercial and Real Estate Litigation
Small Business Planning / Formation
Contracts
Bankruptcy Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1977
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1977
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1978
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
- United States Court of Federal Claims.
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- J.D. with Honors - 1977
- Law Review: North Carolina Law Review, Business Manager, 1975-1977
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- A.B.
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Etta Sigma, Freshman Honor Fraternity
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Fraver v. North Carolina Farm Bureau, 801 F.2d 675 (C.A. 4 1986 ) cert. denied, 480 U.S. 919 (1987) (successful defense of a challenge to the company’s retirement plan)
- Fraver v. North Carolina Farm Bureau, 69 NC App. 733 (1984) (defended challenge to employee compensation agreement)
- Hamlet HMA v. Richmond County, et al, 138 N.C. App. 415 (2000) (defended Richmond County against a challenge to the transfer of a hospital facility)
- First American Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n v. Royall, , 77 N.C. App. 131 (1985) (represented bank in dispute over water line installation)
- ST Wooten Corp. v. Front St. Construction, 217 N.C. App. 358 (2011) (obtained reformation of a deed to correct an error related to ownership of the property)
- Old Republic National Title Insurance Company v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., 246 N.C. App. 516 (2017) (enforced an agreement for subordination of a lien to a deed of trust)
Classes/Seminars
- Presenter - North Carolina Construction Law, National Business Institute
- Presenter - Bankruptcy Litigation, North Carolina Bar Association
Professional & Community Associations & Memberships
- Wake County Bar Association, President, 1995
- 10th Judicial District Bar, President, 1995
- Wake County Bar Association, Chairman, Board of Directors, 1982
- Raleigh Little Theater, President, 1984 - 1985
- City of Raleigh Art Council
- North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section - Chairman, 1994 - 1995
- North Carolina Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section - Chairman, 1990
- North Carolina Bar Association, Membership Services Committee - Chairman, 1996 - 1998
- University of North Carolina, Board of Directors, The Educational Foundation, 2004 - 2010