Edward L. Bleynat Jr.
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Edward L. Bleynat Jr.
Ferikes Bleynat & Cannon PLLCTotal Records: 1Biography
Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He later went to work with a major Greensboro law firm in a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and tort law.
In 1995, Ed, his wife and children relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and to raise their family in Western North Carolina, where Ed grew up. After Ed started his own firm in 1997, he and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001.
Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic and community activities as a director, a trustee or a volunteer. He is an AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer by Martindale Hubbel.
Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1989
Tennessee, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1993
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1992
Other Affiliations
North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
28th Judicial District Bar (Member)
Harry C. Martin Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench)
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Edward L. Bleynat Jr.
- Included on the 2023 North Carolina
Past Lists
- 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Education
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Clemson University., 1986 B.S. (Financial Management)
Honors: magna cum laude
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University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1989 J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Honers
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2013 - 2017
- Best Lawyers in America Commercial and Real Estate Litigation Section and Land Use and Zoning Section, since 2020
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, since 2019
- The MAVL Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award (1998)
- Best Law Firms since 2019