Leslie Oliver Wickham Jr.
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Leslie Oliver Wickham Jr.
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Leslie Oliver Wickham, Jr. was born on July 24, 1952 in Tarboro, N.C. He graduated from Tarboro High School in 1970 and enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in September of 1970. He was an English and Religion major for four (4) years, but then switched majors and obtained a teaching certificate in elementary education in 1975. He taught in the Durham Public Schools for 4-1/2 years. His hobbies include swimming, playing guitar and hiking.
Mr. Wickham has tried worker's compensation cases in 25 counties in North Carolina. He has deposed over 100 doctors in North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York and Virginia. He served as the Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers from June 2008 through June 2009. He also served as Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Wickham practices primarily in the area of workers' compensation, but also litigates other civil matters.
Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1984
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1985
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
Other Affiliations
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section (Member)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1998 - 2003 (Executive Committee)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1999 - 2003 (Membership Committee Chair)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section, 2006 - 2007 (Secretary)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section, 2007 - 2008 (Vice Chair)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section, 2008 - 2009 (Chair)
North Carolina Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section (Member)
North Carolina Bar Association, Section Counsel, 2001 - 2004 (Member)
North Carolina Bar Association (Legislative Committee Member)
North Carolina Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Treasurer)
North Carolina Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Vice Chair)
North Carolina Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Chair)
American Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation Litigation Group
Durham County Bar Association, 2000 (Campaign Chair, Access to Justice)
Durham County Bar Association, 2001 (Campaign Chair, Access to Justice)
North Carolina State Bar: Workers' Compensation Specialization Committee, 2007 - 2009 (Member)
North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, April 1, 2006 - April 1, 2009 (Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Committee)
North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, April 1, 2009 - April 1, 2010 (Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Committee)
Education
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1975 B.A.Major: Education
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North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1983
Honers
- Centennial Award, North Carolina Bar Association, 2001