Taylor Hastings

Taylor knows that every case begins with real voices, real stories, and real fears. That is why he listens first. Understanding drives strategy and clarity anchors communication. He builds each legal step on those foundations because the law can feel sharp and impersonal until someone slows down, listens carefully, and makes it intelligible, grounded, and human.

Chapel Hill taught Taylor that lesson early. He grew up in a place where people knew one another and responsibility carried a face and a name. That sense of belonging carried him through a political science degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and onward to William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law, one of the country’s oldest and most respected institutions. He returned home, passed the North Carolina bar in 2014, and built a litigation practice across state and federal courts with patience and care.

Taylor treats litigation as both craft and calling. He prepares every case as though it will stand in open court, and he brings calm focus shaped by years in district, superior, and appellate courtrooms. But he does not seek conflict for sport. He uses preparation as leverage and judgment as direction. He pushes forward when trial serves the client. He negotiates with purpose when resolution better protects time, cost, and peace. Listening and understanding is what enables him to tell the difference.

Clients describe him as steady, responsive, and clear-eyed when pressure rises and emotions strain. He listens without interruption and lets people reach the end of their thoughts. He explains the law without pretense and treats questions as part of the work itself. Their words explain how he shows up ready, thinks several moves ahead, and turns an intimidating process into one that feels navigable, human, and moving forward. That is true whether the path leads through a courtroom or ends across a table with a hard-won, sensible resolution.

Taylor brings analytical rigor and personal attention to every case. He studies facts in context, cuts through complexity, and draws a clear path clients can follow. That blend of judgment, experience, and careful communication defines his work. People arrive carrying questions knotted by stress and uncertainty. They leave knowing someone listened with care and respect. They leave informed, steady, and ready for what comes next. That clarity grows from presence, discipline, and a quiet conviction that good lawyering begins with attention.

Taylor stays deeply connected to the community that shaped his values and gave life to his sense of duty. At home, he is a devoted husband and proud girl dad, roles that keep his ego firmly and relentlessly in check.