Carlton Atlas Ryals III

Born in Raleigh, NC, and raised in Harnett County. Atlas attended Campbell University, in Buies Creek, NC, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Trust & Wealth Management and a minor in Financial Planning. During this time he also worked as a real estate agent and helped out with his family’s small business. After finishing his undergraduate degree, Atlas enrolled in the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law located on Campbell University’s Raleigh campus. Here he finished his Juris Doctorate degree in 2 & 1/2 years. While at Campbell Law, Atlas participated in the Stubbs Bankruptcy Clinic, Child Permanency Appeals Project, the Campbell Law Innocence Project, and was a Fall ‘17 quarter-finalist in the school wide Richard A. Lord Intramural Moot Court Competition.

He also took advantage of the advanced trial advocacy training offered by Campbell through Baylor Law School in St. Andrews, Scotland: the Academy of the Advocate. Additionally, Atlas had the opportunity to intern with the Wake County Public Defender’s office and with Turner Law; both experiences focused heavily on criminal district court.