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Michael L. Weisel
About Michael
Biography
- I concentrate my legal practice on corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, commercial real estate, venture capital, business and corporate law, government relations, administrative and regulatory law, campaign finance and election law, and securities arbitration.
- The Capital Law Group is a law firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. We provide legal advice and consulting services to business entities (such as corporations and limited partnerships), nonprofit organizations, political committees, trade associations, lobbyists, elected officials, candidates, and individual clients in the fields of business formation and counsel, mergers & acquisitions, commercial litigation, campaign finance and election law, and ethics and lobbying issues.
- We provide help in navigating you through all aspects of operating your business, providing advice, drafting and document review, which in the example of business law relates to the conduct of business, including banking law, securities regulation, business financing, acquisitions, contracts, corporations, director liability, mergers, guarantees and other areas.
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Licensed in North Carolina for 45 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1980
No misconduct found
Location
Capital Law Group
Capital Law Group, 1101 Haynes Street, Ste. 205, Raleigh, NC, 27604
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Experience
Honors
2019
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2018
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2016
Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2016
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
North Carolina's Legal Elite in the field of Business Law, Business North Carolina
2015
Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who in American Law
2015
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Who's Who in American Law -Marquis, Listed
2014
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Who's Who in American Law -Marquis, Listed
2013
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Recognized in the field of Corporate Compliance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2011
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2011
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2010
North Carolina's Legal Elite in the field of Business, Business North Carolina Magazine
2010
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2010
Recognized in the field of Corporate Governance Law, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2009
North Carolina's Legal Elite in the field of Business Law, Business North Carolina Magazine
2008
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2007
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
2006
Listed, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
Work Experience
1990 - 1995
Vice President Portfolio Manager, Kemper (Zurich) Financial Services
1988 - 1990
VIce President - Equity, Wells Fargo Bank
Associations
2016 - Present
North Carolina Bar AssociationSelected Committee Member, Internet & Regulations Task Force
1997 - Present
Foreign Trade Zone #93Chair
North Carolina Bar Association, Legislative Advisory Committee
Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Government and Public Sector Section
Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Administrative Law Section
Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section
Member
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Chairperson and Arbitrator
Wake County Bar Association
Member
North Carolina State Bar
Member
2011 - 2015
Tenth Judicial Circuit Bar AssociationGrievance Committee
2009 - 2015
Tenth Judicial Circuit Bar AssociationFee Dispute Resolution Committee
2009 - 2010
North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Form InitiativeTeam Leader
2009 - 2015
North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Law Section, Ethics CommitteeMember
1999 - 2003
Wake County Democratic PartyChairman (two elected terms)
1999 - 2004
North Carolina Railroad CompanyCorporate Board Member and Secretary
1998 - 1999
North Carolina Legislative Financial Institutions Study CommitteeMember
1997 - 2000
North Carolina Board of Community CollegesMember
1997 - 2010
Wake County SmartStart, Inc.Chairman
1993 - 1997
North Carolina State Banking CommissionMember
1993 - 1995
North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement SystemsTrustee
1993 - 1995
North Carolina Local Government Employees' Retirement SystemTrustee
1993 - 1995
Legislative School Capital Construction Study CommissionMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Beason v. N.C. Dep't of Sec'y of State, No. COA 12-838, 12-837 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013)
Client prevailed
Turner v. Hammocks Beach Corp., No. COA 11-1420, 2012 N.C. App. LEXIS 1392 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012)
Client prevailed
Kirkland's Stores, Inc. v. Cleveland Gastonia, LLC, 733 S.E.2d 885 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012)
Client prevailed
Burke v. Wilkins, 131 N.C. App. 687, 507 S.E.2d 913 (1998)
Client prevailed
Education
2003
North Carolina State University
MA - Masters
1980
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1977
Guilford College
BS - Bachelor of Science
N/A
Duke University
PhD - Doctorate (in progress)
Speaking Engagements
2006
Election, Legislative and Lobby Law Review
Program Chair - Speaker, Corporate and Union Political Contributions