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Laura M. Forrest

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lforrest@goldbergsegalla.com
919.582.0811
Raleigh
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Laura M. Forrest has over 20 years of experience counseling and defending clients in matters related to insurance coverage, construction disputes, and other civil litigation. She focuses her practice on representing insurers in insurance coverage litigation arising under a variety of policies, including commercial general liability, homeowners, automobile, umbrella, and other policies. She also devotes a portion of her practice to representing community and homeowners’ associations through North Carolina, resolving disputes between associations and developers, and educating homeowner’s association board members on evolving legal risks and responsibilities. She also has experience in general liability defense spanning motor vehicle negligence, premises liability, and more. Laura has first-chaired jury and bench trials, argued hundreds of motions, and managed cases from inception through trial.

Laura earned the designation Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP) from Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) and speaks frequently on a national level with CLM regarding insurance coverage matters and other topics relevant to the insurance industry. In addition to her years in private practice, Laura draws on experience as a former staff attorney with Fulton County, North Carolina, and as a former staff member of the North Carolina National Guard, where she provided soldiers and their families with information regarding family law, consumer law, estate planning/administration, taxes, immigration, landlord/tenant issues, and military law.

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Honors & Awards

  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2010

Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 1999
    • Public Interest Law Journal (Formerly Loyola Poverty Law Journal): Managing Editor
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington, B.A., 1993

Professional Affiliations

  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Tenth Judicial District Bar Association
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • Claims Litigation and Management Alliance (CLM)

Community Involvement

  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Triangle Steering Committee
  • Alpha Xi Delta Triangle Alumnae Association

Recent Insights

Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Laura M. Forrest

August 31, 2020

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