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Charles G. Monnett III 
200 Queens Road
Suite 300
Charlotte, North Carolina 28237
 

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Phone: (704) 376-1911
(800) 977-3077 (Toll Free)
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (704) 376-1921
Web site: http://www.carolinalaw.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
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Charles G. Monnett III is the founding partner of Charles G. Monnett III & Associates. Mr. Monnett's practice focuses on catastrophic  personal injury, traumatic brain injury, medical malpractice and workers' compensation cases before both federal and state courts. Mr. Monnett is a featured speaker throughout the United States educating lawyers prosecuting traumatic brain injury, medical malpractice and other catastrophic injury claims. He remains dedicated to achieving justice for those who have been injured.  A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Mr. Monnett attended undergraduate school at Appalachian State University and in 1983, he received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Monnett is a member of the American Association for Justice, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Belli Society, the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.  In 1984, he was appointed by NC Governor Mike Easley to a 4 year term on the NC Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council.  He is past chair and Treasurer of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group.

Birth Injuries
Car Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Other Catastrophic Injuries

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Areas of Practice:
Auto Accidents
Industrial Accidents
Medical Negligence
Traumatic Brain Injury
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1983
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1989
U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Education:
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1983
Juris Doctorate


Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 1980
Bachelor of Arts


Published Works:
"Neurolaw: The Basics", North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, December 18, 1995


"Gain a Better Understanding of Neurolaw Basics", Michigan Lawyers Weekly, July 15, 1996


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Personal Injury Claims", Insurance Litigation in North Carolina, National Business Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC, October 26, 1994


"Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", How to Try A Personal Injury Case, North Carolina Academy of Trail Lawyers, Greensboro, NC, April 7, 1995


"The Direct Examination of a Physiatrist", The Use of Expert Testimony in Brain Injury Litigation-1st Annual Trail Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 19, 1996


Moderator and Panel Member, "Additional Thoughts Regarding Traumatic Brain Injury", 7th Annual Convention, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA, February 11, 1996


"The Basics of Head Injury Litigation", Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Nassau, Bahamas, March 12, 1996


"Pharmacological Management of the Sequella of Traumatic Brain Injury", 50th Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Boston, MA, July 26, 1996


"Legal Issues Facing Persons with Traumatic Brain Injuries", Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop, Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities, Raleigh, NC, September 26, 1996


"Settlement Brochures", The Evaluation and Settlement of Claims Involving Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd Annual Trail Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 24, 1997


"Opening Statement in Cases Involving Head and Neck Injuries", 8th Annual Convention, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA, February 11, 1997


"Dealing with Financial/Legal Issues Following TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury-Challenges to Recovery", Northwest Area Health Education Center, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Hickory, NC, April 11, 1997


"Settlement Brochures", 51st Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, San Diego, CA, July 24, 1997


"Legal and Financial Issues Following Traumatic Brain Injury", Carolina's Brain Injury Symposium, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, August 12, 1997


"Should I Take a Brain Injury Case?" All you Ever Wanted to Know About Brain Injury and Were Afraid to Ask, Lorman Business Center/Brain Injury Association of Illinois, Chicago, IL, November 6, 1997 - November 7, 1997


"Valuing the Traumatic Brain Injury: The Plaintiff's Perspective", The Annual Symposium on Head Injury Claims, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, December 4, 1997 - December 5, 1997


Moderator and Course Planner, "Mild Acquired Brain Injury: Proving it is Real", Third Annual Trial Lawyer's Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 30, 1998


Moderator, "Trial of a Traumatic Brain Injury Case", 52nd Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Washington, DC, July 20, 1998


"Guardianship, Trusts and Other Legal Issues Following Traumatic Brain Injury", Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Care Givers Conference, Greensboro, NC, December 5, 1998


Moderator and Course Planner, "Maximizing Damages in Difficult Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", Fourth Annual Trial Lawyer's Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 22, 1999


"Daubert and the Admissibility of PET Scans", 53rd Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Washington, DC, July 18, 1999


"The Road to Recovery Requires Competent, Effective Legal Representation: Daubert and Other Evidentiary Concerns", Brain Injury Association of California-1st Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Napa, CA, October 13, 1999


Moderator and Course Planner, "Brain Injury Litigation in the New Millennium", Fifth Annual Trial Lawyer's Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 28, 2000


"Evidentiary Issues in TBI Litigation following Daubert and Kuhmo Tire", Fifth Annual Trial Lawyer's Conference, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, January 28, 2000


"The First Crossroads: Assessing the Client and the Case", Mistakes Made in the Personal Injury Case, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Charlotte, NC, June 8, 2000


"Refuting Claims of Malingering in TBI Litigation", Third Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of New York, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, June 23, 2000 - June 24, 2000


"Refuting Claims of Malingering: From Case Selection to Closing Argument", Second Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of California, Napa, California, September 10, 2000


"Unfair Insurance Practices: Bad Faith in Uninsured Motorist Coverage, Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Med Pay", Auto Torts and Insurance Law, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Greensboro, NC, May 11, 2001


Moderator, "TBI Litigation", 55th Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Montreal, Canada, July 18, 2001


"Presenting TBI Claims for Settlement", Third Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of California, Napa, California, September 30, 2001


"The Use of Medical Literature in TBI Litigation", 56th Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 2002


Moderator, Fourth Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Brain Injury Association of America, Napa, California, September 21, 2002


"Traumatic Brain Injuries", Damages, Wake Forest University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 3, 2002


"Toys 'R Us: How Technology, Gizmos and Gadgets are Changing the Way to Practice Law", Mecklenburg County Trial Lawyers Association, March 27, 2003


"Beyond Tomorrow: Planning for the Future", Brainstorm 2003 Moving Forward, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, April 4, 2003


"Beyond Tomorrow: Planning for the Future", Brainstorm 2003 Moving Forward, Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina with the Pee Dee Area Mental Health Education Center of SC, April 4, 2003


"Selecting an Attorney and Establishing Guardianship", Beyond Tomorrow: Planning for the Future, Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Hilton Hotel, Charlotte, NC, February 7, 2004


Moderator, "TBI Litigation", 59th Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Toronto, Canada, July 25, 2005


"Deposing the Defendant Driver", 59th Annual Convention, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section, July 25, 2005


Honors and Awards:
Sustaining Fellow, Roscoe Pound Institute


Professional Associations and Memberships:
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
President's Club


American Association for Justice
President's Club


American Association for Justice
Leader's Forum


North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Leader's Forum


Southern Trial Lawyers Association


American Bar Association


North Carolina Bar Association


Mecklenburg County Bar Association


Mecklenburg County Trial Lawyers Association, National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group


National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
Executive Committee


Birth Trauma Litigation Group


Melvin Belli Society


Governor's Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council of North Carolina, 2004 - Present
Member


Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, 1994 - 2000
Board of Directors


Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, 2002 - Present
Board of Directors


North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997 - Present
Board of Governors


Mecklenburg County Trial Lawyer's Association, 1997 - 1998
President


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 1998 - 2005
Treasurer


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2004
Chair-Elect


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2005
Chair


Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
Board of Governors


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Charles G. Monnett III & Associates
Personal Injury, Brain Injury, and Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Toll Free: 1-800-977-3077