J. Dennis Bailey

J. Dennis Bailey


Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC

Recognized since 2006

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation
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Dennis Bailey has over 30 years of litigation experience. He has handled a broad range of litigation matters through trial and appellate review, including medical malpractice defense, business and banking disputes, premises liability claims, and serious personal injury claims. He also represents health care professionals in licensing board matters.

Prior to starting Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, Dennis was a partner at Wall Babcock LLP and prior, Carruthers & Bailey, P.A., a Winston-Salem-based firm that he started with Joseph Carruthers in 2001. Preceding that, Dennis was a partner at the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt in Winston-Salem. Earlier in his career, Dennis served as a law clerk from 1985 to 1986 to The Honorable Frank Bullock, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Dennis received a J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1985 and a B.A. degree in philosophy/religion from Elon College in 1982. He has been a member of the North Carolina Bar Association since 1988, including the Litigation and Health Law Sections. Additionally, Dennis has been a member of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys since 2001. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 370 Knollwood Street, Suite 600
    Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Education
  • Elon University, graduated 1982
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 1985
Affiliations
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member, Litigation and Health Law Sections
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1986
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Triad (2024)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Triad (2022)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Triad (2020)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Greensboro (2018)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Greensboro (2016)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Greensboro (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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