Dawn M. Dillon

Dawn M. Dillon


Young Moore and Henderson, P.A.

Recognized since 2018

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Dawn serves as Young Moore’s Managing Partner and is the first woman to lead the firm since its inception in 1954. She also co-leads the Employment/Workers’ Compensation litigation team.

An employment lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, Dawn advises and represents clients on matters involving workers’ compensation claims and other employment issues such as non-compete agreements, harassment and retaliation claims, ADA, FMLA and FSLA issues, employment agreement drafting and enforcement. She pragmatically assists her clients in resolving problems associated with government, workforce, or legal and policy changes. Dawn enjoys her work with employers, particularly understanding individual client needs, cultures and business. She understands that some situations require education and negotiation, while others merit a court battle.

Dawn helps employers solve problems involving:

  • Workers’ compensation claims
  • Harassment and discrimination claims
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Handbook, policy and compliance
  • Non-compete and trade secrets
  • Employment agreements

Dawn regularly speaks at seminars for clients and other lawyers on workers’ compensation and employment law topics and has served in a variety of leadership roles in the legal and business communities. She is a former Chair of ALFA International’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group and a Past President of the Board of Directors of the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education. Dawn holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and she is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© and Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite™.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200
    P.O. Box 31627
    Raleigh, NC 27622-1627
Education
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1995
  • University of Mary Washington, B.A., graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina, 1995
Affiliations
  • Wake County Bar Association - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Workers' Compensation Section Council
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) - Member of Workers' Compensation Section; Past Member of Young Lawyers Division Executive Counsel; Past Co-Chair of Education Committee
  • ALFA International - Member of Labor & Employment Practice Group; Member of Women's Initiative Group; Past Chair of Workers' Compensation Practice Group
  • Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education - Past President of Board of Directors
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Courts for North Carolina

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Awards:
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America © in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law -Employers, (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers® in the “Rising Star” category, (2010)

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