Edward L. Bleynat, Jr.

Edward L. Bleynat, Jr.


Ferikes Bleynat & Cannon, PLLC

Recognized since 2020

Asheville, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Litigation - Real Estate

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Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Cutting hsi trial teeth at a major Greensboro business litigation firm. In 1995, Ed relocated to Asheville, to continue his law practice and to raise his family in Western North Carolina where he grew up. Ed and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001.

Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic, and community activities as a director, a trustee or a volunteer. He is an AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, included in North Carolina Super Lawyers, and honored at Best Lawyers in America since 2019.

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Location
  • 67 Charlotte Street
    Asheville, NC 28801
Education
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Clemson University, Bachelor of Science , graduated 1986
Affiliations
  • 28th Judicial District Bar - Member
  • American Inns of Court, Harry C. Martin Chapter - Immediate Past President
  • American Inns of Court, Harry C. Martin Chapter - President
  • North Carolina Bar Assocation - Member
State Clerkships
  • North Carolina - Supreme Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

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