James H. "Jim" Slaughter

James H. "Jim" Slaughter


Law Firm Carolinas

Recognized since 2018

Greensboro, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Community Association Law

Construction Law

Real Estate Law

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Jim Slaughter is a Partner at Law Firm Carolinas and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice of Real Estate Law and was the first North Carolina attorney named to Best Lawyers in the practice of Community Association Law (homeowner and condominium associations). Jim has also been named a "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina magazine, and a North Carolina Super Lawyer for Real Estate. Jim was the first North Carolina attorney inducted as a Fellow into CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers and served as the College's 2014 national President. Since its inception, he has served on the NC Bar Association’s Community Associations Committee and is past President of the NC Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. In 2023 Lawyers Weekly recognized Jim in its first class of eleven “NC Legal Icons.” Jim is author of four books on meeting procedure, including Robert's Rules of Order Fast Track and Notes and Comments on Robert’s Rules, Fourth Edition.

Locations
  • 3623 N Elm Street, Suite 200
    Greensboro, NC 27455
  • 1927 South Tryon Street, Suite 100
    Charlotte, NC 28203
Education
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, graduated 1989
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA with Highest Honors, graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, 1989
Affiliations
  • CAI's College of Community Association Lawyers - Past President
  • American College of Parliamentary Lawyers - Past President
  • NC Chapter of the Community Associations Institute - Past President
  • American Institute of Parliamentarians - Certified Professional Parliamentarian
  • National Association of Parliamentarians - Professional Registered Parliamentarian

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Community Association Law
  • Construction Law
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • 2016 Leaders in the Law Honoree, NC Lawyers Weekly
  • Named to "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina magazine
  • Order of the Long Leaf Pine
  • Herb Falk Society Pro Bono Award from the Greensboro Bar Association
  • Harry S Truman Scholar

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