James Lanik

James Lanik


Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC

Recognized since 2024

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

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Jim Lanik is a partner at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Waldrep LLP and an associate and then member at Roberson, Haworth & Reese, PLLC focusing on business bankruptcy and municipal law.

Jim is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar and by the American Board of Certification. He has represented trustees, creditors, and debtors in all aspects of business bankruptcy cases. Jim is currently on the panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina. Jim has served as a receiver in state court matters and as a Chapter 11 trustee in addition to his Chapter 7 trustee practice.

Jim is also the Town Attorney for Midway, North Carolina, a small town in northern Davidson County which was incorporated in 2006.

Jim is active as a volunteer with the Wyndham Championship, the Piedmont Triad's PGA Tour event. He is also a supporter of Autism Unbound and the ARC of High Point.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 370 Knollwood Street, Suite 600
    Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Education
  • Lawrence University, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 1992
  • University of Denver, J.D., graduated 1995
Bar Admissions
  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar, 2015
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 2002
  • Colorado, Colorado Bar Association, 1995
Affiliations
  • Bankruptcy Specialization Recertification Committee for the North Carolina Bar - Member, 2019-present
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees - Member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • North Carolina Association of Municipal Attorneys - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section Council, 2007-2010
Court Admissions
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Virginia
  • United States District Court - Western District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Colorado
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Publications

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