Roberts & Stevens,
P.A.
BB&T Building, Suite 1100
One West Pack Square
PO Box 7647
Asheville, NC 28802
828.252.6600
www.roberts-stevens.com
lzemp@roberts-stevens.com
direct dial: 828.210.6827
fax: 828.253.7200
Practices & Industries
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Law
- Business Law
- Construction Law
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Insurance Coverage
- Land Condemnation & Eminent Domain
- Land Conservation
- Litigation
- Manufacturers & Distributors
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Trucking Defense
Education
- Davidson College, BA, 1984
- Franklin Pierce Law Center, JD, 1990
F. Lachicotte Zemp, Jr.
Lach
(pronounced "Lash") Zemp is an AV rated
lawyer with more than 20 years experience
representing a variety of
professional, medical, industry and business interests in North
Carolina state
and United States federal courts. His litigation and trial work began
by representing
oil producers on the North Slope of Alaska who were in royalty
litigation with
the State of Alaska. Today, Lach has extensive experience in
professional and
medical malpractice defense cases, professional licensure cases,
commercial
trucking defense cases, land development and conservation cases, and
business litigation. Lach
also represents individuals and families
in land condemnation/ eminent domain cases.
Lach has successfully tried many cases to juries and handled appeals in both state and federal courts, but he is also keenly aware of the costs and resources associated with protracted litigation. As a result, he works hard to understand his clients' interests and goals, and he seeks to achieve their expectations as efficiently and successfully as possible. When matters can be settled outside of the courtroom, Lach is very experienced and successful at achieving favorable results in mediation, arbitration, or through direct negotiations. Lach is an active member of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) and the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
Experience
- Medical malpractice defense on behalf of hospitals, physicians and nursing homes
- Trucking defense
- Commercial/business, construction and property litigation
- Land conservation/trust litigation
- Law clerk to the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Honorable David A. Brock
Professional
- AV
Preeminent Peer Review Rated by
Martindale-Hubbell
- Admitted
to practice before all
state and federal courts of North Carolina and Alaska, the Fourth
Circuit Court
of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The Best Lawyers in America, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, 2012
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), North Carolina Statewide Liaison, 2012
- North
Carolina Association of
Defense Attorneys (NCADA), Co-Chair of the Communications Committee
2010 –
present.
- North
Carolina Chapter of the
American Society of Healthcare Risk Management (NC ASHRM), Member since 2009.
- Presentations on a variety of subjects
Community Service
- Pisgah
Legal Services, Board of
Directors, Vice President of the Board, 2006-present
- Southern
Appalachian Highlands
Conservancy, Board of Directors, 2004-2011.
- WCQS
Public Radio, Board Member; Board President, 2009-2011.
- City
of Asheville, Committee for
Sustainable Energy and Environment, 2007-2008
- United Way Annual Campaign, Legal Division Cabinet Chair, 2008, 2009
Bar & Court Admissions
- Alaska Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar