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
mkurdys@roberts-stevens.com
tel: 828.210.6820
fax: 828.253.7200
Practices & Industries
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Practice
- Business Law
- Health Care
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Insurance Coverage
- Litigation
- Manufacturers & Distributors
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Sports Law
- Trucking Defense
Education
- University of Michigan, BGS, 1977
- University of Toledo, JD, 1980
Mark C. Kurdys
Mark Kurdys has successfully litigated thousands of cases, tried hundreds and managed dozens of appeals throughout his 29-year career. He practiced in Detroit, Michigan and Charlotte, North Carolina before joining Roberts & Stevens in 2000. His focus is complex commercial/business litigation, medical and other professional liability, product liability, transportation, insurance coverage and catastrophic personal injury cases.
Mark is also a Certified Mediator, mediating cases for other lawyers and their clients. As a business litigator, Mark helps clients seek commercial solutions to disputes and seek negotiated resolutions when in the best interest of his clients. He is a past Director and the current Secretary of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Mark is also a member of the Defense Research Institute and the Women In Practice Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association.
Experience
- Complicated business and contract litigation
- Insurance coverage opinions and litigation
- Intellectual property disputes
- Malpractice defense on behalf of hospitals, physicians, dentists, mental health providers and long-term care facilities
- Product liability claims against manufacturers and sellers of a wide range of products, from heavy construction equipment to micro-technology
- Trucking and other transportation litigation
Bar & Court Admissions
- Michigan State Bar
- North Carolina Bar Association, Women in Practice Committee; Sections: Sports Law, Litigation
- North Carolina State Bar
- Western District of North Carolina, Federal Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, North Carolina, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts
Professional
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation/Construction, 2012
- Continuing Legal Education author and lecturer regarding basic and advanced litigation and trial skills, evidence, medical and damages evidence and professional ethics
- Defense Research Institute
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Board of Directors, Secretary
- North Carolina Bar Association 'Ask-a-Lawyer Hotline,' volunteer
- Presentations and articles include:
- "Some Practical Tips for Jury Selection," Article published in the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Newsletter, The Defender, 2011
- "Intentional Torts - Defending the Bad Guy," Presentation to joint meeting of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys and North Carolina Claims Association, 2010
- "Building your Civil Trial Skills: How to Select the Right Jury for your Case," Presentation with the National Business Institute in Asheville, NC, 2010
- "Confidentiality Issues for Paralegals and Special Considerations in Child Abuse Matters," Presentation to the Asheville Area Paralegal Association, 2010.
Community Service
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, Board of Directors, 2003-2008, President, 2004-2006
- Mountain Housing Opportunities, volunteer, 2009-present
- Partnership for Pastoral Counseling, Board of Directors, 2002-2007, President, 2005-2007
- Western North Carolina Gymnastics Parent Organization, President