Neil Riemann
Raleigh Office
Phone: 919.833.9449
Practice Areas
Experience
Member, Penry Riemann, PLLC (2008—present)
Member, Taylor, Penry, Rash, & Riemann, PLLC (2002—2008)
Associate, Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, LLP (1997—2002)
Associate, Covington & Burling (1993—1997)
Law Clerk, Hon. J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In the course of his career, Riemann has:
- Litigated commercial cases throughout North Carolina
- Appeared before state and federal courts in eight states and the District of Columbia.
- Litigated government contracts cases before the General Accounting Office.
- Litigated enforcement actions before the SEC.
- Arbitrated cases before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the American Arbitration Association.
- Handled environmental, insurance coverage, and government contracts cases in courts and tribunals throughout the U.S. and the District of Columbia.
Education
University of Michigan (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1992)
University of North Carolina (A.B. with honors and distinction in Political Science and in Mathematics, 1989)
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Business Torts Committee
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Law Practice Management Section
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
- Technology Advisory Committee, 2005-Present
- Litigation Section
- Technology Committee, Chair, 2006-Present
- Intellectual Property Section
- Member (1997—2002) and Chair (2000—2002) of the Young Lawyers Division's Lawyer Effectiveness Committee
Member, Wake County Bar Association
- Public Service Committee (1999)
Bar Admissions
North Carolina (1992)
District of Columbia (1993, inactive)
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Eighth Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of N.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Other courts
pro hac vice
Community Activities
Board Member, Literacy Council of Wake County
Graduate, Leadership Raleigh 15 (2000)
Chamber Ambassador (1997—1999
Member, Leadership Raleigh Alumni Association's Member Opportunities Committee
Member, Hillsborough Street Partnership
Honors and Distinctions
University of Michigan:
- Article Editor, Michigan Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Harry S Truman Scholar
- Received certificates of merit for the top performance in Torts, Constitutional Law, Public Law, and European Legal Systems
- "Best Oralist Award" for performance in writing and advocacy
University of North Carolina:
- Harry S Truman Scholar
- Phi Beta Kappa
- National Merit Scholar
- John Motley Morehead Scholar
- North Carolina Fellow
- Speaker of the Student Congress
- Vice-president of the student body
- Chi Psi fraternity
Select Reported Cases
Coastal Plains Utilities, Inc. v. New Hanover County,
601 S.E.2d 915 (N.C. App. 2004).
In re Nomus-North Carolina, Inc.,
2004 WL 574510 (M.D.N.C. Mar. 2, 2004).
Winter v. Bassett,
2003 WL 22014605 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 19, 2003).
In re Stumbo,
582 S.E.2d 255 (N.C. 2003).