Susan Boyles focuses her practice on tort defense, complex business litigation and insurance coverage disputes. She regularly represents clients before state and federal court judges throughout North Carolina, on both the trial and appellate court levels.

Ms. Boyles was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation in 2012 and the five years immediately preceding and she was listed in the 2007 and 2008 editions of Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite.” She was the 2005 winner of "Women In Business" Award from The Business Journal and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell*.

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

21st Judicial District Bar Association, Member

Defense Research Institute, Member

Forsyth County Bar Association, Member

North Carolina Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member

North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Member

The North Carolina Law Review, Notes Editor

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D. (1994)
    with honors, Order of the Coif
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Journalism (1990)
    with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

To understand my client's goals and to take ownership of them - then, to work side-by-side with my client to accomplish those goals in the most cost effective way possible.

1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC, 27101-2400
USA
t +1 336.607.7417
f +1 336.734.2649

Susan H. Boyles

Experience Highlights

MicroCapital Investors Inc. v. Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.
Defended Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. (Broyhill) in breach of contract claim arising from allegations that our client refused to pay it for more
Lincoln Financial Media Company v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Represented Lincoln Financial Media Company as plaintiff in a complex contract matter arising from the merger of Jefferson Pilot Corporation, parent more
Nat'l Textiles LLC v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co.
Served as lead counsel in representing National Textiles LLC, the plaintiff-policyholder, in litigation alleging breach of duty to defend, breach of more
Counsel to welding contractor in defense of wrongful death action
Represented welding contractor in defense of wrongful death action.  The case included allegations of OSHA violations and questions of law regarding more