Brian H. Alligood BHA@sharpless-stavola.com (336) 333-6388 Outlook vCard: Areas of Practice: •  Medical Malpractice Defense •  Employment Discrimination •  Products Liability

Brian Alligood received his B.A., with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law.

Mr. Alligood’s litigation practice is concentrated in the areas of professional liability and employment law.  In professional liability matters, Mr. Alligood primarily represents physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers.  He regularly defends such clients against claims of medical malpractice and also offers general counsel in the field of health care law.

In employment-related matters, Mr. Alligood represents a wide variety of clients, including private corporations, municipalities, school boards, and churches.  In addition to his state and federal court practice, he appears regularly before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of employers.  Mr. Alligood has lectured and published on a variety of employment law topics.  His most recent published work is related to the topics of sexual harassment, discrimination in promotion decisions, and negligent hiring and retention of employees.  He is a member of the North Carolina and Georgia state bars.

Memberships:
•  North Carolina State Bar, 2000; State Bar of Georgia, 1992   
•  American, North Carolina, and Greensboro Bar Associations