Atty. Gregory B. Crampton
Gregory Crampton was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and has lived in Raleigh since early childhood. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1969, and received his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972.
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Gregory B. Crampton is a bankruptcy attorney based in Raleigh, North Carolina, practicing at Nicholls & Crampton PA. They have 54+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1972. Admitted to practice in North Carolina (1972). Educated at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1972) and Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1969). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Bankruptcy (Raleigh) (2019). Serands clients in Raleigh, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Gregory Crampton was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and has lived in Raleigh since early childhood
- He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1969, and received his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972
- After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Walter E. Brock, Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Mr. Crampton concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and business litigation and business bankruptcies and reorganizations
- He was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy in 1991, the first North Carolina attorney inducted into this national professional organization
- He remains one of only six practicing attorneys in North Carolina so elected, and one of two in the Eastern District of North Carolina
- He is a Board Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization and as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Bankruptcy Board of Specialization
- He is licensed to practice in all Federal and State courts in North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court
- Mr. Crampton has been a frequent lecturer on business bankruptcy and related topics, was a Member of the Planning Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Business Bankruptcy Institute from 1986-1995, and has served two terms as a Council Member with the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
- He is a current Member of the Panel of Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Bankruptcy Institute
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Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Raleigh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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