Av. Matthew J. Gray
Matthew Gray represents and advises insurers, healthcare facilities, corporations, and individuals. His practice includes complex insurance coverage analysis and counseling, bad faith litigation, employment counseling and litigation, long-term care claims, and administrative law.
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Matthew J. Gray is a employment, litigation, and insurance attorney based in Raleigh, North Carolina, practicing at Young Moore and Henderson PA. They have 23+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2003. Admitted to practice in North Carolina (2003). Educated at Wake Forest University (J.D., 2003) and North Carolina State University (B.S., 1998). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Insurance (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Raleigh, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Matthew Gray represents and advises insurers, healthcare facilities, corporations, and individuals
- His practice includes complex insurance coverage analysis and counseling, bad faith litigation, employment counseling and litigation, long-term care claims, and administrative law
- Matt represents his clients in the trial and appellate divisions of the state and federal courts throughout North Carolina
- Currently, Matt is assisting clients with employment matters related to COVID-19 and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act including issues surrounding emergency paid sick leave, FMLA, and government issued orders for essential and non-essential businesses
- He is also assisting clients with the analysis of insurance coverage issues related to COVID-19
- Matt’s insurance practice involves advising insurers on complex first- and third-party coverage matters, including among others Commercial and Residential Property policies, Condominium policies, Commercial General Liability policies, Farm policies, Tobacco policies, Crime policies, and EPLI policies
- He routinely advises insurers on coverage matters involving those policies
- He frequently provides coverage opinions, assists with Examinations Under Oath, and represents insurers in coverage litigation throughout North Carolina
- Matt also has extensive experience in drafting insurance policies, including Commercial and Residential Wind policies, Crime policies, and many different Residential and Commercial policy endorsements
- Matt’s employment practice includes all aspects of employment and labor law counseling and litigation
- This includes advising and representing companies on EEOC litigation matters, Wage and Hour disputes and Department of Labor complaints
- He advises a wide variety of business on day-to-day employment matters, including appropriate Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), Wage and Hour issues, various ERISA issues, and the requirements of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
- Matt also counsels companies on employment policies and procedures, and has extensive experience drafting policy and procedures manuals, employment agreements and severance packages
- Matt’s long-term care practice includes defending long-term care facilities against claims of medical negligence and assisting with regulatory investigations
- Matt has extensive experience defending long-term care negligence claims in both state and federal courts in North Carolina
- Matt’s administrative law practice includes representing individuals and companies in the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, particularly matters involving on-site waste water systems
- Matt received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from North Carolina State University in 1998
- After graduating, he worked as a title insurance underwriter for two years before attending Wake Forest University School of Law
- Matt has been with the firm since 2003
- He was voted a shareholder in 2009, and appointed to the firm’s practice management committee in 2017
Practice Areas Explained
Matthew J. Gray's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Matthew J. Gray handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Matthew J. Gray is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in North Carolina →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Matthew J. Gray is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in North Carolina →
Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
Matthew J. Gray is one of 121,912 insurance attorneys indexed nationally. Browse insurance attorneys in North Carolina →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in North Carolina
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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