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Wimer & Jobe handles cases that have significant legal
issues and/or damages. We limit our practice to a small number
of cases so we can focus our attention on every client. Areas
of practice include:
Appellate law
Catastrophic injuries
Class actions
Complex litigation
Consumer law
Employment law
Insurance claims
International law
Small business
APPELLATE LAW
Wimer & Jobe has successfully handled appeals in both
state and federal courts. Our attorneys have been involved
in federal appeals in the 4th Circuit, 5th Circuit, 11th Circuit,
and before the United States Supreme Court, as well as appeals
in North Carolina and Texas appellate courts.
CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
Catastrophic injury cases involve wrongful death or injuries
that require significant medical treatment, and which often
have a long-term or permanent effect on an injured person's
life. Most personal injury cases do not involve catastrophic
injuries. The majority of personal injury cases we accept
have damage potential in excess of $100,000.00. For efficiency
purposes, smaller personal injury cases often are referred
to other attorneys who routinely handle those types of cases.
Catastrophic injury cases are handled by Wimer & Jobe
on a contingent-fee basis, and attorney fees are owed only
as a percentage of recovery.
CLASS ACTIONS
A class action refers to any case in which one or more plaintiffs
seek to represent a large group of persons or businesses in
a lawsuit. Class actions may be filed in state or federal
courts. Normally, a class action is filed when a large number
of people have been adversely affected in the same way.
Many of our class actions are filed against large corporations
and multi-national conglomerates. Examples of class actions
in which Wimer & Jobe has been involved include:
- Recovery of wages and overtime wages on behalf of employees
- Antitrust claims against long-distance telephone companies
to recover universal service charges
- Claims against telephone companies for deception in billing
and collecting surcharges
- Price-fixing claims on behalf of purchasers of tires
- Price-fixing claims on behalf of purchasers of rubber
products
- Claims against mortgage servicing company for fraud and
deceptive acts
COMPLEX LITIGATION
Complex litigation involves complicated facts or extremely
difficult legal issues. Most complex litigation occurs between
businesses and may involve contracts, trade secrets, employment,
construction or antitrust issues. Complex litigation often
encompasses lawsuits in many jurisdictions, including foreign
countries, and may involve arbitration proceedings.
The attorneys at Wimer & Jobe have successfully handled
complex litigation in state and federal courts, as well as
on appeal.
CONSUMER LAW
Consumer law covers situations in which an individual or
small business has been unfairly treated or deceived. When
a large number of consumers have been treated illegally in
a similar fashion, consumer claims may be litigated as class
actions.
A few examples of our consumer lawsuits include:
- Antitrust claims against long-distance telephone companies
to recover universal service charges
- Claims against telephone companies for deception in billing
and collecting surcharges
- Price-fixing claims on behalf of purchasers of tires and
rubber products
- Claims against mortgage servicing company for fraud and
deceptive acts
- Recovery for damages caused by defective products
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment law is a vast category that includes any dispute
between an employer and an employee. Wimer & Jobe has
successfully represented both employers and employees in state
and federal court. A significant portion of Wimer & Jobe’s
practice is devoted to employment law, including:
- wage and overtime issues
- race discrimination
- sex discrimination
- sexual harassment
- age discrimination
- FMLA violations
- noncompete agreements
- wrongful termination in violation of public policy
- separation agreements and severance packages
- incorrect designation as independent contractor
INSURANCE CLAIMS
Wimer & Jobe has been involved in a significant number
of cases involving insurance claims. On most occasions, we
represent people whose insurance claims have been unfairly
denied or delayed. Below are examples of cases in which we
have been hired to represent clients in claims against their
insurance companies:
- failure to pay disability benefits
- failure to pay property damage resulting from fire
- failure to pay for water damage
- failure to pay for vandalism to property and lost rent
INTERNATIONAL LAW
We have represented clients in transactions crossing national
borders, as well as international litigation and arbitrations.
Our clients' legal needs have taken us to Mexico, Germany,
India, and Canada. In this ever-expanding global economy,
it is important that clients retain counsel who have experience
in international law. While this is not a large portion of
our practice, we do have capabilities to handle our clients'
international needs.
SMALL BUSINESS
Wimer & Jobe represents many small businesses for all
of their legal needs, including business formation, employment
issues, litigation, and strategic planning. Our small business
clients represent a multitude of industries, including accounting,
communications, construction, financial, insurance, manufacturing,
real estate, restaurants, and software.
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Attorneys
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349 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Asheville (828) 350-9799, FAX (828) 350-9894
Dallas (972) 701-9066 |
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Wimer came highly recommended to me, and he did not
disappoint. He was very effective in achieving my goals
and his suggested course of action allowed me to conclude
the matter in a shorter amount of time (and at less
cost) than I had anticipated. I fully endorse the recommendation
that I received and will continue to use him if the
need should ever arise.”
Aaron Powers,
Client
Oslo, Norway
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"I always enjoy working with Mike as co-counsel
on cases. He's easy to work
with, knowledgeable, and ambitious yet realistic about
the results he
strives to attain for his clients. He would be a major
asset as co-counsel
for any complex tort action, and I hope to have another
opportunity to work
with him in the future."
Rod Kight,
Attorney
Asheville, NC
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“Mike Wimer is a first class
lawyer. He is not afraid to take on any challenge, his
research and writing skills are superior and he will
make the best of his client's case. If I had to hire
a lawyer, he is one of the few to whom I would turn."
Amiel J. Rossabi, Attorney
Forman, Rossabi, Black, P.A.
Greensboro, NC
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“My need for an attorney
was ‘labor relations’ based and involved
several issues, all of which pertained to jurisdiction
between a federally-recognized entity and an individual.
Wimer and Jobe thoroughly researched current and past
comparable situations, including how federal courts/judges
had handled such cases, and made excellent recommendations
as to the wisdom of pursuing the matter in court based
on time and cost. I was very satisfied with their representation
and honest appraisal of possible trial outcome.”
David Redman,
Client
Sylva, NC
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