Welcome to Morningstar Law Group

Morningstar Law attorneys share a vision of where the practice of law should go and how best to help our clients succeed. Collectively, we believe the practice of law can be different.

Morningstar Law Group is based on a core set of shared principles, the chief of which is the client comes first. Always. Additionally, Morningstar Law Group is committed to a new model of sophisticated legal practice, one in which a full service business law firm can tailor its legal services in a manner that provides maximum value and flexibility for our clients. Finally, Morningstar Law Group operates as a true partnership, with individuals who are dedicated to each other and to the community in which they live and work.

Click here to read more about Morningstar Law Group’s core principles.

Practice Areas

Morningstar Law Group is a business law firm that offers a suite of practices, including corporate, securities, employment, real estate, land use, litigation and intellectual property.

 

Our Attorneys

Meet the former "big law" attorneys who have come together to form Morningstar Law Group. These experienced professionals bring a wealth of expertise to a firm that understands that serving clients is the pinnacle of practicing law.

Latest News

  • Amie Flowers Carmack Joins Morningstar Law Group
    March 14, 2013

    Morningstar Law Group is delighted to announce that Amie Carmack has joined the firm as a partner.

  • Morningstar Law Group Featured in Law Practice Magazine
    February 11, 2013

    Morningstar Law Group and partner Ken Carroll are featured in the January/February issue of the ABA’s Law Practice Magazine as part of the magazine’s cover story.  See the full article, entitled “Dawn of a New Business Model” here:  

  • Keith P. Anthony Named as Partner at Morningstar Law Group
    February 5, 2013

    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Morningstar Law Group is pleased to announce that Keith P. Anthony has been promoted to partner.  Keith is an experienced commercial litigator whose practice focuses on real estate litigation, complex contract disputes, business torts, fraud, insurance coverage disputes and licensing board matters.  Prior to joining Morningstar Law Group, Keith practiced at [...]

  • Morningstar Partner Grayson Hale Named Best Business Lawyer in NC by Business North Carolina Magazine
    January 14, 2013

    Morningstar Partner Grayson Hale received the most votes in Business Law Magazine’s Legal Elite Survey in the category of “Business Law.”  Lawyers were chosen by their peers throughout the state in 14 categories.  Statewide, 735 lawyers — about 3.5% of the total — were picked by their peers as the “Legal Elite”  in 14 mostly [...]

  • Morningstar Partner Gene Jones Appointed to Dental Task Force
    October 26, 2012

    Gene Jones was appointed to the SB655 Dental Task Force established by the General Assembly on behalf of the North Carolina Bar Association.  The Task Force will review the procedures for approving dental management arrangements and will provide recommendations on regulatory changes to the NC State Board of Dental Examiners for the NC General Assembly.

  • Morningstar Lawyers Recognized Among America’s Best Lawyers
    October 5, 2012

    The recently formed Morningstar Law Group already is receiving recognition. Five of its Partners were selected for inclusion in the 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers In America.

  • Morningstar Law Group Adds Four Attorneys
    October 5, 2012

    Four experienced attorneys have joined Morningstar Law Group, a multidisciplinary business law firm in Research Triangle Park. Keith P. Anthony, Michael Birch, Catherine Etheridge Otto and Carolyn Roach joined the firm.

  • K&L zoning lawyers split from firm
    June 15, 2012

    Two of Durham’s top land-use lawyers have split from the RTP office of K&L Gates and formed a new law firm with eight other attorneys.

  • K&L Gates, Womble Carlyle Partners Defect to Form New Firm
    June 11, 2012

    A total of 10 partners are leaving K&L Gates and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to launch the Morningstar Law Group.

  • Ten partners defect to form new Triangle legal practice
    June 9, 2012

    Ten partners from two giant law firms – K&L Gates and Womble Carlyle – are joining to form a new Triangle legal practice.