Hank Gates is an employment litigation lawyer and construction attorney in Morningstar’s Durham, NC office. His experience covers a variety of areas, including complex contract, business tort, insurance coverage, and construction disputes, in state and federal courts.

Accolades

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch –  Labor and Employment Law – Management (2021), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021-2024), Commercial Litigation (2021-2024)

Representative Experience

• Represented Class A railroad in complex contract dispute with customers
• Represents business and financial clients in disputes relating to violations of restrictive covenants and trade secret misappropriation
• Represents insurers and insureds in disputes relating to insurance coverage and claims of bad faith
• Represents business clients in disputes relating to unfair competition, tortious interference, and trade secret misappropriation

Presentations & Publications

• “Employment Law: 2019 Comprehensive Guide,” National Business Institute (2019)
• “Arbitration in a Nutshell,” MLG CLE (2019)
• “Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide – Virginia,” Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (2016-2018)

Education

• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D. (2010) summa cum laude
  Order of the Coif
• Articles Editor, University of Richmond Law Review (2010)
• Washington and Lee University, B.A., Politics and History (2007) magna cum laude

Admissions

• North Carolina State Bar (2012)
• Virginia State Bar (2010)
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Professional

• North Carolina Bar Association: Member
• Virginia Bar Association: Member