Morningstar Law Group – Raleigh Law Firm – Durham NC Attorneys

Hunter is a land use attorney, focusing on quasi-judicial proceedings before the various planning and development boards, commissions, and councils of local governments across North Carolina. With a robust background in real estate litigation, Hunter possesses the experience and skills necessary to navigate the complex zoning and land use issues that developers encounter. Hunter approaches his work with a creative and deeply analytical spirit, equipping him to handle the red tape so his clients can focus on building beautiful projects.

Hunter graduated magna cum laude from Elon University School of Law, where he was a member of the Elon Law Review editorial board and the Elon Law Moot Court Board. After graduating, Hunter served as a law clerk, and later as legal counsel, to Chief Justice Paul Newby of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Hunter is also an alumnus of the New City Fellows program at the Center for Public Christianity and attends Holy Trinity Anglican Church. In his spare time, Hunter enjoys playing pickleball and flipping houses.


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Representative Experience

  • Represent developers through all stages of administrative development approvals and determinations.
  • Represent developers in rezoning cases before town and city councils.
  • Represent developers before various local boards of adjustment for variances, special use permits, and other quasi-judicial matters.
  • Represent developers before the City of Raleigh Design Review Commission.
  • Represent developers before state and federal courts in disputes with local governments over entitlements, zoning interpretations, and other development issues.

Presentations & Publications

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Advanced Topics in Real Property (2024 Real Property Specialization CLE), Real Property Case Updates (September 20, 2024) (https://cle.ncbar.org/courses/81226): Speaker
  • Onnipauper LLC v. Dunston, 290 N.C. App. 486, 892 S.E.2d 487 (2023), disc. rev. denied, 900 S.E.2d 674 (2024) (Oral argument link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_BwXQLuV_M): Counsel of Record for Onnipauper LLC

Professional

  • Urban Land Institute: Member
  • Wake County Bar Association: Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association: Member
  • Center for Public Christianity, New City Fellows Program: Alumnus (2023)
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church: Member