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About Edward Jr
Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He later went to work with a major Greensboro law firm in a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and tort law. In 1995, Ed, his wife and children relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and to raise their family in Western North Carolina, where Ed grew up. After Ed started his own firm in 1997, he and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001. Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic and community activities as a director, a trustee or a volunteer. He is an AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell.
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1989)
- Law
- Clemson University
- B.A. (1986)
- Financial Management
Bar Admissions
- Harry C. Martin Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Member
- Tennessee State Bar
- Member
- North Carolina State Bar
- Member
- 28th Judicial District Bar
- Member
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC 2001 - Current
- Sole Practioner
- Edward Bleynat 1997 - 2001
- Law Clerk
- Hon. James G. Exum Jr., Chief Justice at Supreme Court of North Carolina 1989 - 1991