CEO y Socio Gerente en DeMayo Law Offices,
y Defensor Comunitario
Michael A. DeMayo es el socio fundador y gerente de DeMayo Law Offices, LLP (DLAW) y DeMayo Law Group, PLLC (centrado exclusivamente en la litigación de Camp Lejeune). Desde la apertura de nuestras prácticas de Lesiones Personales, Protección al Consumidor y Litigios Complejos de Daños Masivos hace más de treinta años, su declaración de visión se ha centrado en poner las necesidades e intereses de nuestros clientes y miembros del equipo en primer lugar. Él explica que desde el primer día tuvo una visión muy simple y comprensible para su bufete de abogados de demandantes: “Poner los intereses de nuestros clientes y miembros del equipo en primer lugar, ¡y todo lo demás seguirá!”
El Sr. DeMayo entiende que el mundo está cambiando rápidamente y que la tecnología, junto con las redes sociales, impulsa tanto la percepción como la “realidad” para gran parte de nuestra sociedad. A menudo, la justicia y la igualdad no se equilibran para los individuos cuando compiten contra poderosos intereses corporativos, y a veces la única opción para muchos es recurrir a DLAW como el igualador. El papel y la responsabilidad de DLAW es hacer que las industrias y corporaciones poderosas rindan cuentas ante los individuos por el daño que causan. Nuestra misión es representar a individuos y miembros de sus familias que han sufrido lesiones personales catastróficas y pérdidas económicas significativas, o que han sido asesinados como resultado de la negligencia y el daño que han causado. El Sr. DeMayo nos recuerda que es un derecho que todos tenemos vivir libres de daños y lesiones. Además, ¡cuando las grandes empresas ponen “las ganancias por encima de las personas”, ocurren cosas malas! DLAW se asegura de que los responsables del daño sean responsables porque, después de todo: “¡Un derecho sin remedio es solo una sugerencia™!”
El Sr. DeMayo entiende que todos los que llegan a DLAW son víctimas: individuos lesionados en accidentes automovilísticos graves o casos de camiones de tráiler, lesiones personales catastróficas, grupos de personas dañadas por dispositivos médicos, productos farmacéuticos peligrosos y defectuosos, casos de exposición a productos químicos, lesiones cerebrales y demandas por muerte injusta, reclamaciones de compensación laboral, litigios por daños masivos y más. El Sr. DeMayo y DLAW han sido reconocidos por su trabajo en las Carolinas y en todo el país. Nuestro equipo único de abogados dedicados, asistentes legales y profesionales médicos ha sido constantemente reconocido como líder en Lesiones Personales y Derecho del Consumidor. A lo largo de los años, el equipo de DLAW ha crecido a más de 130 profesionales legales. Nuestro equipo experimentado ha ayudado a más de 132,000 clientes individuales y sus familias de todo Estados Unidos a recuperar más de Mil Millones de Dólares ($1,000,000,000.00) en veredictos y acuerdos totales por sus casos.
Nuestra oficina principal está ubicada en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, pero también tenemos ubicaciones adicionales en Hickory y Monroe, Carolina del Norte, así como en Columbia, Carolina del Sur. Planeamos abrir oficinas de expansión en el este de Carolina del Norte en el futuro cercano. Además, DLAW y DeMayo Law Group, PLLC mantienen relaciones de co-counsel y colaborativas establecidas con más de 50 bufetes de abogados nacionales y regionales en todo el país, lo que nos permite asistir a individuos con sus casos de Daños Masivos, Lesiones Personales, Muerte Injusta y Casos de Camp Lejeune en casi todas las jurisdicciones del país.
Memberships
Mr. DeMayo’s associations and early interests set the standard for his life’s mission of being a passionate advocate for the disenfranchised or those with limited access to exceptional legal representation.
Founding member of the Mecklenburg Trial Lawyers Association
NCAJ President’s Club
NCAJ Leaders Forum
AAJ member
Leaders Forum Patron
AAJ, Eagles PAC
Chairman of AAJ Marketing Committee
“Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the AATL
9 consecutive yearsMartindale-Hubble rated 5.0
For the last 15 yearsMr. DeMayo and DeMayo Law Offices are consistently selected as top 5% Law Firms
For customer satisfaction and service since 2014Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Mr. DeMayo was one of the youngest attorneys in North Carolina to obtain a settlement or verdict in excess of One Million Dollars under 35 years of age (Catawba County, 1998) only a few years after opening DeMayo Law Offices.
Education
Mr. DeMayo is a graduate of Wake Forest University, cum laude (1987), and the University of North Carolina School of Law-Chapel Hill (1990). He’s been a member of the Wake Forest University Alumni Council and Wake Forest University Executive Board. He’s a current member of the UNC- Chapel Hill School of Law 1834 Society. He’s a past member of the Board of Directors for UNC-School of Law (Chapel Hill) and a current select member of the Dean’s Committee on Trial Advocacy at UNC-Law School. He currently serves on the Davidson Parents Council, Cornell Parents Board, and the USC Marshall School of Business Parents Council.
Admissions
North Carolina
- Western District of North Carolina
- Middle District of North Carolina
- Eastern District of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Accomplishments
Rated AV Preeminent (5.0 of 5.0 Stars)
Named as a top 100 Trial Lawyer for the past 12 consecutive years by the National Trial Lawyers.
Named the Nation’s Top One Percent for several years by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
In addition to his many legal accomplishments, in 2003 the Charlotte Business Journal named Mr. DeMayo as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Businessmen” in the Charlotte Metropolitan region.
Co-author of Carolina Injury Law: A Reference for Accident Victims, a book written to provide general information and references about personal injury claims for individuals who have been injured in an accident.
Frequent speaker and presenter at: AAJ, NCAJ, Trial Lawyers Summit, M&L, and MMG Seminar Co. for attorneys.
Served on the Wake Forest University Alumni Council.
Member of the 1834 Society.
Served as a Committee Chairman of the Development Committee and on the Board of Directors for the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) School of Law.
Active and generous supporter of Providence Day School (PDS), including Membership in the 1970 Society (Innovators Circle) and the Cornerstone Society (Leadership).
Donated to PDS over One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and was honored by the naming of an academic building: The DeMayo Gateway Center.
Personal Life
Mr. DeMayo loves being a plaintiffs’ attorney. He can’t imagine doing anything else. He dreams of building a legacy firm that will thrive for generations into the future. Mr. DeMayo is a single parent to four very different young adults, and he enjoys the challenge of his family. He describes it as an “ever-changing dynamic of activity and personal interaction.” He believes that his personal life is a great training tool for his legal career and credits his resilience and perseverance to living with his lovely children. His daily experience with them requires creativity, adaptability, and an openness to problem solving with new and unique situations.
When asked about his life outside the office, Mr. DeMayo says,
“It’s on-the-job training for all the different types of people and situations that I encounter being a personal injury lawyer and entrepreneur. I want to believe that it positively influences my perspective and demeanor and makes me a more patient and sympathetic advocate. Moreover, I believe my active lifestyle and people-centric life makes me more sensitive. I think this allows me to directly relate to my client’s needs, expectations, and objectives on a more personal level.”
- Michael A. DeMayo
Awards
Mr. DeMayo and the trial lawyers at his firm hold numerous awards, memberships, qualifications, and certifications. Mr. DeMayo and all the of the North Carolina lawyers at DeMayo Law Offices are licensed in the Eastern Federal District Court. A variety of DeMayo Law Offices attorneys are:
Best Law Firms - 2025
DeMayo Law Offices, LLP has been named a Tier 3 firm in Charlotte for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®.
AVVO Clients' Choice Award 2023
The Clients’ Choice badge is awarded to attorneys who receive five or more 4+ star reviews in a calendar year.
Rated AV Preeminent 5.0 of 5.0
The highest professional rating achievable from Martindale-Hubbell, a national organization that rates attorneys and law firms.
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Program*
One of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Its members have won million, multi-million, and billion dollar cases.
Million Dollar Advocates Program*
One of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Its members have won million, multi-million and billion dollar cases.
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina strives to create a better future for the approximately 208,000 North Carolinians living with brain injury through prevention, support, education, and advocacy programs.
Brain Injury Association of America
The Brain Injury Association of America’s mission is to advance awareness, research, treatment, and education and to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury.
ABOTA Certified Lawyers
ABOTA is an invitation-only organization. Members must have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have tried at least 10 civil jury trials to conclusion, and possess additional litigation experience.
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100**
An invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers.
