Byron L. Saintsing
Partner


Areas of Practice:
Construction Law /  Equipment Leasing & Finance / Commercial Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Raleigh Office:
Landmark Center
4601 Six Forks Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
(919) 250-2118 Direct Phone
(919) 250-2211 Fax
bsaintsing@smithdebnamlaw.com

Administrative Contact:
Annie Felts, paralegal
(919) 250-2239 Direct Phone
afelts@smithdebnamlaw.com

Mr. Saintsing leads a practice group whose attorneys concentrate in matters of construction law, commercial and business litigation, representation of equipment lessors, charter schools and education law, and commercial creditor bankruptcy. 

Mr. Saintsing's practice emphasizes effective and frequent client communication, as well as efficient, aggressive and results-oriented representation. He has represented clients in the construction and heavy equipment leasing industries for more than 18 years in matters such as mechanics liens, bond claims, delay claims, warranty disputes, and numerous bankruptcy issues.

Mr. Saintsing has written and lectured on many topics pertaining to construction and equipment leasing, including editing materials on North Carolina’s adoption of Article 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts in North Carolina as well as all three of its Federal Districts. He also regularly appears in Federal District Courts in other jurisdictions throughout the United States. 

Mr. Saintsing has served on the firm’s Executive Committee since 2001.
 

Admissions

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North Carolina State Bar

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education

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J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988

B.A., cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1985

Professional Affiliations

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American Bar Association
          Law Practice Management Section
          Business Law Section
          Forum on Construction Industry

North Carolina Bar Association
          Treasurer, Construction Law Section, 2003
          Construction Law Council Member, 1995-1998

Equipment Leasing Association
          Member, Legal Forum Committee, 2003-2005

Representative Cases

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Syro Steel Company v. S.T. Wooten Construction Co., Inc. et al, unpublished North Carolina Court of Appeals Docket No. 926DC704 (September 21, 1993)

Bell Atlantic Tricon Leasing Corporation v. Johnnie's Garbage Service, Inc. and Johnnie McBroom, 113 N.C. App 476, 439 S.E.2d 221, (1994), petition for disc rev. denied, 336 N.C. 314, 445 S.E.2d 392 (1994)

Bell Atlantic Tricon Leasing Corporation v. DRR, Inc., d/b/a Carolina Fleet Service and Maylon H. Fowler, Inc., 114 N.C. App. 771, 443 S.E.2d 374 (1994)

In re: The Alexander Scott Group, Ltd., 1996 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10121, (M.D.N.C. 1996)

Carolina Builders Corporation v. The Alexander Scott Group, Ltd., d/b/a Alexander Scott Homes, unpublished North Carolina Court of Appeals (No. COA96-442) March 4, 1997; discretionary rev. improvidently allowed 346 N.C. 276, 487 S.E.2d 539 (1997) 

Miley A. Perry, et. al. v. Carolina Builders Corporation, et al, 128 N.C. App. 143, 493 S.E.2d 814 (1997)

General Electric Capital Corp v. Marketing Research & Management, Inc., 31 Fed. Appx. 138; 2002 U.S. App. Lexis 4740 (4th Cir. 2002)

Conseco Finance Servicing Corporation v. Dependable Housing, Inc. N.C. Court of Appeals (No. COA01-870) (2002)

Martin Architectural Products, Inc. vs. Meridian Construction Company, et al 155 N.C. App. 176, 574 S.E.2d 189 (2002)

Finova Capital Corp. vs. Vitale No. COA01-897 2002 N.C. App. Lexis 2145 (2002 unpublished)

Citicorp Vendor Finance, Inc., f/k/a Copelco Capital, Inc. vs. Fitness Plus of Burlington, Inc., d/b/a Powerhouse Gym, and Darrell G. Pendergraph, 2004 N.C.App. LEXIS 191 (2004). 

Carolina Builders Corporation v. Velvet A. Brown, No. COA 04-1222 (2005 unpublished)

Finova Capital Corporation vs. Short’s Pharmacy, Inc. et al, 904 So.2d 57 (La. App. 2005)

Published Articles

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Speaker, General Principals of Construction, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (1989-1992)

Speaker, North Carolina Construction Law - Minimizing Risk and the Impact of the New Lien Law, Charlotte, Raleigh, NC (1992)

Speaker and Author, Advanced Real Estate Law in North Carolina, National Business Institute, Inc., Fayetteville, NC (December 8, 1994, January 16, 1996)

Speaker and Author, Residential and Commercial Evictions, National Business Institute, Inc., Raleigh, NC (October 7, 1998)

Author, Effects of Bankruptcy Chapter, published in the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook, 2000 and 2003 editions

Author, Real Estate and Bankruptcy Chapter, published in the North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual, 1995, 1998 and 2003 editions

Civic Involvement

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American Red Cross, Donor

Habitat for Humanity

Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Member