Mr. Isaac N. Northup, Jr.

A native of Asheville, Ike returned home to practice law in 1981. A graduate of the University of North Carolina undergraduate and law schools, Ike clerked at the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh for the year following his admission to the bar. Ike has practiced as a partner in two law firms including one he founded in 1998. He joins Hall Booth Smith PC with a wealth of trial experience.

Over the last thirty five years Ike concentrated his area of practice in the field of medical malpractice defense litigation involving catastrophic and birth injuries and complex medical matters. Ike has tried in excess of 75 medical malpractice trials to jury verdict. He also has tried multiple other cases involving will caveats, theft of trade secrets, arson, fraudulent lending and a host of automobile and general liability cases. Ike is routinely consulted by health care providers concerning licensing boards issues privilege issues and risk management. In other litigation, Ike has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving a wide range of claims, including catastrophic personal injury, stealing of business secrets, arson, violations of covenants, business interruption claims and products liability. Those cases have been tried in both federal and state court and have been trials which occurred in every county west of Charlotte.

Professionally, Ike is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has been on the Board of Directors of the NC Association of Defense Attorneys and is an emeritus member, having served for seven years, of the NC Board of Law Examiners. Ike has spoken numerous times on both the practical and the intellectual aspects of trial work.

In his time away from work, Ike is part owner of a motorcycle shop and spends as much time as possible outdoors with his children as they fish, camp, boat and scuba dive.

Recognitions

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Super Lawyer, 2007-2018
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2017
•Legal Elite Best Business Litigators, 2007-2017