Isaac N. Northup
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Complex Business Litigation
- Products Liability
- Fire Loss Claims
- Professional Malpractice
- Claim Avoidance
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. His practice in Asheville began with a concentration on Workers' Compensation claims and transitioned into jury trials.
Over the last twenty years Ike has tried dozens of cases to jury verdict. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, those cases have involved a wide range of claims, including catastrophic personal injury, stealing of business secrets, arson, violations of covenants, real property claims, business interruption claims and breach of contract. Those cases have been tried in both federal and state court and have been trials which occurred in every county west of Charlotte. Short of trial, Ike has also participated in countless mediations where claims have sometimes been resolved, at least in part, because of his proven track record in jury trials.
Professionally, Ike 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. He is a member of the Defense Reasearch Institute and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He 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.
Memberships
- North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
- North Carolina and American Bar Associations
- 28th Judicial District Bar
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina District Court
- U.S. District Court
- Western District of North Carolina
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Reported Cases
- Chestnut Branch LLC v. Public Interest Projects, Inc., 177 N.C. App 148 (2006)
- Roberts v. Coston, 176 N.C. App 767 (2006)
- Farrell v. Transylvania County Board of Education, 175 N.C. App 689 (2006)
- Skinner v. Furman, 169 N.C. 853 (2005)
- Gregory v. Kilbride, 150 N.C. App 601 (2002)
- DKH Corp v. Rankin Patterson Oil Co. Inc., 353 N.C. 371 (2001)
- Edwards v. Wall, 142 N.C. App 111 (2001)
- Clark v. Visiting Health Professionals, Inc., 136 N.C. App 505 (2000)
- Osbourn v. Daneck Medicals, Inc., 135 N.C. App 234 ( 1999)
- Weatherford v. Glassman, 129 N.C. App 618 (1998)
- Hall v. Cumberland County Hosp. System Inc., 121 N.C. App 425 (1996)
- Isbey v. Cooper Companies, Inc., 103 N.C. App 774 (1991)
- Champs Convenience Stores, Inc. v. United Chemical Co., Inc., 99 N.C. App 275 (1990)
- Wilkinson v. Cruz, 100 N.C. App 420 (1990)
Education
- University of North Carolina (A.B., 1975; J.D., 1980)
- Executive Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation (1979-1980)
- Research Assistant to the Honorable Walter E. Brock and the Honorable Louis B. Meyer, North Carolina Supreme Court (1980-1981)
