Isaac N. Northup, Jr.
After spending a year as a judicial assistant to several justices on the NC Supreme Court, Ike Northup moved back to Asheville to practice law in 1981. He was a partner for a number of years in one of the larger firms in Asheville, deciding in 1999 to open this firm. Ike is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in the referral guide of "The Best Lawyers in America." He is regular counsel to several corporations in the Asheville area, counsel to the Better Business Bureau and regularly appears in courts throughout the area. He is the father of two children, loves the outdoors and spends as much time as possible riding his motorcycles.
Relevant Experience
- Significant trial experience in medical malpractice, personal injury and product liability cases.
- Representation of physicians and hospitals.
- Representation of other professionals in liability claims.
- Patent litigation.

Practice Areas
- Professional Malpractice
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Products Liability
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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 sHonorable Louis B. Meyer, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1980-1981
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Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- North Carolina District Court
- U.S. District Court
- Western District of North Carolina
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Membership
- North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
- North Carolina and American Bar Associations
- 28th Judicial District Bar
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
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