Core Practice Areas
8 VerticalsAbout & Mediation Philosophy
Neutral ProfileKen Carlson is a certified mediator who has practiced labor & employment law exclusively since 1993. The majority of his practice now involves serving as a mediator or arbitrator, primarily focusing on various areas of employment law. As a certified mediator, Ken mediates cases in both federal and state courts throughout North Carolina, and in other states upon request. He is also fine with mediating in-person, virtually, or through a combination of the two — whichever the parties prefer. Ken is a former chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, currently serves on the Council of the Labor & Employment Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, and is a Fellow with the American Bar Foundation. He is consistently named to Business North Carolina’s annual “Legal Elite”, to the list of North Carolina “Super Lawyers,” and to the Best Lawyers in America for labor & employment law and/or alternative dispute resolution. Ken is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars, and has written numerous articles and CLE materials on such diverse matters as mediating in a manner to help avoid impasse, “best practices” for a successful mediation, legal ethics in mediation, and the pros and cons of employment law arbitration. In addition to his mediation and legal practice, Ken is an adjunct professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law where he teaches courses in negotiation and trade secrets/unfair competition.
Credentials & Institutional Standing
Primary VerificationsLicense
Education
Wake Forest University School of Law
J.D. · Law
Class of 1990
Yale Divinity School
Master of Divinity
Class of 1981
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. · English
Class of 1976
Work History
2 PositionsAttorney / Mediator
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
Practices labor & employment law exclusively.
Adjunct Professor
Wake Forest University School of Law
Teaches courses in negotiation and trade secrets/unfair competition.
Honors & Recognition
4 HonorsFellow
American Bar Foundation
2015
Fellow (2015 – present)
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina
Consistently named to annual list.
Super Lawyers
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Consistently named to list.
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers
For labor & employment law and/or alternative dispute resolution.
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