Overview
Tim Misner advises clients involved in high-stakes business disputes through all phases of litigation. His practice covers a wide range of practice areas, including antitrust, sports and entertainment, class actions, breach of contract, appeals and mass torts.
In addition to his litigation practice, Tim advises companies in obtaining antitrust clearance for significant mergers and acquisitions.
Experience
Class Actions
- Represents the Southeastern Conference in multidistrict class action litigation challenging NCAA rules relating to name, image and likeness.
- Represented the Southeastern Conference in 11 "single-school, single-sport" putative class actions (MDL centralization in Illinois) filed by former football student-athletes related to concussions in college sports.
- Represented a national convenience store in a putative class action filed by customers alleging unfair trade practices and other tortious conduct.
- Obtained dismissal, without discovery, of a putative class action alleging unfair trade practices filed against a local credit union.
Complex Business Litigation
- Represents debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re Bestwall LLC, Case No. 17-31795 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
- Represents debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re DBMP LLC, Case No. 20-30080 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
- Obtained a summary judgment order in favor of a home builder who was sued for specific performance and breach of a real estate contract and successfully argued for affirmance of that order on appeal.
- Successfully argued for post-trial relief in favor of a corporate landlord who was accused of fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices.
- Represented Race Team Alliance Inc. in responding to third-party discovery and filing an amicus brief regarding non-litigants’ interest in 2311 Racing LLC National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Case No. 3:24-CV-886 (W.D.N.C.).
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch, appellate practice, commercial litigation, 2024-26
- Mecklenburg Access to Justice Pro Bono Partners Program, Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2021, 2023
- North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society, 2020
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- Mecklenburg Bar Association, Bar Leadership Institute, Class of 2026
- Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2025-present
- Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Law & Society Committee, 2023-present
- North Carolina Bar Association, Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section, Council Member, 2025-present
- American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section, Comments Committee, Young Lawyer Representative, 2025-present
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Community Affiliations
- Leadership Charlotte, ENCOUNTER Charlotte, Spring 2024
News & Events
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Insights
Publications
Practice Areas
Education
Wake Forest University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020; Order of the Coif; Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law
Elmhurst College, B.A., cum laude, 2016
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- South Carolina