SIMONSEN LAW FIRM, PC
 

Attorney Profile

Whether you find Lars Simonsen in his downtown Edenton office, in an art gallery showing his collection of original paintings and sculptures, in the Sunday School class he teaches or playing in his church band, on the sports field coaching his three sons, or playing bass at local festivals, on the radio, or in the music recording studio, you can bet he’s giving it his all!

“Lars Simonsen is truly a renaissance man, he can do everything well

(former partner, William Pritchett, 1944-2001)

 

 

 
 
Education:  
  University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1990
             Doctor of Jurisprudence
                    HONORS: Order of the Coif
                         HONORS: Graduation with Honors
                    Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1987
                 Bachelor of Arts in Biology
                     HONORS: Graduated with Distinction
                         

 

Bar Admissions:  
 

North Carolina Bar, 1990

  U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1991
  U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1991
  U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1991
  U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
  First Judicial District Bar
   

 

Seminars Taught:  
 

Are They Right, or Should I Fight? Deciding whether to Appeal Agency Decisions, NC Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Institute, April 29, 2009, instructor

  What on Earth? A Primer on Environmental Law, North Carolina Bar Association, October, 11, 2007, instructor
  Public Health, Ground Water, and Water Wells, Legal Issues for Customers, Consumers, and Private Wells,  American Groundwater Trust, June 4, 2007, instructor
  Basics of Environmental Law, NCBA CLE Seminar, October 3, 2003, program planner
  From Wetlands to Brownfields: Allocation, Protection, Contamination, and Reclamation, NCBA Annual Meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, May 9 – 10, 2003, program planner
  Dry Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act, North Carolina Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 10, 2002 – May 11, 2002, instructor

 

Honors and Awards:  
  Listed in Business North Carolina magazine's 2010 Legal Elite (selection criteria at www.businessnc.com)
  Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010
  Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009
  Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 (selection criteria found at www.bestlawyers.com)
  Council Member, NCBA Environmental Law Section, 2006-2009
  Council Member, NCBA Environmental Law Section, 1998-2001
  Honorary Member of the North Carolina Association of Launderers andDry Cleaners
   

 

Professional Associations and Memberships:  
  First District Bar Association, member
  North Carolina State Bar Association, member, Environmental Section
 

North Carolina Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Association

  Open Door Baptist Church, member
  Rotary Club 1993-present
   

 

Birth Information:  
  1965, Raleigh, NC,  first generation American
   

 

Family:  
  1987 married Chamblee R. Burch of Windsor, NC.
  Children, 3 sons:
  Micah- NC State University, Jefferson Scholar             Class of 2013
  Nikolai- US Naval Academy, D1 baseball recruit             Class of 2014
  Isaac- J. A. Holmes High School, Class of 2014
 

 

Additional Languages:  
  German