Our Attorneys

Attorney-at-Law, Reginald Kelly (E-Mail), graduated cum laude in his graduating class from Campbell University School of Law. While in law school he was Articles Editor of the Campbell Law Review; received Am Jur Book Awards for Real Property II, Advanced Criminal Procedure, and Trial Advocacy; was Marshall in the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International; was a member of the National Moot Court team; was Student Bar Association Legislative Council Representative; was Treasurer of Toastmasters International; and was a member of the American Bar Association, Law Student Division. He received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1976 magna cum laude. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, Harnett County Bar Association, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the American Bar Association. Also, he is a Mason, a Shriner, Past President of the Boone Trail Puritan Club, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers, NC. He has two children, Chase and Rebecca.

J. Thomas West (E-Mail), Attorney at Law, graduated cum laude and ranked second in his graduating class from Campbell University School of Law. While in law school he received the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for outstanding scholastic achievement; Am Jur Book Awards for Contracts, Wills, Trusts, Federal Estate Taxation and Federal Gift Taxation; Campbell School of Law Academic Scholarship; was awarded the J. Shepherd Bryan Scholarship; was a candidate member of the Campbell Law Review, a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He performed his undergraduate studies at Campbell also, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1973. Mr. West is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, Harnett County Bar Association, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Bar Association. He is also a Mason and a member of the Divine Street Methodist Church in Dunn. He is married to the former Betsy Coats and they have two children, Elizabeth and James.

Attorney-at-Law, David Lewis (E-Mail), received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctorate degree from Wake Forest University. For several years his practice was concentrated in the area of insurance defense litigation. His professional memberships include the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Harnett County Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has served on the faculty of the National Business Institute, providing instruction at continuing legal education seminars on topics of insurance law and civil trial practice. Mr. Lewis is a native of Ashe County, North Carolina, and is married to the former Tina Wallace of Moore County. They have two children, Matthew and Katie.

Elizabeth W. Murphy, Attorney at Law, received her Juris Doctor degree from Campbell University School of Law where she received an award for being first in her Worker’s Compensation class. She performed her undergraduate studies at Campbell also, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2003 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Trust and Investment Management and a minor in Financial Planning. Her studies in Trust and Investment Management have given her a fuller understanding of the laws and requirements of Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and the Estate Administration. Her professional memberships include the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, North Carolina Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Harnett County Bar Association. She is also a member of Divine Street United Church of Dunn. Mrs. Murphy is married to Jonathan Murphy and she is the daughter of J. Thomas West and Betsy Coats West of Dunn. We are pleased to have Elizabeth join our firm as she is the daughter of founding partner, J. Thomas West. Elizabeth will help to expand the areas of practice for the firm by concentrating her practice on Workers’ Compensation Claims; and Estate Planning & Estate Administration law.