Meet Our Attorneys
Fred L. Musselwhite James W. Musselwhite "J.W."
W. Edward Musselwhite, Jr. David F. Branch, Jr. Norris M. Grantham
Fred L. Musselwhite
Practice Areas: Domestic and Child Custody and Support, Real Estate, Business Law
Born: January 6, 1939
Admitted to the Bar: 1963
Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Robeson County Bar Association; Family Law Section - N.C. Bar Association
Educational & Professional Background: Wake Forest University, 1961, B.A.; L.L.M.- Wake Forest University Law School - 1963 Past President of Robeson County Bar Association; Past Trustee - Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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James W. Musselwhite "J.W."
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Workers' Compensation
Born: June 6, 1957
Admitted to the Bar: August 22, 1981
Member: Patron, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, NC Bar Association, Robeson County Bar Association, United States District Court-for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Education & Professional Background: North Carolina State University-1978 (honors), JD Campbell University School of Law-1981 (Cum Laude), Campbell Law Review- 1980-1981
Email: jwmusselwhite@yahoo.com
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W. Edward Musselwhite, Jr.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Civil Litigation, Medical Negligence
Born: November 19, 1955
Admitted to the Bar: 1981
Member: NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, NC Bar Association, Robeson County Bar Association, President of the 16B Judicial District Bar-2005
Education & Professional Background: Wake Forest University-1974-1978-BS Business(Chairman Honor Council, President Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity), Campbell University School of Law-1978-1981 (Law Review, Charter President Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity)
Community Involvement: Past Chairman of Robeson County Democratic Party; Current Finance Chairman for the Committee to Re-Elect Us Congressman Mike McIntyre; Recipient of Order of Long Leaf Pine Award from Governor James B. Hunt; Member of Branch Banking & Trust Advisory Board; Founder and President of Southeastern Academy Inc.; Former Deacon of First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton
Email: eddiemusselwhite@yahoo.com
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David F. Branch, Jr.
Practice Areas: Criminal Law, DWI & Traffic Offenses, Driver's License Restoration
Born: January 3, 1955
Admitted to the Bar: August 22, 1981
Member: North Carolina Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Bar Association, Robeson County Bar Association.
Educational, Professional Background & Community Involvement: Wake Forest University,1977,BA; Cumberland School of Law-Samford University,1981-J.D.; Associate Editor-American Journal of Trial Advocacy; Admitted to practice NC State Bar-1981, US District Court Eastern District 1981, US Court of Appeals-4th Circuit 1985, US District Court Western District-1986, US District Court Middle District 1989; Past President of the Robeson County Bar & 16B Judicial District Bar-2003; member of the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission 1993-2001; Former Campaign Chairman-Committee to Elect & Re-Elect Congressman Mike McIntyre to the US Congress; Defense Attorney of the Year-The Rural Justice Project-1992; Troop 301 Committee Member and Executive Board Member of the Cape Fear Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Deacon, Elder-First Presbyterian Church, Trustee - Endowment Trust of First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton. Assistant Scout Master- BSA Troop 301. Chairman of the 16B Bar Candidate Committee of the North Carolina State Bar. Member-Executive Committee of the NC Conference of Bar Presidents.
Email: dfbranch@mmbglaw.com and lisasteffes@mmbglaw.com
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Norris M. Grantham
Practice Areas: Social Security Disability, Worker's Compensation
Born: April 26, 1965
Admitted to the Bar: 1990
Member: NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, NC Bar Association, Robeson County Bar Association, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Educational & Professional Background: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-BA Economics-1987, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University-1990, Campbell Law Review 1987-1990; Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity.
Email: ngrantham2003@yahoo.com
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Stephen C. McIntyre
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Workers Compensation
Born: August 28, 1984
Admitted to the Bar: August 28, 2009
Member: North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Robeson County Bar Association
Educational & Professional Background: University of North Carolina - Bachelor of Arts (with distinction) in Political Science, Minor in Chemistry 2006, Phi Beta Kappa, University of North Carolina School of Law Juris Doctor 2009 (with Honors), Holderness Moot Court Team, Student Bar Association Secretary and 2L Class Representative
Community Involvement: Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Robeson Community College.
Email: smcintyre@mmbglaw.com