Partner
George Mason Oliver
Mr. Oliver received his undergraduate and law degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a board certified specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law, certified by the North Carolina State Bar.
Mr. Oliver has received numerous awards including: AV Preeminent Lawyer from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, 2013 Legal Elite's "Young Guns Award in North Carolina," 2009-2025 North Carolina "Super Lawyer," and 2009-2025 Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite."
He was the Co-Managing Editor of the North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual in 2006 and has served as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee for the Bankruptcy Court. He currently serves as a Subchapter V Bankruptcy Trustee for Chapter 11 cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina. He also regularly serves as a State Court Receiver and as counsel for receivers throughout courts in North Carolina, including the North Carolina Business Court.
In 2012-2013, he was elected to the Board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) and served as Co-Editor of NABTalk. He is a frequent speaker at legal conferences on bankruptcy issues across the country and has authored several articles on bankruptcy issues for national publications.
Mr. Oliver received his undergraduate and law degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a board certified specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law, certified by the North Carolina State Bar.
Mr. Oliver has received numerous awards including: AV Preeminent Lawyer from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, 2013 Legal Elite's "Young Guns Award in North Carolina," 2009-2025 North Carolina "Super Lawyer," and 2009-2025 Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite."
He was the Co-Managing Editor of the North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual in 2006 and has served as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee for the Bankruptcy Court. He currently serves as a Subchapter V Bankruptcy Trustee for Chapter 11 cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina. He also regularly serves as a State Court Receiver and as counsel for receivers throughout courts in North Carolina, including the North Carolina Business Court.
In 2012-2013, he was elected to the Board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) and served as Co-Editor of NABTalk. He is a frequent speaker at legal conferences on bankruptcy issues across the country and has authored several articles on bankruptcy issues for national publications.
Areas of Practice
Prior Experience
Before starting his firm, George was an associate with the New Bern office of Stubbs & Perdue, P.A., where he worked from 2001 to 2009.
From 1999 to 2001, he was an associate with the Asheville firm of Elmore, Elmore & Williams.
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, 1999, with honors
1996
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA Communications Studies
Notable Accomplishments
2019
Citizen of the Year, New Bern Women's Club
2019
Rip Taggart Community Arts Award, New Bern Civic Theatre
2018
52 Faces of Community Award, New Bern Sun Journal
Designated Lead Counsel Rated Attorney
AV Preeminent (4.7/5.0) rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
Winner of Legal Elite's "Young Guns Award (best under 40) in North Carolina," 2013
2006–present
Specialist in Business Bankruptcy law, certified by North Carolina State Bar
2009–2018
Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, Eastern District of North Carolina
2006
Co-Managing Editor of North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual
2009–present
Ranked among Super Lawyers magazine's North Carolina "Super Lawyers" (Bankruptcy)
2009–present
Recognized in Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" (Bankruptcy)
1998–1999
Law School Attorney General, UNC School of Law
1995–1996
Undergraduate Attorney General, UNC at Chapel Hill
1995
Order of the Golden Fleece
Engagement
Beyond the docket.
Professional & Community
- President of New Bern Civic Theatre (2020–2025), Board Member (2018–present)
- Board Member, Downtown Business Council, 2024–present
- Co-Founder of Angel Band of New Bern
- Craven County Arts Council, Board Member 2018–2020
- Historic Downtown Residents Association, Board Member 2018–2019, Vice-President 2018
- Epiphany School of Global Studies, Board Member 2018–2021
- Carolina Coastal Classrooms, Board Member 2014–2018
- Open Door Scholarship, Board Member / Organizer of Downtown Dare, 2014–2018
- Co-Founder, The Bonafides Band
- Co-Founder, Strung Together Band
- Elected to the Board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), 2012–2013
- NABT Liaison to NACBA, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2012–2013
- Co-Editor of NABTalk (Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees), 2012–2013
- Co-Authored a NABTalk article on the avoidance of faulty deeds of trust in bankruptcy cases, June 2012
- North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Section Council Member, 2004–2007
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, NewTAC Board Member, 2010–2012
- Co-Coordinator, North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Financial Health Clinic, 2011
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, member
- Eastern NC Inn of Court, member
- American Bankruptcy Institute, member
Speaking Engagements
2022
"Chapter 11 Bankruptcies: What Local Tax Collectors Need to Know," UNC School of Government
2013
"Individual Case Administration From Start To Finish," NABT Annual Convention
2013
"Practical Skills — Preparing for Contested Confirmation Battles, Other Contested Matters and Trial," Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, Southern Pines
2012
Recent developments in dirt-for-debt Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, NC Bar Association Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Greensboro
2012
Recent developments in Chapter 11 business bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of NC, Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, Myrtle Beach, SC
2012
Security issues regarding Chapter 7 Trustee cases, NABT Spring Seminar
2012 Annual NABT Convention
Document retention and investigation
2012 Eastern District Bankruptcy Seminar
Current Chapter 11 bankruptcy issues
2011
Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, Chapter 11 Update, 2002–2008
2011
Eastern District of North Carolina Chapter 7 Trustee Panel Workshop
North Carolina 33rd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2010, "Perfection and Avoidance Issues"
NC Bar Association Real Property Section Annual Meeting, 2011, "Bankruptcy and Real Estate — Does Perfection Have to be Perfect?"
North Carolina 32nd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2009, "Receiverships and Other State Law Alternatives to Bankruptcy"
30th Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, 2009, "Homebuilder/Construction Bankruptcies and Lien Issues"
"Being Secured in an Unsecured World — Bankruptcy for Paralegals," 2009, "A View from the Trenches — the Ups and Downs of Chapter 11 Practice"
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