Christopher M. Whelchel has been an attorney at Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A. in Gastonia since November 2007. Prior to beginning private practice, Mr. Whelchel worked six years at Duke Energy Corporation, beginning in the company's human resources department and then in Duke Energy's legal department, labor and employment. In that role, Mr. Whelchel advised Duke Energy's North Carolina, South Carolina, and Central America operations. In his current role, he advises management and human resources professionals on all types of employment-related legal issues, including employment policy formation, union avoidance and negotiations, employment separation, federal and state employment law compliance, fitness for duty, disability, D.O.T., Sarbanes-Oxley, and employment privacy issues. Mr. Whelchel is also extensively involved in the firm’s commercial transaction practice and advises corporations on a wide array of legal and business matters. In addition to holding a law degree, Mr. Whelchel has an economics degree and an M.H.R. degree. Mr. Whelchel is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts located in North Carolina and South Carolina.
University of South Carolina (B.A. Economics 1998, Master of Human Resources 2002, J.D. 2002)
North Carolina - 2003
South Carolina- 2002
North Carolina Bar Association
South Carolina Bar Association
Gaston County Bar Association
American Bar Association
North Carolina Supreme Court and all lower courts
South Carolina Supreme Court and all lower courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court of South Carolina
