David N. Hilton has a multi-faceted practice assisting clients throughout North Carolina. His practice areas include business and corporate law, commercial transactions, construction law, commercial and residential real estate, wills & trusts, and estate planning and administration. David is admitted to practice before the United States Court Of Appeals and the United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina.
Background.
David is a North Carolina native and grew up in the triangle area. From 1988 through 1992, David attended Appalachian State University where he graduated cum laude and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, concentrating in Town, City & County Government, with a minor in Planning and Zoning. While at Appalachian State, David was a member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu, ASU Inter Fraternity Counsel, the Order of Omega, and the Delta Chi Fraternity where he served as president of his chapter and received the Delta Chi Fraternity National Merit Award in 1990.
After college, David attended Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law and graduated in 1996. His honors and awards at Campbell included: Campbell Law Review, Prince Evidence National Moot Court Team, School of Law Academic Scholarship, Order of the Kivette, Who’s Who Among American Law Students, and the 1996 Branch Banking & Trust Company Will Drafting and Estate Planning Award.
Professional Associations.
David is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association (Business, Real Property, and Estate Planning Sections), the Tenth Judicial District Bar, the Wake County Bar Association, and the Triangle Area of Commercial Realtors.
Publications.
David authored “As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, Attorneys and the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,” which was published in the Campbell Law Review, Volume 18, Winter 1996.
Representative Experience Includes.
- Successfully represented a national landlord in a breach of lease lawsuit against a national tenant resulting in a $2,800,000 settlement and payment to the landlord.
- Represented the owner in $54,000,000 commercial development which included HUD financing with Federal and State tax credits including, historic, NC Mill Credit and new markets.
- Represented owner in the refinance of a shopping center for $10,000,000.
- Negotiated and consummated loan modification to extend existing $9,500,000 loan for a retail shopping center owned by TICs.
- Negotiated contract for sale of an out parcel to Bojangles for $650,000.
- Represented the buyer in the purchase and redevelopment of a historic warehouse for $20,638,000 which included two CDE loans with Bank of America, Federal and State historic tax credits.
- Represented the buyer in the purchase of a retail center for $1,650,000.
- Prosecuted a civil action against a tenant and obtained a judgment for $109,000.
- Negotiated lease agreement with Harris Teeter on behalf of the owner of a retail shopping center.