Hunt Willis

About Hunt Willis

Hunt grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University, Hunt was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, where he served as a captain. He is a former intelligence officer and veteran of the Iraq War.

After leaving the Army, Hunt graduated cum laude from Campbell University School of Law. While in law school, he was the Managing Editor of the Campbell Law Review and a member of the national moot court team. Hunt served as an extern to the Honorable Rick Elmore of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and upon graduation was inducted into the Order of Barristers. He was later awarded the Safran Moot Court Award by the law school for outstanding contribution to the school’s appellate advocacy program.

Hunt’s practice focuses on representing real people who have been harmed by the negligence of others, including from tractor-trailer and commercial vehicle collisions, car wrecks, defective and dangerous products, industrial explosions, fires and other major incidents involving serious injury or death. In the courtroom, Hunt routinely tries cases to verdict for his clients before juries across the state of North Carolina, whether it’s State or Federal court. In fact, Hunt’s trial team won jury verdicts of $3.35 million, $2.25 million, and $250,325 in 2014 alone. Outside the courtroom, Hunt has obtained many significant multi-million dollar settlements for his clients.  

His practice includes a wide variety of areas, from product liability and wrongful death to commercial trucking litigation and insurance coverage disputes. Hunt also has considerable experience and success advocating on behalf of seriously injured children and the unique challenges presented by those important cases. He is licensed to practice in all North Carolina courts, as well as all federal courts in North Carolina and the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Hunt is also a member of several national and local Veterans advocacy groups where he maintains the connection to his military family.

Hunt has been recognized by Super Lawyers since 2016, as a Best Lawyer in America since 2020, as well as among the Legal Elite in North Carolina by Business NC magazine.

Hunt lives in Raleigh with his wife and daughters. In their free time, they love traveling, fitness, and the outdoors.