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.
Prior Legal Experience
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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.
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From 1999 to 2001, he was an associate with the Asheville firm of Elmore, Elmore & Williams.
Areas of Experience
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 12 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
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Workouts, Alternatives to Bankruptcy
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State Court Receiverships
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Litigation
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Mediation–certified mediator
Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, 1999, with honors
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA Communications Studies, 1996
Professional / Community Activities
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President of New Bern Civic Theatre (2020-2025), Board Member (2018 – present)
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Board Member, Downtown Business Council, 2024-present
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Co-Founder of Angel Band of New Bern
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Craven County Arts Council, Board Member 2018-2020
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Historic Downtown Residents Association, Board Member 2018-2019, Vice-President 2018
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Epiphany School of Global Studies, Board Member 2018-2021
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Carolina Coastal Classrooms, Board Member 2014-2018
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Open Door Scholarship, Board Member/Organizer of Downtown Dare, 2014-2018
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Co-Founder, The Bonafides Band
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Co-Founder, Strung Together Band
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Elected to the Board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), 2012-2013
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NABT Liaison to NACBA, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2012-2013
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Co-Editor of NABTalk (Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees), 2012-2013
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Co-Authored a NABTalk article on the avoidance of faulty deeds of trust in bankruptcy cases, June 2012
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North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Section Council Member, 2004-2007
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National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, NewTAC Board Member, 2010-2012
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Co-Coordinator, North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Financial Health Clinic, 2011
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National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, member
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Eastern NC Inn of Court, member
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American Bankruptcy Institute, member
Speaking Engagements
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“Chapter 11 Bankruptcies: What Local Tax Collectors Need to Know,” at the UNC School of Government, 2022
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“Individual Case Administration From Start To Finish,” at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Convention, 2013
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“Practical Skills – Preparing for Contested Confirmation Battles, Other Contested Matters and Trial” at the annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar in Southern Pines, 2013
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Presented recent developments in dirt-for-debt Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases at the NC Bar Association Annual Bankruptcy Institute in Greensboro, 2012
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Presented recent developments in Chapter 11 business bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of NC at the Eastern Bankruptcy Institute in Myrtle Beach, SC, 2012
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Spoke about security issues regarding Chapter 7 Trustee cases at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Seminar, 2012
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Spoke about document retention and investigation at the 2012 Annual NABT Convention
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Spoke about current Chapter 11 bankruptcy issues at the 2012 Eastern District Bankruptcy Seminar
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Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, Chapter 11 Update, 2002-2008, 2011
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Eastern District of North Carolina Chapter 7 Trustee Panel Workshop, 2011
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North Carolina 33rd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2010, “Perfection and Avoidance Issues”
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North Carolina Bar Association, “The Hard Road Ahead,” Real Property Section Annual Meeting, 2011, “Bankruptcy and Real Estate—Does Perfection Have to be Perfect?”
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North Carolina 32nd Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2009, “Bankruptcy Light? Less Fulfilling or Tastes Great? Receiverships and Other State Law Alternatives to Bankruptcy”
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30th Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, 2009, “Homebuilder/Construction Bankruptcies and Lien Issues”
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“Being Secured in an Unsecured World—Bankruptcy for Paralegals”, 2009, “A View from the Trenches—the Ups and Downs of Chapter 11 Practice”
Notable Accomplishments
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Citizen of the Year, New Bern Women’s Club, 2019
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Rip Taggart Community Arts Award, New Bern Civic Theatre, 2019
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52 Faces of Community Award, New Bern Sun Journal, 2018
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Designated Lead Counsel Rated Attorney
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Received an AV Preeminent (4.7/5.0) rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
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Winner of Legal Elite’s “Young Guns Award (best under 40) in North Carolina”, 2013 (top vote-getter among attorneys in North Carolina under 40 years old)
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Specialist in Business Bankruptcy law, certified by North Carolina State Bar, 2006-present
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Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2009-2018
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Co-Managing Editor of North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual, 2006
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Ranked among Super Lawyers magazine’s North Carolina “Super Lawyers” (Bankruptcy), 2009-present
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Recognized in Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” (Bankruptcy), 2009-present
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Law School Attorney General, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998-1999
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Undergraduate Attorney General, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995-1996
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Order of the Golden Fleece, 1995
