Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz, P.L.L.C. enjoys a national reputation from its principal location in Southeastern North Carolina. Since the 1980s, founders James W. Lea, III and Joel R. Rhine have crafted a powerful and dynamic legal presence as the firm has grown and evolved.

As a board-certified specialist in family law, Jim Lea's practice focuses upon all areas of domestic interest. His legal team within the firm offers strength and expertise in large-scale marital asset distribution and custody suits.

Joel Rhine chairs the firm’s complex civil litigation practice. It includes an emphasis on defective product litigation in construction cases, with a focus on problems caused by water intrusion and mold, including lawsuits associated with EIFS (synthetic stucco). Other interest areas include securities arbitrations, representing investors against brokers, litigation of class action suits, and catastrophic personal injury claims.

In these areas, Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz primarily represents plaintiffs, generally working on a contingency fee basis.

Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz today also includes a select number of highly capable partners and associates, each with their own specialty areas. The competent and efficient support staff has also enabled Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz to handle some of the largest cases in North Carolina in our key areas of practice.

Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz wants you to know that strong client service is our most important goal, with a long-established reputation for success in a significant variety of practice areas. Our attorneys are innovative, aggressive, and result-oriented when answering the wide variety of legal needs of our clients. We will keep you advised on strategies to avoid or minimize the problems associated with litigation. Resolving disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are encouraged. But when litigation is in our client’s best interest, we move forward efficiently and effectively.

We firmly believe that our values and commitment are as much a part of our success as the quality of our legal services. We enjoy longstanding relationships with our clients who, in turn, regularly recommend us to their friends, family and associates

Over the years, Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz has boldly taken on a number of high profile, cutting-edge cases, gaining national publicity for its expertise and success stories Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz always strives to provide the best representation possible. You deserve nothing less.