Michael D. Civis

Attorney at Hardison & Cochran
Raleigh, NC1 years experienceAdmitted 2024

About Michael D. Civis

Michael D. Civis is a personal injury attorney at Hardison & Cochran in North Carolina, representing injured individuals.

Civis earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a Spanish minor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2024. He gained advocacy experience through participation on Campbell's Willem Vis Moot Court Team in the 2024 Willem Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Hardison & Cochran

These results are credited to Hardison & Cochran. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Johnston County jury awarded $3 million to commercial truck driver Keave Bayes after a log fell on him at a logging deck, and John Paul Godwin of Hardison and Cochran, with co-counsel Sanford Thompson, secured the full verdict.

Johnston County Superior Court, NC (insurance coverage appeal: M.D.N.C. / 4th Cir.) · 2022Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
Verdict

A 4-3 North Carolina Supreme Court decision held that state employees cannot invoke sovereign immunity to block individual-capacity wrongful death claims, arising from the death of an NCSU maintenance worker killed by a pressurized refrigerant flange.

Supreme Court of North Carolina (underlying case: Person County Superior Court) · 2021Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2024

Awards & recognition

2024 Willem Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition Participant

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$8.62 Million Settlement After Former UNC Student Drove Wrong-Way on I-85, Killing Three
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
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$4 million · Ironworker Paralyzed When Mall Demolition Overhang Gave Way Settles for $4 Million
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
$40 million · Henson Fuerst Wins Record $40 Million Drunk Driving Verdict
Martin & Jones
Martin & Jones
$31 Million Settlement After Two-Point Lap Belt Paralyzed an 11-Year-Old in a Ford Escort
Brent Adams & Associates
Brent Adams & Associates
$3.41 million · Johnston County Jury Awards $3.41 Million to Family of 23-Year-Old Killed by Sucker Punch at Selma Bar

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.