David Overton

Raleigh, NC13 years experienceAdmitted 2012

About David Overton

David J. Overton is a personal injury attorney at Ricci Law Firm in North Carolina. His practice encompasses primarily personal injury litigation, including automobile tort claims/litigation, trucking wrecks, premises liability, and general negligence claims.

Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, Overton has been representing North Carolinians since his graduation from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2012. Throughout his career, he has exclusively represented North Carolina clients injured by the negligence and carelessness of others.

He was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2012.

Overton is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He has been selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2020-2023) and recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as Top 40 Under 40.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Ricci Law Firm Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Ricci Law Firm Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Henderson County jury awarded $101 million to two masonry workers and one worker's wife after a 12-foot retaining wall, rebuilt under Hajoca's direction without an engineer or a permit, collapsed onto their crew.

Henderson County Superior Court (Hendersonville, NC) · 2026Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$21 millionSettlementTop 20 in North Carolina · #4

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly reported that Meredith Hinton of Ricci Law Firm resolved a motor vehicle injury claim for $21 million in 2023, one of the larger auto settlements recorded in the state that year.

2023Car AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2012
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2020-2023)
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Raleigh firms

Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer
$8.62 Million Settlement After Former UNC Student Drove Wrong-Way on I-85, Killing Three
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
$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.