Robert Tatum

Founding Attorney at Tatum & Atkinson
Raleigh, NC23 years experienceAdmitted 2002

About Robert Tatum

Robert Tatum is the founding attorney of Tatum & Atkinson, Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys in North Carolina. He has practiced law since 2002, focusing on personal injury matters including motor vehicle accidents (cars, trucks, motorcycles, rideshare), wrongful death, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, construction accidents, dog bites, and premises liability.

A military veteran, Tatum served in Iraq (Gulf War) and Afghanistan with Military Intelligence and Special Forces.

He earned his B.S. from the University of Virginia in 1999 and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2002.

Tatum is admitted to practice in North Carolina and West Virginia, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina, the Northern District of West Virginia, the United States Supreme Court, and the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.

He is a member of the Wake County Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, the 100 Top Trial Lawyers, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Practice areas

Education

University of Virginia
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2002
State Bar of West Virginia
Wake County Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
National Organization of Veterans' Advocates
100 Top Trial Lawyers
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Raleigh firms

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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.