Elizabeth G. Grimes is Managing Partner at Grimes Yeoman, PLLC. Known locally as "Libby", Ms. Grimes represents plaintiffs in cases involving serious bodily injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Mrs. Grimes received her B.A. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December of 1985, graduating a semester early, and received her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1989.
Mrs. Grimes is admitted to practice before the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Her professional affiliations include the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Super Lawyers, among others.
Mrs. Grimes is rated AV Preeminent (5.0 of 5.0), the highest professional rating achievable from Martindale-Hubbell, a national organization that rates attorneys and law firms. According to Martindale-Hubbell, “an AV peer review rating is a significant accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.”
Mrs. Grimes is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, signifying her involvement in cases obtaining million dollar and multi-million dollar recoveries for injured clients. Additionally, Mrs. Grimes is a member of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Women Lawyers, and Top 100 Brain Injury Lawyers.
Professional Affiliations:
Listed in National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Best Lawyers in America, National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Women Lawyers in America, and Top 25 Brain Injury Lawyers in America.
Super Lawyers, Peer Selected Member of Super Lawyers for the Charlotte Region (Multi-Year)
Board Member, Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Rated AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, The Highest Possible Peer Rating by Other Attorneys and Judges
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association
Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Wake Forest School of Law
Member, Mecklenburg County Bar Association and Iredell County Bar Association
American Association for Justice
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
North Carolina State Bar
3 Year Council Member, for the Workers’ Compensation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
