John I. Mabe, Jr.

John Mabe concentrates his practice on construction, real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Mabe’s experience in construction includes representation of owners, design professionals, general contractors and subcontractors. He applies a combination of insight, experience and advocacy in a wide array of disputes. His experience in real estate dispute resolution includes title disputes, contract dispute resolution, land use issues, administrative reviews and appeals, lease negotiation and litigation. His commercial law experience includes insurance, suretyship, wholesale distribution agreements, wholesale/retail floor plan finance, bankruptcy litigation, contracts, negotiable instruments and general civil litigation.

John Mabe concentrates his practice on construction, real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Mabe’s experience in construction includes representation of owners, design professionals, general contractors and subcontractors. He applies a combination of insight, experience and advocacy in a wide array of disputes. His experience in real estate dispute resolution includes title disputes, contract dispute resolution, land use issues, administrative reviews and appeals, lease negotiation and litigation. His commercial law experience includes insurance, suretyship, wholesale distribution agreements, wholesale/retail floor plan finance, bankruptcy litigation, contracts, negotiable instruments and general civil litigation.  Mr. Mabe is a certified mediator.

In addition to speaking at seminars on construction law topics, including liens, effects of bankruptcy, owners’ contracting concerns, public construction contracts and civil discovery, Mr. Mabe chaired the editorial committee for the first edition of the North Carolina Bar Foundation Construction Law Deskbook. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” and North Carolina Super Lawyers as a leading attorney for construction law in North Carolina. Martindale Hubbell has rated Mr. Mabe an AV attorney, its highest rating available.

Mr. Mabe is a past president of the Wake County Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and the North Carolina Bar Association’s Business Law, Construction Law and Litigation sections. He is a former member of the NCBA’s board of governors and a former council member and chairman of the Construction Law Section.

He has been active on the boards of directors of East Central Community Legal Services, Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Wake County Bar Association and Legal Services of North Carolina. Mr. Mabe chaired the Wake County Morehead Scholarship Selection Committee, the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and the Wake Education Partnership. He currently co-chairs the Wake County Citizens Facilities Advisory Committee jointly appointed by the county commissioners and the school board to review the county’s construction program. and serves on the board of directors for the North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society. In addition, Mr. Mabe served two terms as a member of the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church.

Mr. Mabe earned a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina as a Morehead Scholar and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.