Our Firm
Every client of Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams, Pierce & Tisdale, PLLC receives the full attention of a named partner.
Whether your organization has thousands of employees or only a few, Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams, Pierce & Tisdale, PLLC can help you. Our clients include cities and towns throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, companies of every size and description, health care providers, professionals and executives. We are experienced in handling multi-million dollar disputes involving discrimination, trade secrets, and non-competition agreements. Our attorneys give every matter, regardless of its size, full professional attention and care. Our goal is to develop long term relationships with our clients so that we understand their business and help them grow.
Promptness
We make a point of promptly returning phone calls and emails, and we give our clients information they can use.
Knowledge
Our attorneys are often able to answer complex employment questions in a short phone call.
Tailored Advice
Our advice is tailored to avoid legal disputes wherever possible, and to ensure our clients are well positioned when litigation is necessary.
Efficiency
We run an efficient practice with low overhead, and we do not nickel-and-dime our clients for routine expenses.
By maintaining a tight focus, we are able to keep up with the latest developments in employment and health care law.
Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams, Pierce & Tisdale, PLLC does not try to be all things to all people.
As recognized leaders in our field, we often associate with other lawyers or serve as local counsel in multi-state litigation. Our attorneys are frequently asked to comment on legal affairs by media organizations, or to serve as guest lecturers on college campuses or seminars for human resource professionals. In 2011, we became the sole North Carolina member firm of the Worklaw® Network, an international affiliation of employment law firms.
Our History
Phil Van Hoy and Craig Reutlinger formed the firm in 1989, knowing that with a small organization they could focus on practicing employment law. After working for the firm as a summer associate, Steve Dunn joined the firm full time after graduating from law school in 1998. In 2000, Bryan Adams joined the firm as a full partner. In June 2019, Steve Dunn left the practice of law to engage solely in mediation through Miles Mediation, and Grainger Pierce, who has practiced management-side employment law in Charlotte since 2000, joined the firm as a full partner. Phil Van Hoy passed away in January 2020. Having represented employers in North and South Carolina for over 35 years, Bernard Tisdale joined the firm in April 2024 as a full partner. Craig Reutlinger retired the end of June 2024.
All of our attorneys focus on employment law, representing employers and executives for day-to-day guidance and every level of litigation. Our attorneys represent businesses in a wide range of business sectors, and Craig Reutlinger, Bernard Tisdale, and Grainger Pierce are also experienced in representing health care providers. Together, our attorneys have a breadth of experience and depth of knowledge equal to those of the large national employment law firms, and the employment practice groups in the largest full service law firms.
Please contact us to learn more about how Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams, Pierce & Tisdale, PLLC can help you.
Even if your needs fall outside the scope of our practice, we will be glad to provide a referral to another top quality lawyer or firm.