Attorney Britton Lewis Named a Director at Carruthers & Roth, P.A.

Carruthers & Roth, P.A. announced that attorney Britton Lewis has been named a director of the firm effective January 1, 2023. 

Britton maintains a diverse practice within the firm’s Commercial Real Estate and Banking and Finance groups. He represents developers and business owners as they pursue sales and acquisitions, development projects, leasing and financing. He supports traditional and asset-based lenders and trade creditors in matters involving workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcies, insolvency proceedings and loans. He also represents both creditors and insurers in mass tort reorganizations.

“Britton brings a unique skillset to his work, including a broad-based background in commercial real estate, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights,” says Chris Vaughn, head of the Carruthers & Roth commercial real estate practice. “As a result, he is able to help clients make the most of new opportunities, as well as to navigate even their most significant business challenges.”

Britton is active in both the real estate and bankruptcy sections of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association, an organization focused on corporate turnarounds and restructurings.

Best Lawyers has named Britton to its “Ones to Watch” list for real estate law (2021-2023), as well as for bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization law (2022-2023). 

Prior to joining Carruthers & Roth, Britton clerked for the Honorable Patrick Flatley in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Britton can be reached at 336.478.1137 or via email at bcl@crlaw.com.