Family Law

• Divorce
  Our lawyers consult with colleagues in other practice areas to provide clients with the best possible results. For example, our commercial litigation attorneys litigate construction contract disputes for real estate developers. Our divorce and family law attorney works with our real estate lawyers when developing property settlement proposals in divorce proceedings. Real estate clients of Nicholls & Crampton receive the services of an entire legal team.
• Child Custody and Visitation

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Criminal law, including drug offenses, domestic violence, theft and traffic offenses such as speeding tickets, reckless driving and DUI.
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• Theft
• Drug Crimes

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Isabel is a Raleigh native who has been practicing real estate and land use law for over 35 years. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an undergraduate, receiving a BA in journalism, and again as a law student. She practiced with regional firms, Moore & Van Allen and Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein for a total of seventeen years. In 2003, she established her own practice concentrating in commercial real estate, finance, land use and corporate law. She merged her practice with Nicholls & Crampton in 2024.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  In addition, we are also available to assist in the consummation of business transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, financing, and the orderly dissolution of business entities. For closely held companies, succession planning and exit strategies are paramount and we have a wide range of experience in this area of business planning.
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  For many years Sid has been AV rated by his peers in Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell. He has been recognized from 2016 through 2019 as a member of Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite in the area of Business Law.
• Business Transactions
• Limited Liability Companies
  At Nicholls & Crampton, P.A., we have helped numerous Raleigh and North Carolina partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Employment Law

• Non-compete Agreement
  At the Raleigh law firm of Nicholls & Crampton, P.A., our business attorneys assists clients in selecting the appropriate business entity form, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnership, limited liability company, and joint ventures. Tax consequences play an important role in business transactions. Our attorneys assist in evaluating tax issues that impact the business formation and its continued operation. Our attorneys are skilled in the areas of employee contracts, non-compete agreements, benefit options, shareholder agreements and buy-sell arrangements.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  The Raleigh, North Carolina, law firm of Nicholls & Crampton, P.A. handles all types of real estate matters. Whether you are selling, purchasing, exchanging or leasing residential or commercial property, our office will ensure that your interests are well protected.
• Construction Litigation
  Finding legal representation experienced in construction law matters to help work through these issues is important to saving money and time.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Acquiring real estate, embarking on a development project, or entering into a lease for your business can be exciting endeavors, but without experienced real estate counsel, they can be fraught with risk. We can assist you in completing real estate transactions from a simple closing to very complex real estate and financing transactions to commercial leases. We can advise you on the structure of your transaction and assist you with negotiating a successful outcome. This process includes the negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, escrow agreements, commercial leases and financing documents.
• Eminent Domain
  John has advocated for clients as a litigator and advisor since he began practicing law in 2012. He joined Nicholls & Crampton in 2020 and focuses his practice on eminent domain/land condemnation and commercial and business litigation. Before joining Nicholls & Crampton, John’s practice concentrated on representing individuals and businesses in commercial litigation and professional liability matters. He enjoys working with and advising clients on a wide range of legal issues, and he has extensive litigation experience in the state and federal courts of North Carolina. John graduated with honors from Wake Forest University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. He received his J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2012.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Land use, planning and zoning, including representation of developers, businesses and other landowners before local governments to obtain various land use and development approvals as well as in litigation over various land use disputes.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Personal injury, including injuries and fatalities stemming from car, truck and motorcycle accidents as well as slip and falls.
• Medicaid Planning

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Louis brings to Nicholls & Crampton extensive experience in handling business, tax and estate planning matters. He has a down-to-earth style and a penchant for explaining complicated legal concepts to clients in simple, everyday terms. Louis Wooten is a devoted husband and father who understands every family’s need and desire to chart the best course for the future. Whether you are planning your estate or contemplating a business start-up or acquisition, Louis Wooten is there to help you. He has the breadth of knowledge to see the big picture and the analytical skills to guide you in making sound decisions with the present and the future in mind.
• Wills
  The lawyers of Nicholls & Crampton, P.A. represent executors and beneficiaries of estates throughout North Carolina. We can take care of the entire estate administration process. We will notify the heirs, pay any valid debts the estate may have, handle any tax matters, and distribute assets according to the terms of the estate plan. We are also able to handle will contests and other probate litigation.
• Power of Attorney
  The experienced lawyers of Nicholls & Crampton, P.A. assist clients in the drafting of wills, trusts and powers of attorney that provide for your family's future. We can build a complete estate plan that clearly and explicitly states your wishes.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Gregory Crampton was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and has lived in Raleigh since early childhood. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1969, and received his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Walter E. Brock, Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Mr. Crampton concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and business litigation and business bankruptcies and reorganizations. He was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy in 1991, the first North Carolina attorney inducted into this national professional organization. He remains one of only six practicing attorneys in North Carolina so elected, and one of two in the Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization and as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Bankruptcy Board of Specialization. He is licensed to practice in all Federal and State courts in North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Crampton has been a frequent lecturer on business bankruptcy and related topics, was a Member of the Planning Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Business Bankruptcy Institute from 1986-1995, and has served two terms as a Council Member with the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. He is a current Member of the Panel of Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
• Foreclosure
  Bankruptcy representation including Chapter 11, reorganization and creditor representation. We also represent other interested parties in bankruptcy matters, including potential purchasers, commercial debt collections, liens, landlord representation, foreclosures, and equity holders.
• Tax Law
  Louis Wooten has practiced law for 22 years and approaches each case with the belief that all legal problems are solvable with an open mind, careful planning and a keen understanding of applicable law. He seeks practical-minded solutions to the complicated problems that business and individual clients face. Louis offers the legal expertise in business, estate and tax law associated with larger firms with the personalized attention that clients expect from smaller firms. Louis never loses sight that in the end, he is a service provider and that the satisfaction of his clients is paramount. He has received an AV Rating by Martindale-Hubble®, the highest rating given by the oldest and most trusted lawyer rating service in the United States.