
Noah H. Huffstetler, III
Partner
Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
Noah practices in the areas of healthcare law, administrative law, and business and appellate litigation. He is a lecturer in healthcare law, having participated in programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Hospital Association, the North Carolina Medical Society, and the Duke University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration.
Noah practices in the areas of healthcare law, administrative law, and business and appellate litigation. He is a lecturer in healthcare law, having participated in programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Hospital Association, the North Carolina Medical Society, and the Duke University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration.

Education
-
University of North Carolina School of Law,
JD
(1976)
- Served as a member of the North Carolina Law Review
-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
BA,
History
(1973)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Morehead Scholar
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Administrative/Regulatory Law (2007–2026), Appellate Practice (2007–2026), Commercial Litigation (2009-2026), Health Care Law (1991–2026), Litigation – Antitrust (2011–2026), Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (2011–2026)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Administrative Law Section Award For Excellence (2024)
- Legal 500 United States, Industry Focus: Healthcare: service providers (2023)
Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Appellate (2023) - Benchmark Litigation "Litigation Star", General Commercial (2018–2025)
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law award (2020)
- AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Healthcare – North Carolina (2014–2025)
- Distinguished Service Award, N.C. Bar Health Law Section (2013)
- Selected as one of the Triangle Business Journal’s "Most Influential Business Leaders” (2012)
- Selected for inclusion by The Legal Media Group in its Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers (2010)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers (2006–2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Laywer of the Year, Raleigh, NC, Administrative Law (2011), Health Care Law (2010)
- Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Professional Activities
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Served on Appellate Rules Study Committee
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys
- North Carolina Commission on Business Laws and the Economy
Leadership
- Former member, Board of Trustees, Children's Home Society of North Carolina
- Former member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Teachers and State Employees Health Plan
- Served as First Chairman of the Health Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
- Served on the Board of Directors of St. Timothy’s School
- Served on the Leadership Committee of the Triangle Heart Ball
- Served on the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Served on the Board of Advisors of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health
- Served on the Board of Advisors of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
- Served on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Educational Foundation
Noah practices in the areas of healthcare law, administrative law, and business and appellate litigation. He is a lecturer in healthcare law, having participated in programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Hospital Association, the North Carolina Medical Society, and the Duke University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration.
Education
-
University of North Carolina School of Law,
JD
(1976)
- Served as a member of the North Carolina Law Review
-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
BA,
History
(1973)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Morehead Scholar
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Practice Areas
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Administrative/Regulatory Law (2007–2026), Appellate Practice (2007–2026), Commercial Litigation (2009-2026), Health Care Law (1991–2026), Litigation – Antitrust (2011–2026), Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (2011–2026)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Administrative Law Section Award For Excellence (2024)
- Legal 500 United States, Industry Focus: Healthcare: service providers (2023)
Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Appellate (2023) - Benchmark Litigation "Litigation Star", General Commercial (2018–2025)
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law award (2020)
- AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Healthcare – North Carolina (2014–2025)
- Distinguished Service Award, N.C. Bar Health Law Section (2013)
- Selected as one of the Triangle Business Journal’s "Most Influential Business Leaders” (2012)
- Selected for inclusion by The Legal Media Group in its Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers (2010)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers (2006–2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Laywer of the Year, Raleigh, NC, Administrative Law (2011), Health Care Law (2010)
- Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Served on Appellate Rules Study Committee
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys
- North Carolina Commission on Business Laws and the Economy
- Former member, Board of Trustees, Children's Home Society of North Carolina
- Former member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Teachers and State Employees Health Plan
- Served as First Chairman of the Health Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
- Served on the Board of Directors of St. Timothy’s School
- Served on the Leadership Committee of the Triangle Heart Ball
- Served on the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Served on the Board of Advisors of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health
- Served on the Board of Advisors of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
- Served on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Educational Foundation
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