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Chelsea K. Barnes
Senior Associate
The Knollwood
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
chelsea.barnes@nelsonmullins.com
Chelsea focuses her practice on a variety of litigation matters, including healthcare litigation, certificate of need, products liability, toxic torts, and complex business litigation. She also counsels clients in response to cybersecurity and other data incidents and provides guidance in ensuing governmental investigations and actions.
Chelsea has experience in litigating cases from start to finish, including...
Chelsea focuses her practice on a variety of litigation matters, including healthcare litigation, certificate of need, products liability, toxic torts, and complex business litigation. She also counsels clients in response to cybersecurity and other data incidents and provides guidance in ensuing governmental investigations and actions.
Chelsea has experience in litigating cases from start to finish, including at trial. She currently serves as a discovery coordinating counsel for a major manufacturer of consumer products.
at trial. She currently serves as a discovery coordinating counsel for a major manufacturer of consumer products.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Served as second chair at a trial before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
- Served as defense counsel in litigation in both state and federal court involving complex commercial disputes, medical devices, consumer products, and toxic torts
- Experienced in taking and defending fact witness depositions
- Experienced in expert witness preparation
- Experienced in coordinating and managing written and electronic discovery
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Richmond office of a regional law firm (2016)
- Judicial Intern, Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr., North Carolina Supreme Court (2016)
- Congressional Intern, Congressman Tom Cole, Udall Foundation, Washington, DC (2014)
Education
-
University of North Carolina School of Law,
JD
(2018)
- Inductee of The James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society
- President, Student Bar Association
- Order of the Barristers
- Holderness Moot Court
- Broun National Trial Team
- First Amendment Law Review
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, Political Science with Honors and Distinction, BA, Communication Studies with Distinction (2015)
Admissions
- North Carolina
Practice Areas
Industries
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Served as second chair at a trial before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
- Served as defense counsel in litigation in both state and federal court involving complex commercial disputes, medical devices, consumer products, and toxic torts
- Experienced in taking and defending fact witness depositions
- Experienced in expert witness preparation
- Experienced in coordinating and managing written and electronic discovery
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Richmond office of a regional law firm (2016)
- Judicial Intern, Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr., North Carolina Supreme Court (2016)
- Congressional Intern, Congressman Tom Cole, Udall Foundation, Washington, DC (2014)
Media
Insights
| The Battle of Hayes Pond and Lessons from the Lumbee, Author (Nov. 19, 2021) |
| Non-Physician Practitioners: North Carolina, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Co-Author (May 26, 2021) |
| Walking in Two Worlds: What My Lumbee Heritage Means to Me, Author (Nov. 24, 2020) |
Events / Speaking Engagements
| 2023 Cyber Risk Summit, NetDiligence (May 31, 2023) |
News
| Nelson Mullins North Carolina Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists (Jan. 11, 2024) |
| Nelson Mullins Announces Three Attorneys Selected for 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (May 12, 2023) |
| Nelson Mullins Names Chelsea K. Barnes and Avery Carter as 2023 LCLD Pathfinders (Feb. 22, 2023) |
| Nelson Mullins Recognizes Attorneys for 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Efforts (May 17, 2022) |
| 20 in their 20s 2021: Chelsea Barnes, Triad Business Journal (Dec. 17, 2021) |
Blogs
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star — Personal Injury – Products: Defense (2024-2025)
- 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder
- Claude M. Scarborough. Jr. Pro Bono Award (2022)
- Nelson Mullins Diversity Early Start Award (2022)
- 20 in their 20s, Triad Business Journal (2021)
- N.C. Pro Bono Honor Society, N.C. Pro Bono Resource Center (2019–2020)
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Section, Health Law Section, Litigation Section)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Health Law Association
Community
- N.C. Guardian Ad Litem appellate advocate
- Member, Board of Directors, LEAD Girls of N.C., Inc. (2018–Present)
- Chair, Board of Directors, Addiction Recovery Care Association (2019–Present)
Chelsea focuses her practice on a variety of litigation matters, including healthcare litigation, certificate of need, products liability, toxic torts, and complex business litigation. She also counsels clients in response to cybersecurity and other data incidents and provides guidance in ensuing governmental investigations and actions.
Chelsea has experience in litigating cases from start to finish, including... at trial. She currently serves as a discovery coordinating counsel for a major manufacturer of consumer products.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Served as second chair at a trial before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
- Served as defense counsel in litigation in both state and federal court involving complex commercial disputes, medical devices, consumer products, and toxic torts
- Experienced in taking and defending fact witness depositions
- Experienced in expert witness preparation
- Experienced in coordinating and managing written and electronic discovery
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Richmond office of a regional law firm (2016)
- Judicial Intern, Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr., North Carolina Supreme Court (2016)
- Congressional Intern, Congressman Tom Cole, Udall Foundation, Washington, DC (2014)
Education
-
University of North Carolina School of Law,
JD
(2018)
- Inductee of The James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society
- President, Student Bar Association
- Order of the Barristers
- Holderness Moot Court
- Broun National Trial Team
- First Amendment Law Review
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, Political Science with Honors and Distinction, BA, Communication Studies with Distinction (2015)
Admissions
- North Carolina
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Products Liability - Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Toxic Torts/Asbestos
- Cybersecurity & Data Breach Response
- Litigation
Industries
Insights
| The Battle of Hayes Pond and Lessons from the Lumbee, Author (Nov. 19, 2021) |
| Non-Physician Practitioners: North Carolina, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Co-Author (May 26, 2021) |
| Walking in Two Worlds: What My Lumbee Heritage Means to Me, Author (Nov. 24, 2020) |
Events /
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
| 2023 Cyber Risk Summit, NetDiligence (May 31, 2023) |
News
Blogs
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star — Personal Injury – Products: Defense (2024-2025)
- 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder
- Claude M. Scarborough. Jr. Pro Bono Award (2022)
- Nelson Mullins Diversity Early Start Award (2022)
- 20 in their 20s, Triad Business Journal (2021)
- N.C. Pro Bono Honor Society, N.C. Pro Bono Resource Center (2019–2020)
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Section, Health Law Section, Litigation Section)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Health Law Association
- N.C. Guardian Ad Litem appellate advocate
- Member, Board of Directors, LEAD Girls of N.C., Inc. (2018–Present)
- Chair, Board of Directors, Addiction Recovery Care Association (2019–Present)
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