Will Owens

Will is a Raleigh NC based Trial Lawyer who has dedicated his entire two-decade career as an attorney to the litigation of injury/wrongful death claims where he has represented only individuals/plaintiffs with personal injury/wrongful death claims against insurance companies.  Will has a proven track record with appearances in the Superior Court Divisions of 44 of NC’s 100 counties, with numerous jury cases tried to verdict in 10 of these counties. He has appeared before the North Carolina Industrial Commission (at both the Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission levels) and all federal court districts located in North Carolina (United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of N.C.). Will has successfully negotiated and/or litigated claims with all major insurance carriers and most defense firms throughout central and eastern NC. Will is frequently selected by fellow attorneys to serve as an Arbitrator in the binding arbitration of uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance coverage disputes. He speaks at continuing legal education (CLE) seminars, where he teaches other attorneys the ins and outs of civil litigation, trial work, and insurance coverage. Attorneys and law firms across the State frequently associate with Will and his law partner Kimberly Miller to serve as co-counsel in the litigation of their own clients' injury/death claims. Will has been recognized in SuperLawyers Magazine for each of the last 10 years. In years 2024, 2025, and 2026, he was named to SuperLawyers' Top 100 in North Carolina list. Will is a member the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which has membership limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Several of Owens & Miller's cases/settlements have been featured in Lawyer's Weekly Magazine over the years. Will has an AV Rating by Martindale Hubble, and is an active member of the NC Advocates for Justice, as well as the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA), which is a national organization of committed attorneys who have joined together to help eliminate unsafe and illegal interstate trucking practices.In 2017, Will was admitted by Chief Justice Johns Roberts to practice before the United States Supreme Court.Will has been recognized as a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in North Carolina, a section of The National Trial Lawyers. Membership is limited to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. At the time of his induction in 2007, Will was the youngest member of the Top 100.