​Bob Orr, a former state Supreme Court justice and one-time Republican gubernatorial candidate, is a member of the Litigation practice group.  Orr focuses his practice on general litigation and legislative and regulatory advocacy.  Orr has a concentration in sports litigation, and he is mentioned in this recent editorial in the New York Times, published January 8, 2012.  Click here.

Most recently,  Bob was the Executive Director and Senior Counsel at the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.  In 2004, Justice Orr retired from the N.C. Judiciary after serving for 18 years.  He spent almost 10 years as a member of the Supreme Court and 8 years on the Court of Appeals.  Justice Orr was initially appointed to the bench by Governor Jim Martin in 1986 and prior to that time practiced law in Asheville.

Publications and Media

Poyner Spruill attorney Bob Orr was a guest on Channel 14’s Capital Tonight show on April 10th.  Bob was featured on “The Insiders” segment, A Statewide Look at North Carolina Politics. Click here to see the show.

Bob Orr appeared on Capital Tonight again on May 9th, on a panel discussing the Primary Election Results.  Click here to see the show. 

"The NCAA in Federal Court:  College Athletes are Calling Foul," by Bob Orr and John O'Hale, was published in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of USLAW Magazine.  Click here.