Jerry T.
Myers

Managing Partner

Smith Debnam Experienced Lawyers in Raleigh, NC
4601 Six Forks Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27609

Jerry Myers is Smith Debnam’s Managing Partner. He concentrates his practice in the area of creditors’ rights, with an emphasis on debt collection, judgment enforcement, and commercial litigation. Jerry served as President of the Commercial Law League of America, an organization of creditors’ rights professionals, and is an active member of the National Creditors Bar Association, presenting CLE programs and serving on committees. Jerry was also instrumental in forming the North Carolina Creditors’ Bar Association, a specialty bar whose members are committed to advocating for the rights of lenders and others in the credit and collections industry.

Jerry’s practice includes litigation, regulatory compliance, and licensing matters, and general business representation. He has practiced in the creditors’ rights field for more than 30 years and has written and lectured extensively on debt collection and judgment enforcement. Jerry has presented CLE programs sponsored by institutions including Wake Forest University School of Law, the North Carolina Bar Foundation, the Commercial Law League of America, and the National Creditors Bar Association.

Jerry is listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Proven Record of Excellence

My Credentials

Admissions

North Carolina State Bar
South Carolina State Bar
Virginia State Bar

Education

J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1984
B.S., Wake Forest University, 1980
A.A., summa cum laude, Wingate University, 1978

Awards & Recognition

Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers 2007, 2010 – present
Listed among Best Lawyers in America – Since 2024
Featured as an “Industry Giant” representing the Commercial Law League of America – May 2006
Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence

Professional Affiliations

Commercial Law League of America; President, 2005-2006
National Creditors Bar Association, Member
North Carolina Creditors Bar Association (NCCBA), Past President, Treasurer
American Bar Association, Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Member
Wake County Bar Association; Past President, Young Lawyers Division
Virginia Creditors’ Bar Association, Member

Civic Involvement

American Red Cross Triangle Chapter, Board of Directors
Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina; General Counsel (pro bono)
White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Member; Sunday School teacher
North Carolina Museum of History; Associate Member
North Carolina Museum of Art; Associate Member

Published Articles

Collections and Enforcement of Judgments in North Carolina, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1997 (The leading creditors’ rights treatise in North Carolina.)
Contributing author, Judgment Enforcement, Aspen Publishers (A national treatise that focuses on creditors’ remedies.)
Contributing author, Commercial Law and Practice Guide, Matthew-Bender (A general treatise on commercial law.)
Contributing author, Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws, NACM, 2005, (A general treatise on commercial law.)
An Overview of UCITA, Commercial Law Journal (Fall 2001)