I’m M. Reid Acree, Jr., attorney at law and certified mediator. I have practiced law for over nineteen years and have successfully represented clients in workers' compensation, Social Security disability, employment matters, personal injury and asbestos-related claims. I have been admitted to practice in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. By combining diverse experience, in-depth legal knowledge and a commitment to my clients, I have helped many people obtain justice and fair compensation. If you are ready to make a claim, or your claim has been denied, I may be able to help you receive the benefits that you are due.

I received my B.A. in economics (cum laude) from Wake Forest University in 1982. After graduation, I worked in the banking industry and sales for four years. In 1986, I returned to Wake Forest University to pursue a law degree, graduating in 1989. While in law school, I was a member of the Law Review, the Moot Court Board and an elected member of the Honor Council.

After law school, I moved to Atlanta, Georgia, having always wanted to live in a "big city." During this time, I worked as an insurance defense attorney and management labor and employment attorney. In 1994, I returned to my home state of North Carolina to practice with Maupin Taylor and Ellis, P.A. - then the largest and oldest general practice firm in Raleigh. Based on my insurance defense and employment law background, I focused exclusively on representing insurance companies and corporations in workers' compensation claims. During the next five years I grew tired of defending impersonal companies and faceless bureaucracies. I felt that I needed to make a real difference in people’s lives, and I made a commitment to protect the rights of those who have not always gotten a “fair shake” in life.

In 1999, I moved to Salisbury, North Carolina to work in a plaintiff’s workers’ compensation practice. I focused on occupational disease claims where I represented hundreds of victims of asbestosis and asbestos-related cancer. In March 2003, I formed my own firm to help clients with workers’ compensation claims, Social Security Disability benefits, personal injury claims, employment matters and asbestos claims. I also work with other firms in North Carolina and South Carolina that lack the expertise in asbestos and chemical exposure claims.

My wife (the former Tina Sizemore) and I live in historic Salisbury, North Carolina. I am active in our community and serve on the boards of two local non-profit agencies. I am also a member of First United Methodist Church of Salisbury.