Brian S. Edlin

Brian S. Edlin serves as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University's School of Law while maintaining an active legal practice with Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 16 years of experience, he specializes in construction law and community association law, representing clients in North Carolina state courts and U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina as a member of the North Carolina and American Bar Associations.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in History and Political Science from Western Carolina University (1997) and his Juris Doctor from Villanova University (2000).

Edlin's professional focus centers on Real Estate Law, particularly Construction Law, Community Association Law, and the legal frameworks governing Planned Communities, Condominiums, and Townhomes. His expertise includes constitutional challenges to state statutes affecting common interest developments, demonstrated through landmark litigation and scholarly work.

His seminal 2013 treatise "Common Interest Communities in North Carolina" established foundational analysis for planned community law in the state, synthesizing decades of jurisprudence into an 800-page reference work that remains influential in real estate practice.

Professional recognition includes:

• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Western Carolina University Young Alumnus Award (2003)
• North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star (2011-2014)
• Super Lawyer designation (2015-2016)

Edlin actively contributes to legal education through campus lectures and industry engagement, having served on the Western Carolina University Alumni Association Board (2003-2005) and presented at state/national community association seminars. His practice combines scholarly rigor with substantial trial and appellate experience, notably as counsel of record in Reidy v. Whitehart (2007) which affirmed North Carolina's Planned Community Act constitutionality.