Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. has been a lawyer for more than 30 years. He began his legal career as Clerk to the Honorable James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He is a founding member of the Ferikes Bleynat & Cannon firm.

Ed is an AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, is continuously selected to multiple practice sections in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Super Lawyers, and is included in the 2024 Commercial and Consumer Litigation Power List by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. He is a Master of the Bench in the Harry C. Martin Chapter of the American Inns of Court, where he has served as President. Ed is licensed in North Carolina and Tennessee.