Practice Areas
- Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Litigation
- Construction and Construction Litigation
- Employment & Labor
- Litigation
Education
- Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, 1961
- A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1965
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968; Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1968
- All U.S. District Courts in North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
100 North Tryon Street
Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202-4003
Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202-4003
Overview
News & Events
Publications
A veteran litigator, arbitrator and mediator, George Hanna possesses extensive experience in wide-ranging business and construction disputes.
Prior to joining Moore & Van Allen, he clerked for Chief Justice Joseph Branch of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Of Note
- John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina State Bar, 2018
- Chambers Partners USA, North Carolina - Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2017
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2007-2021; Litigation - Banking and Finance, 2007-2021; Litigation - Construction, 2007-2021
- Best Lawyers in America, Litigation- Banking & Finance "Lawyer of the Year", 2013
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011; Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2011
- AV peer review rated in Martindale-Hubbell legal directory for over 30 years including 2018
- Martindale-Hubbell, North Carolina Top Rated Lawyer
- Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph Branch, Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1968-1969
- Former Board Chair, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (now Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy)
- Former Board Chair, Children’s Law Center (now Council for Children's Rights)
- Former Member, Board of Directors of the UNC Law Alumni Association
- Former Member, North Carolina Chief Justice's Commission on Equal Access to Justice and current Special Advisor to the Commission
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Past President, Mecklenburg County Bar and Founding Chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
- Past President, Mecklenburg Bar Foundation
- Former Member, Board of Governors and Former Chair of the Pro Bono Planning Committee of the NC Bar Association
- Inaugural Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, Council for Children’s Rights, Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, 2012
- Dr. I Beverly Lake Public Service Award, 2010; Citizen Lawyer Award by the NC Bar Association, 2014
- Ayscue Professionalism Award, Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, 2015
- Julius L. Chambers Diversity Champion Award, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2009
- Willie J. Stratford, Sr. Diversity Award, Greater Charlotte YMCA, 2008
- Diversity in Business Award, Diversity Council of the Carolinas, 2006
- Former Chair, Moore & Van Allen's Public Service Committee
- Former Chair, Moore & Van Allen's Diversity Committee
News
- Best Lawyers ® Recognizes 93 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
- Best Lawyers® recognizes 83 Moore & Van Allen attorneys
- Hanna celebrates 50 years with North Carolina State Bar
- Best Lawyers® Recognizes 69 Moore & Van Allen Attorneys
- George V. Hanna III named to North Carolina Lawyers Hall of Fame
- 17 Moore & Van Allen Attorneys Named to the 2017 NC Pro Bono Honor Society
Publications
- Federal Minimum Wage Increase goes into Effect Today (7/24/09)
Employment Alert, July 24, 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court Shields Employers from the Burden of Persuasion
Employment Law Alert, July 1, 2009 - February 20, 2009