Our Legal Team

Corey V. Parton

Managing Partner

About Corey

Corey Parton is the Founder and Managing Partner at Parton Law, PLLC. He has practiced law in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a civil litigator since 2013.

Attorney Parton has an undergraduate degree in Communications from Virginia Tech. He completed his legal education in two-and-a-half years while receiving Dean’s List Honors. His work experience includes a position in the Pentagon in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, and on Capitol Hill as a Staff Assistant for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. Both positions required him to hold a Top-Secret Security Clearance issued by the U.S. Government.

In 2013, Attorney Parton opened the doors to a successful solo practice in Charlotte: Parton Law Firm. In 2015, he partnered with Chad Buckingham to create Parton Buckingham PLLC, which later became Parton Law, PLLC.

Attorney Parton is active in the Mecklenburg County Bar, having served as Former Chair and Vice-Chair for the Lawyer Referral Service Committee, a Member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee, and a Member of the Lawyer Referral Service Taskforce. His accolades are numerous:

  • Featured in Fortune & Forbes as a Charlotte Leader in Law;
  • Recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers seven years in a row;
  • Selected to Business North Carolina Magazine’s 2025 Legal Elite;
  • Named a Person on the Move by the Charlotte Business Journal.

Attorney Parton was also honored as the Outstanding Panel Member of the Year by the Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service and is an Inductee of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society.

Attorney Parton has taught Continuing Legal Education courses to his colleagues on Rules for Discovery, Advanced Trial Tactics, and Building Cases with Electronic Evidence for National Business Institute, Inc. He has been featured on Charlotte’s WBTV-3 & Time Warner Cable News as a Legal Consultant, recognized with an Outstanding Teacher Award for his volunteer work teaching English as a Second Language to Adults, and has been published by the American Bar Association on Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts.

Attorney Parton enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children. He is also a die-hard Buffalo Bills fan, which has taught him patience, perseverance, and how to stay true during tough times.

Associations

United States Supreme Court Bar
Active Member

Mecklenburg County Bar
Active Member

North Carolina State Bar
Active Member

United States Federal Court For the Western District of North Carolina
Active Member

United States Supreme Court Bar
Active Member

Mecklenburg County Bar
Active Member

North Carolina State Bar
Active Member

United States Federal Court For the Western District of North Carolina
Active Member

North Carolina Bar Association
Active Member

Mecklenburg County Bar, Lawyer Referral Service Committee
Former Chair, Former Vice-Chair, Committee Member, Panel Member;​ Active Member

U.S. Department of Defense
Top Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)

North Carolina Bar Association
Active Member

Mecklenburg County Bar, Lawyer Referral Service Committee
Former Chair, Former Vice-Chair, Committee Member, Panel Member;​ Active Member

U.S. Department of Defense
Top Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)

Individual Awards

LRS Outstanding Panel Member of the Year
Mecklenburg County Bar

Member Spotlight
Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service

2018 – 2024 Rising Stars
Super Lawyers

Top 40 Under 40 – Nominee
Charlotte Business Journal

10 Years of Service to the Community
Martindale Hubbell

LRS Outstanding Panel Member of the Year
Mecklenburg County Bar

Member Spotlight
Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service

2018 – 2024 Rising Stars
Super Lawyers

Top 40 Under 40 – Nominee
Charlotte Business Journal

10 Years of Service to the Community
Martindale Hubbell

2017 – Pro Bono Honor Society
North Carolina State Bar

2019 – Pro Bono Honor Society
North Carolina State Bar

Outstanding Teacher Award: English as a Second Language
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia

Selected and Profiled 2018 Volume
Marquis Who’s Who

Person on the Move
Charlotte Business Journal

2017 – Pro Bono Honor Society
North Carolina State Bar

2019 – Pro Bono Honor Society
North Carolina State Bar

Outstanding Teacher Award: English as a Second Language
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia

Selected and Profiled 2018 Volume
Marquis Who’s Who

Person on the Move
Charlotte Business Journal