Meet Our Attorneys

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James S. Warren

James S. Warren earned his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Wake Forest University. In 1974, he joined John Rich to form Rich and Warren, the original firm, now known as Warren, Shackleford & Thomas. Admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts of North Carolina, James restricts his practice now …

James S. Warren earned his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Wake Forest University. In 1974, he joined John Rich to form Rich and Warren, the original firm, now known as Warren, Shackleford & Thomas. Admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts of North Carolina, James restricts his practice now to real estate transactions. With over 40 years of experience, James handles everything from the first-time home purchase to complicated commercial purchases. He assists developers seeking to start a subdivision and the home buyers who move into that subdivision.

James is a Wake Forest native. He and his wife Carol have three children, Amy, Tom and Anthony. He proudly served our country in the United States Army. James is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association and the Wake County Bar. Locally, he has served on almost every community or civic organization board more than once, and in 2006, he was chosen as Wake Forest’s Citizen of the Year.

 

R. Keith Shackleford

After earning his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Wake Forest University, Attorney R. Keith Shackleford associated with the law firm of Warren, Perry & Anthony in 1996.  He remains a member of the firm now known as Warren, Shackleford & Thomas. Keith represents clients in planning their estates, probate administration, business purchase …

After earning his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Wake Forest University, Attorney R. Keith Shackleford associated with the law firm of Warren, Perry & Anthony in 1996.  He remains a member of the firm now known as Warren, Shackleford & Thomas. Keith represents clients in planning their estates, probate administration, business purchase and start-up and civil and criminal litigation. Advocating for his clients, he has appeared before the Office of Administrative Hearings, Real Estate Commission, Federal District Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the N.C. Industrial Commission, N.C. Court of Appeals and the Superior and District Courts of North Carolina.  Keith is licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina and in Federal District Court, Middle and Eastern Divisions.

Although Keith’s litigation practice initially focused on personal injury and criminal matters, his practice has expanded. His practice areas now include drafting wills and trusts, administering probate, guardianship, caveat proceedings, property disputes, contract drafting, review and disputes and general civil litigation.  He has represented clients in claims against the State of North Carolina.  Appearing before the Real Estate Commission, he has defended clients’ real estate licenses. He has represented clients in disputes arising from injury to real property, adverse possession, boundary disputes, nuisance and breach of restrictive covenants.

In 2021, Keith was elected to the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners and elected Mayor Pro Tem in 2023. Keith served as a commissioner on the Housing Authority of Wake County Board from 2000 until 2016. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Wake County Bar Association and appointed to the Tenth Judicial Bar Grievance Committee, investigating grievances against attorneys. He also served on the Board of Trustees for Wake Technical Community College for eight years. He is a member of the Fishburne-Hudgins Education Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees. This Foundation owns and operates Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia. He is an active member of the Wake Forest Rolesville Alumni Chapter (NC) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

 

Kimberly P. Thomas

Kim Joined our firm in 2015 after practicing at her solo practice in Raleigh for over 22 years. Kim received her Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University and undergraduate degrees from both the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Peace University. She is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts of North …

Kim Joined our firm in 2015 after practicing at her solo practice in Raleigh for over 22 years. Kim received her Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University and undergraduate degrees from both the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Peace University. She is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts of North Carolina and is a member of the NCBA as well as Wake County Bar Association. Prior to joining the firm, Kim’s practice was focused on real estate, bankruptcy, family law along with a will and estate practice. She continues in most of those areas today including a great deal of work in the development phase of new knowledge into the corporate world where she represents multi-million-dollar companies as well as small family run businesses.

Prior to going to law school, Kim worked as a paralegal for Sanford, Adams, McCullough and Beard (now known as Parker Poe) under the expert tutelage of former past President of the NC Bar Association Catherine Arrowood whom Kim learned much from on how to be a successful and long-lasting attorney as evidenced by her 35-year career.

Although Kim grew up in Raleigh as a North Carolina native and went to Sanderson High School, she lives in Youngsville and has for over thirty years where she raised three beautiful daughters, Taylor, Tori and Kacee. She now enjoys spending time with her new and wonderful grandson, Kannon. When not working, Kim enjoys watching all sporting events, especially UNC and the Hurricanes and loves playing golf.