Marvin Schiller

Marvin has assisted North Carolinians for over 30 years. He received a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Along with co-counsel Raleigh attorney G. Eugene Boyce, Marvin recovered over $140 million for disabled teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, other state and local government employees, and their survivor beneficiaries. Faulkenbury v. Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System of North Carolina, 345 N.C. 683, 483 S.E.2d 422 (1997).

Marvin recovered over $25 million for about 2,000 disabled firefighters, police officers and other disabled local government retirees and establishing the principle that the retirement benefits of North Carolina’s public employees vest after 5 years of service. Simpson v. N.C. Local Gov’t Employees’ Retirement System, 88 N.C. App. 218, 363 S.E.2d 90 (1987), aff’d per curium, 323 N.C. 362, 372 S.E.2d 559 (1988).

Marvin recovered $3.5 million for investors in federal securities fraud case. Horton v. Merrill Lynch (1994).

Marvin protected an employee’s right to notify supervisors about illegal conduct in the workplace and to cooperate with safety investigations. Lorbacher v. Housing Authority (1999)($1.3 million jury verdict).

Marvin recovered, pro bono, Horace Williams endowment funds in the amount of $6.3 million for UNC-CH philosophy students. (2001).

Marvin is a “recognized expert in the field of employment law.”
U.S. District Court Judge W. Earl Britt – Walker (1994).

Marvin has earned “Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest accolade: an AV rating … public confirmation of … a highly respected, ethical member of the Bar … signifies that [his] legal abilities are of the very highest standard and … [his] professional ethics and conduct are above question.” (Nov. 7, 1991).