Carolyn Pearce Small

Carolyn Pearce Small is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer.  Her practice has encompassed a broad range of business disputes and complex commercial litigation, including false claims litigation, consumer products litigation, and class actions.

Carolyn received her B.A. in political science and history, with distinction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004.  She graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2008, where she was the Executive Comments Editor of the North Carolina Law Review.

After law school, Carolyn clerked for the Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She also served as a volunteer attorney in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she worked on behalf of a defendant in a high-profile federal death penalty case.

Before joining Allen Stahl + Kilbourne, Carolyn was a litigator at the Washington, D.C. and San Francisco offices of Arnold & Porter. There, she defended clients against various complex litigation actions brought in state and federal courts around the country. Over her nine-year career with Arnold & Porter, Carolyn took and defended dozens of depositions, prepared multiple cases for trial, drafted dispositive motions, managed massive discovery efforts and document productions, and counseled multiple high-profile clients on various litigation and regulatory matters.

Carolyn and her family relocated to Asheville in 2019. At ASK, she represents clients in complex civil matters, including litigation and land use disputes. Outside of the office, you can find Carolyn working in her yard or enjoying the mountains with her family.  

Clerkships:

• US District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, The Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr.