Archive for January, 2026

RCD Announces Ashley Oldfield as Shareholder

Rayburn Cooper & Durham is pleased to announce that Ashley Oldfield has been named a shareholder of the firm.

Ashley’s practice focuses on business litigation, appeals, and bankruptcy. Her work includes handling matters relating to shareholder and member rights, trade secrets, fiduciary duties, unfair trade practices, commercial leases, real property, and homeowners’ associations. She also regularly provides pro bono legal services through Legal Aid and the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy.

Ashley oversees the firm’s Business Court Blast newsletter, which keeps hundreds of attorneys, judges, and other professionals across the state up to date on the latest opinions and orders from the North Carolina Business Court. She also contributes to the ABA’s Business Law Today and has been published in the Wake Forest Law Review and the Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy.

In addition to her legal practice, Ashley is actively involved in her local and state bar associations. She currently serves on the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors and as the co-chair of the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s McIntyre Youth Leadership Challenge. Ashley is also a member of the Mecklenburg Bar Association’s Communications Committee and the North Carolina Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Committee.

The high quality of Ashley’s work and her dedication to professionalism and community involvement have earned her recognition among her peers and within the legal community. She has been recognized in Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for the past three years and was named the Mecklenburg County Bar YLD’s Young Lawyer of the Year in 2023.

Ashley earned her J.D., with high honors, from Wake Forest University School of Law and her B.S., summa cum laude, in Literature and Biblical Studies from Johnson University. Prior to practicing law, Ashley taught high school English and worked in the accounting department of a law firm.

Posted 01/07/26

Seven RCD Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite

Seven attorneys from Rayburn Cooper & Durham, P.A. have been recognized by their peers in Business North Carolina’s 2026 Legal Elite.

Scott Cooper – Business
Ross Fulton – Business; Litigation (Hall of Fame)
Kirk Hardymon – Litigation
Jack Miller – Bankruptcy
Ashley Oldfield – Young Guns
Rick Rayburn – Bankruptcy (Hall of Fame)
Matt Tomsic – Bankruptcy (Hall of Fame)

Legal Elite Methodology
Each year, Business North Carolina sends ballot notices to every member of the N.C. State Bar living in North Carolina — asking each a simple question: Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these categories? Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves. They may select members of their firms only if they pick out-of-firm lawyers in the same categories, with the latter votes weighted more heavily. Of the over 30,000 attorneys regulated by the N.C. State Bar, less than 1,100 made this year’s Legal Elite list.

About Rayburn Cooper & Durham, P.A. (RCD)
Rayburn Cooper & Durham helps both businesses and individuals with bankruptcy and financial restructuring, business litigation, and general corporate matters. The attorneys within the firm have extensive experience and provide creative solutions to help clients establish their enterprises, grow and prosper, and protect their rights, assets, and interests. Recognizing the unique needs of their clients, RCD does not represent large banks or financial institutions. RCD – The way forward.

Posted 01/02/26