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The Moretz & Skufca Team
Jump to: Zachary M.Moretz | Ronald A. Skufca | Peter F. Morgan | Ryan E. Dings
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Zachary M. Moretz
Zac is a partner and leads the firm’s Real Estate and Business Law Practice Group from our Concord office. He is a Certified Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar in Commercial Real Estate, and is also a licensed real estate broker. He practices in the areas of commercial real estate, real estate development, planned communities and homeowners’ associations, corporate law and motorsports law and has substantial experience in setting up residential, commercial and mixed-use developments of all kinds. Zac is a former general counsel to a large local developer, and currently represents the developers of many of the Concord area’s highest-profile real estate developments, including The Villages at Moss Creek, Afton Village, Harrisburg Town Center, Northgate Commons, The Enclave at Timber Ridge and The Village at Kellswater Bridge.
Zac is a native of Sanford, North Carolina and attended Ravenscroft High School in Raleigh. He graduated from Oglethorpe University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies. He received his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law where he was a member of the Student Trial Bar and was appointed a member of the Joseph Branch Chapter of the Inns of Court.
Zac enjoys all forms of motorsports and hopes to return to road racing soon. In his free time, he enjoys historic preservation and downtown redevelopment, real estate investing, soccer and coaching his children in sports.
Professional and Civic Activities:
- Certified Specialist in Commercial Real Estate Law by the North Carolina State Bar.
- Member of the North Carolina, Cabarrus County and Mecklenburg County Bar Associations.
- Member of Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and Charlotte Regional Chamber of Commerce.
- North Carolina licensed real estate broker.
- Board Member and Secretary to the Board, Ruckus House Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
- Board Member and Immediate Past President, Historic Cabarrus, Inc.
- Former Commissioner, City of Concord Historic Preservation Commission.
- Concord Rotary Club Member
- Past President and Board Member, Concord Downtown Development Corporation.
- Former member of the Projects Committee, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.
- Former Board Member, Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.
- Sports Car Club of America National Driver of the Year, Atlanta Region, 1992
- Graduate, ELF-Winfield School of Race Car Driving, Circuit Paul Ricard, France, 1990
Professional Experience:
Partner, Moretz Law Firm, P.A., 2002-2004; Vice President and General Counsel, J&B Development and Management, Inc., 2001-2002; Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, 2000-2001; Attorney, Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews & Garrett, PA, 1998-2000; Summer Associate, Speedway Motorsports, Inc., 1997; Summer Associate, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, 1996 & 1997; Product Marketing Manager, MicroHelp Inc., Atlanta, GA 1994-1995; Product Marketing Manager, Digital Theater, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 1992-1994.
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Ronald A. Skufca
Ron is a partner and leads the firm’s Litigation and Family Law Practice Group from the Charlotte office. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business litigation, construction law, and family law, whether in the context of litigation, arbitration or mediation. Ron works one on one with the firm’s litigation clients to enable them to take an active role in their case and to make informed decisions. He achieves the goals of his clients by having the compassion to listen, thoroughly respond to questions and understand concerns, while representing them with unfaltering conviction in a manner consistent with their personal principles. Ron is proud that he has built his practice on personal referrals from existing clients and attorneys who know his reputation for building strong working relationships with clients in the course of providing zealous legal representation.
Ron received his Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.
Professional and Civic Activities:
- Mecklenburg County Bar, Family Law Section and Member of the Lawyer Referral Service
- Mecklenburg County Collaborative Family Law Practice Group
- Board Member and former Secretary to the Board, Dilworth Community Development Association
- Dilworth South-End Rotary Club Member
- Former Board Member, Dilworth Child Development Center
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral Parishioner
- University of Virginia Track and Cross Country teams former Co-captain
- Duathlon Team USA former member, competing in two world championships
Professional Experience:
Partner, Skufca Law Firm, 2003; Attorney, Erdman & Hockfield, LLP, 1998-2002; Salesperson, IBM; Manager of Philadelphia office for Chrysler Corp. subsidiary, VPSI; Marketing Representative, Eastern United States, Chrysler Corp. subsidiary, VPSI.
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Peter F. Morgan
Peter is Of Counsel in our Charlotte office. His principal practice areas include construction, real estate and general civil litigation. He has significant experience with the trial, mediation and arbitration of a wide variety of disputes and claims, including lien and bond claims, insurance coverage issues, claims arising from construction defects and residential property disputes.
Peter is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, but grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from The American University in Washington, D.C. and his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
In addition to being a practicing attorney, Peter is also a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina and a licensed real estate salesperson in South Carolina. He maintains a separate real estate brokerage business and is affiliated with the Randolph Road office of Helen Adams Realty in Charlotte.
Professional and Civic Activities:
- Member of both the Real Property and Construction Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Myers Park Homeowners Association
- Member, Worship Committee, Dilworth United Methodist Church
- Volunteer arbitrator with the Better Business Bureau
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Ryan E. Dings
Ryan is an associate attorney practicing in both our Charlotte and Concord offices. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business litigation, commercial real estate, construction law, commercial collections and landlord/tenant matters.
Ryan is a native of Averill Park, New York. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and American History. Ryan received his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. While at Wake Forest, Ryan was a member and president of the Student Trial Bar. He also served as a member of the school’s interscholastic trial team. He served as a member of the Moot Court Board and the school’s Criminal Law Moot Court team. In April 2004, he led Wake Forest’s team to a second place finish at the Weschler National Criminal Moot Court Competition in Buffalo, New York and was recognized with the Best Oralist Prize for the competition. Ryan was granted membership in the Order of the Barristers in May 2005.
Ryan is active in the Charlotte Regional Chamber of Commerce. He enjoys running and recently finished the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.
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CONCORD
37 Union Street S., Suite B
Concord, NC 28025
704.721.3500
704.721.3555 fax
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CHARLOTTE
1514 South Church St., Suite 101
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.376.3030
704.376.8522 fax
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