New for 2021

Expanding Our Reach
2021 is bringing many changes to our firm: A new associate attorney, Laura Puleo Kiker, and two attorneys of council, Sharpe and Buckner, as well as new offices in Rockingham, NC.
The law offices of Van Camp and Van O’Linda PLLC welcome Benny Sharpe, Ric Buckner, and Laura Puleo Kiker.
We have setup a offices at 109 W. Franklin St. in Rockingham, NC.
Pictured to the left, from left to right, Laura Puleo Kiker, Benny Sharpe, Jim Van Camp, Ric Buckner, and Bill Van O’Linda Jr.

James R. Van Camp
Pinehurst, North Carolina Attorney
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation, Commercial, Personal Injury, Administrative, Wrongful Death, Land Condemnation, Appellate Practice,
Corporate, Criminal Defense, Domestic Law, Litigation,
Contracts, Business Organizations
Bar Admissions:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- North Carolina 1965
- U.S. District Court District of Maine
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1966
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1966
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1966
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1965
- J.D.
- Law Review
Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College), 1962
- A.B. Degree
Published Works:
North Carolina Criminal Procedure Forms with commentary
- Co Author, Van Camp, Eagles and Corbett, 1975
- 3rd Edition, 1989
Security Clearance
Mr. Van Camp has obtained a Secret Security Clearance from the Defense Security Service division of the United States Department of Defense. Mr. Van Camp’s existing DSS clearance greatly facilitates his ability to immediately take part in sensitive federal civil or criminal matters without the significant delays associated with obtaining an initial DSS clearance.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Governor’s Committee on Law and Order
- Member 1970–1973
North Carolina Criminal Code Commission
- Member 1973–1982
Governor’s North Carolina Crime Commission
- Member 1977–1986
- Chairman 1980-1986
- Vice Chair 1979
Member of Board of Governors for North Carolina
Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Vice President 1979
- President 1980-1986
North Carolina Courts Commission
- Member 1981–1982
International Society of Barristers
- Member 1989–present
Commission for the Future of Justice and the Courts
- Member 1991-1998
Board of Visitors
- Wake Forest University of Law School
- Member 1991-1996
Moore County Bar Association
- Member (President 1974)
North Carolina Bar Association
- Member 1965-present
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member 1972-present
- Patron Member
American Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member 1971-present
- Board of Governors 1974-1996
- Vice President 1977-1980
- President 1981-1982
Member of the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
- Member 2005-2017
- Chairman 2012-2014
Member of The College of Advocacy
- Member 2015 – present
Honors and Recognition
- Honored by the State of North Carolina as a member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine
- Recognized by the Raleigh News & Observer as Tar Heel of the Week, 1987
- Named One of The Best Lawyers in America 1987 – Present

William (Bill) Van O'Linda, Jr.
Pinehurst, North Carolina Attorney
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation, Commercial, Personal Injury, Administrative, Wrongful Death, Land Condemnation, Appellate Practice,
Corporate, Criminal Defense, Domestic Law, Litigation,
Contracts, Business Organizations
Bar Admissions:
- North Carolina, 2006
- South Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2009
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2012
Education:
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 2006
- J.D.
Lenoir-Rhyne College, 2003
- B.A. with honors in Political Science
- Alpha Lamda Delta
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Beijing Institute of Education, 2001
- Certificate of Completion
Professional Associations and Memberships:
North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
Moore County Bar Association
- President, 2009