Court of Appeals of North Carolina December 6, 2005, COA05-69 (Woods v. Billy's Automotive)

WYNN, Judge.

Under North Carolina law, except in a Small Claims Division action, “a corporation cannot appear and represent itself in proper person or by its officers, but can do so only by an attorney admitted to practice law.”

Lexis-Nexis, Div. of Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Travishan Corp.,

155 N.C. App. 205, 207-08, 573 S.E.2d 547, 549 (2002) (citation omitted).