General real estate guidance
Travis Poulos counsels on a wide array of real estate matters.
Before joining Quarles, Travis served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Coast Guard for five years, most recently as special victims’ counsel in the Office of Member Advocacy. Drawing on five years of experience counseling clients and advising organizational leadership, Travis is committed to providing practical, responsive legal guidance tailored to each client’s goals. He believes that building trust through clear communication, accessibility and genuine relationships is the foundation of effective client service.
Professional Recognitions
- Coast Guard Special Operations Service (May 2025)
- Coast Guard Commendation Medal (July 2024, May 2026)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Guilford County Teen Court, Lawyer on the Line, People Not Property Naval Law Review, articles editor; managing editor (2022-2024)
- United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Environmental Tort Litigation Section, legal intern (January-March 2020)
News & Insights
- ArticleThe Modern-Day Case of The Lorax Within the Fourth Circuit13 ELON L. REV. 1
Education
- Elon University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2020)
- Elon Law Review, editor-in-chief
- Moot Court, board member
- Advocacy Fellow
- Guilford-Elon Law Joint Accelerated Program
- Professor Andy Haile, Professor Steve Friedland and Professor David Levine Travis Poulos, research assistant
- Business Associations, Prisoner’s Rights in South Africa, teaching assistant
- Guilford College (B.A., high honors, 2019)
- President’s Scholarship (merit-based scholarship)
- Academic Honors Award
- Legal research assistant
Bar Admissions
- Arizona
- North Carolina