NCBA Section Chairs Announced For 2010-11

Article Date: Thursday, July 01, 2010

President Eugene C. Pridgen of the North Carolina Bar Association announces the formal appointment of NCBA Section chairs and vice chairs who will serve with him during the 2010-11 association year beginning July 1.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Ann B. Wall of the Department of Secretary of State in Raleigh will serve as chair. Reed N. Fountain of Young Moore & Henderson, PA in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION LAW

Jennifer K. Van Zant of Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard, LLP in Greensboro will serve as chair. Gregory G. Holland of Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP in Greensboro will serve as vice chair.

 

BANKRUPTCY

Elizabeth M. Repetti of Bell Davis & Pitt, PA in Winston-Salem will serve as chair. Robert A. Cox, Jr. of McGuireWoods, LLP in Charlotte will serve as vice chair.

 

BUSINESS LAW

Stephen M. Lynch of Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, PA in Charlotte will serve as chair. Christopher B. Capel of Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Katherine L. Parker of the ACLU of North Carolina in Raleigh will serve as chair. Allison Van Laningham of Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP in Greensboro will serve as vice chair.

 

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Nan E. Hannah of Vann & Sheridan, LLP in Raleigh will serve as chair. Robert A. Meynardie of The Meynardie Law Firm, PLLC in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

CORPORATE COUNSEL

John B. Orgain of Alex Lee, Inc. in Hickory will serve as chair. R. Andrew Spainhour of Replacements, LTD in Greensboro will serve as vice chair.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Jeffrey B. Welty of the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill will serve as chair. Christopher A. Beechler of the Law Offices of Christopher A. Beechler in Winston-Salem will serve as vice chair.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Zeb E. Barnhardt, Jr. of the Law Offices of Zeb E. Barnhardt, Jr. in Haw River will serve as chair. George Patrick Doyle in Chapel Hill will serve as vice chair.

 

EDUCATION LAW

Julia R. Hoke of the UNC General Administration and State Education Assistance Authority in Research Triangle Park will serve as chair. Rachel B. Hitch of Schwartz & Shaw, PLLC in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

ELDER LAW

Nicole Vandiver Bryan of Vandiver & Bryan in Cornelius will serve as chair. Carole Spainhour of Carole Spainhour Attorney, PC in Boone will serve as vice chair.

 

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

Amy Elaine Pickle of Duke University School of Law in Durham will serve as chair. Justin P. McCorcle of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Wilmington will serve as vice chair.

 

ESTATE PLANNING & FIDUCIARY LAW

Robert H. Haggard of Van Winkle Buck Wall Starnes & Davis, PA in Hendersonville will serve as chair. Elizabeth K. Arias of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

FAMILY LAW

Michelle D. Reingold of Robinson & Lawing, LLP in Winston-Salem will serve as chair. Lorion M. Vitale of Cheshire Parker Schneider Bryan & Vitale in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

GP, SMALL FIRM & SOLO

Sherry Everett of Everett & Everett in Durham will serve as chair. Jordan J. Qualls, solo practitioner, of Chapel Hill will serve as vice chair.

 

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR

James Percy Cauley, III of Rose Rand Wallace Attorneys, PA in Wilson will serve as chair. Judge Frank Whitney of the U.S. District Court in Charlotte will serve as vice chair.

 

HEALTH LAW

Wallace C.  Hollowell, III of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Raleigh will serve as chair. Sandy Van der Vaart of LabCorp in Burlington will serve as vice chair.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Cynthia B. Rothschild of Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP in Winston-Salem will serve as chair. David W. Sar of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Greensboro will serve as vice chair.

 

INTERNATIONAL LAW & PRACTICE

John R. Erwin of K&L Gates, LLP in Raleigh will serve as chair. Tracey M. LeRoy with Duke Energy of Charlotte will serve as vice chair.

 

JUVENILE JUSTICE & CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Keith L. P. Howard of Legal Aid of N.C. Advocates for Children Services in Durham will serve as chair. Katherine Cary Brege of Legal Aid of N.C. Advocates for Children Services in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

Vicki Brown Rowan, solo practitioner, of Charlotte will serve as chair. Corie D. Pauling of TIAA-CREF in Charlotte will serve as vice chair.

 

LAW PRACTICE MGMT

Elizabeth W. Voltz of Weatherspoon & Voltz, LLP in Raleigh will serve as chair. David F. Mills of David F. Mills, PA in Smithfield will serve as vice chair.

 

LITIGATION

Philip Raiford Miller of Blanchard Miller Lewis & Styers in Raleigh will serve as chair. Barry S. Cobb of Yates McLamb & Weyher, LLP in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

REAL PROPERTY

Richard J. Archie of White & Allen, PA in Kinston will serve as chair. Katherine Britt Wilkerson of Lynch & Eatman, LLP in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Coe William Ramsey of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Raleigh will serve as chair. Jonathan M. Fine of Fine Strategies in Charlotte will serve as vice chair.

 

TAX

J. Michael Wilson of McGuireWoods, LLP in Charlotte will serve as chair. Jack L. Harper of Walmart in Bentonville, Ark., will serve as vice chair.

 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

S. Camille Payton of Ward Black Law, PA in Greensboro will serve as chair. W. Scott Fuller of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog, LLP in Raleigh will serve as vice chair.

 

ZONING, PLANNING & LAND USE

Kenneth C. Haywood of Boxley Bolton Garber & Haywood, LLP in Raleigh will serve as chair. Robert W. Oast of the City of Asheville will serve as vice chair.