Leading Off
Welcome to the February 2023 edition of North Carolina Lawyer magazine, the flagship publication of the North Carolina Bar Association.
In conjunction with Black History Month, President Clayton Morgan devotes the President’s Perspective to a pivotal moment in his law school experience – the day he visited the U.S. Supreme Court and witnessed “childhood champion” Justice Thurgood Marshall in action. Exceptional insight is also provided by columnists Lisa Williford, chair of the Young Lawyers Division, Catherine Sanders Reach, director of the NCBA Center for Practice Management, and Professor Laura Graham of Wake Forest University School of Law (“Writing That Works”).
Feature coverage circles the globe, literally, through the travels of Jasmine McGhee, who visited Ireland, Northern Ireland and Ghana as a participant in the inaugural Eisenhower Fellowship USA Justice program, and Dean Rich Leonard of Campbell Law School, whose experiences in Africa inspired his recent memoir, “From Welcome to Windhoek: A Judge’s Journey.” Closer to home, Ebony Bryant is introduced as the NCBA’s first Director of Diversity and Inclusion, and Co-Chair Jeremy Wilson previews this year’s NCBF 4ALL Statewide Service Day, which will take place on Friday, March 3.
The power of association and spirit of community resonate in articles devoted to NCBarBlog and a handful of its most successful contributors (Kerri Mast, Michael Cohen, Alicia Mitchell-Mercer, Lee Robertson, and Charles George), the Paralegal Division and Chair Yazmeen Gadalla, and the Senior Lawyers Division and leadership tandem Judge Richard Doughton and Judge Robert C. Hunter. Coverage of recent awards is also provided in this edition for the Criminal Justice Section (Andrew Gregson and Bert Kemp), the Labor & Employment Law Section (Geraldine Sumter) and the Bankruptcy Section (Jennifer Lyday and Richard Sparkman).
Pick and choose from the February 2023 issue page, or scroll conveniently from article to article through the entire edition utilizing the Previous Article – Next Article option at the end of each piece.
Russell Rawlings is director of external affairs and communications for the North Carolina Bar Association.