Recognition
Recognition is a regular feature of NC Lawyer. To submit notices, email Russell Rawlings.
Janet Ward Black of Ward Black Law in Greensboro was selected by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice as the recipient of the Walter Clark Award, the organization’s highest honor, in recognition of “her extraordinary service, not only to the organization but also in the fight for justice for all in North Carolina.” Black is a past president of the organization and has also served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Foundation.
Doris Bray of Schell Bray in Greensboro has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association. The award “celebrates alumni for their comprehensive career accomplishments, achievements and widely recognized contributions to the legal profession.” Bray currently serves as chair of the NCBA Senior Lawyers Division and was the founding chair of the Business Law Section.
Jeff Kelly of Nelson Mullins in Raleigh has been appointed as a Fellow of Duke University School of Law’s Center on Law & Technology, where he will “work with the center to facilitate projects leveraging technology and design to serve unmet legal needs, with a particular emphasis on North Carolina communities and initiatives.” Kelly serves as chair of the NCBA Future of Law Committee.
Tacker LeCarpentier of Settlement Planning Services, LLC in Raleigh, has been chosen to serve as president-elect of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, “the leading organization whose members are dedicated to preserving the rights of people with structured settlements.” He will serve as president of the organization in 2022.
Emily Morris of the Law Office of Amanda M. Reed in Concord received the Distinguished Service Award from the City of Concord and the Concord Police Department. Morris has been instrumental in the firm’s Concord Police Department Estate Planning Clinic and is also involved in the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Wills for Heroes program.
Amanda Pickens Nitto of Robinson Bradshaw in Charlotte has been named one of the 50 Most Influential Women by The Mecklenburg Times. Nitto serves on the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Board of Trustees and the Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Board of Directors, where she chairs the MECK Pre-K Committee.