The North Carolina Bar Association will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting on June 23-24 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, marking the first time this event has been held in person since 2019. Clayton D. Morgan of Raleigh will be installed as the 128th president of the NCBA, succeeding Jon Heyl of Charlotte. Morgan will also serve as president…
Students from across the state gathered in Raleigh on Friday, May 6, as the North Carolina Bar Association observed Law Day 2022. The culminating awards ceremony and all of the Law Week events were conducted by the NCBA Young Lawyers Division and supported by the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment through the Beverly C. Moore and Douglas Carmichael McIntyre II…
The North Carolina Bar Association will recognize the 16th class of Citizen Lawyer Award winners on Friday, June 24, at the NCBA Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem. The awards will be presented during the Awards Presentation and Presidential Installation Dinner. The 2022 Citizen Lawyer Award winners are: Deborah Sandlin, Sandlin Family Law Group, Raleigh Judge Carrie F. Vickery, N.C. District Court,…
Linda Stephens of Raleigh is the 2020 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award. (Read the original press release here.) During her more than 40-year career, Stephens has served as Deputy Commissioner, as partner at Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, and Associate Judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals (2006-2016). Now, she…
N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has been chosen to receive the Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. Public Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association. She is the 15th recipient of the award. (Read the original press release here.) Marshall has served as the N.C. Secretary of State since 1997. In 1996, she became the first woman to…
The article below has been updated as of August 2020. The Local Bar Outreach Subcommittee of the North Carolina Bar Association has selected 11 recipients of the NCBA Citizen Lawyer Award for 2020. The awards, traditionally presented at the NCBA Annual Meeting, will be presented at a later date. This marks the 13th class of Citizen Lawyer honorees. The Citizen…
The article below has been updated as of August 2020. Rudy L. Ogburn of Young Moore and Henderson is the third recipient of the NCBA Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section’s Distinguished Service Award. He is a past chair of the section and Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The award was announced recently through the…
This article has been updated from its original version. The NCBA Senior Lawyers Division has announced its selections for induction into the Legal Practice Hall of Fame for 2020. The inductees are: Marshall A. Gallop Jr., Rocky Mount Robert C. Hunter, Marion Glenn E. Ketner Jr., Salisbury Pender R. McElroy, Charlotte Kenneth A. Moser, Winston-Salem The honorees will be inducted…
The article below has been updated as of August 2020. The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association, convening via webcast on Thursday, June 25, announced the recipients of its three annual awards: Charles F. Blanchard Young Lawyer of the Year Award Sheila Renee Spence, Durham, Blue Cross NC Robinson O. Everett Professionalism Award R. Bryan Norris Jr.,…
Linda Stephens of Raleigh is the 2020 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award. Linda Stephens is of counsel at Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP. From 2006-2016, Stephens served as an Associate Judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Prior to her judgeship, she was a partner at Teague, Campbell, Dennis &…