Awards Roundup

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.,…

Robert Ingram has been selected as the fourth recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s John G. Medlin Jr. Award. The award recognizes contributions to the administration of justice and judicial independence by a North Carolina citizen who is not a lawyer. Ingram serves as general partner with Hatteras Venture Partners of Durham. As the CEO of Glaxo, he was…

Dan McLawhorn is the fourth recipient of the NCBA Administrative Law Section’s Administrative Law Award for Excellence. McLawhorn serves as Senior Associate Attorney for the City of Raleigh, where he has served since 2003. He served as Special Deputy Attorney General in the N.C. Attorney General’s Office from 1980-2003 and as General Counsel for the N.C. Department of Environment &…

Catharine Biggs Arrowood of Raleigh is the 12th recipient of The Advocate’s Award. Presented as merited by the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, the award recognizes “superstars” of the section and the legal profession. (Read the initial press release on the Litigation Section blog.) Arrowood served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina…

This story was originally published on the NCBA Minorities in the Profession Committee blog.  The word “change” has various definitions, but my favorite expression of change is “to shift; to undergo transformation or transition.” We can certainly say that “change” is inevitable in all aspects of our lives. Thus far in 2020 alone, we have witnessed how COVID-19 and other…