Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Fox Rothschild Selects New Leadership, Adds Partner Diana Palacek is now the Managing Partner of Fox Rothschild’s Charlotte office. She practices commercial real estate transactions and focuses on financing (closing, servicing and enforcement), purchase and sale, ground-up development and leasing. She previously served as in-house counsel for a financial services organization […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Smith Debnam Selects Partner Melissa Tulis Smith is now a partner with the firm. Smith has been a part of the firm’s Consumer Collections practice group since 2020. Prior to joining the firm, she gained experience in civil litigation with a focus on property, construction and landlord-tenant disputes. Smith, who is […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Martin H. Brinkley Selected to Receive Faculty Service Award from The University of North Carolina Alumni Association Martin H. Brinkley has been selected as a 2026 Carolina Alumni Award recipient by the University of North Carolina’s Alumni Association. Brinkley and other honorees will be recognized in a ceremony on April 17. […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Selects New Partner Courtney Achee is now a partner with the firm. She is a member of the Cybersecurity and Privacy and Banking and Financial Services practice groups. Achee advises clients in matters of compliance under federal statutes and regulations, state privacy and data security laws, […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Baker Donelson Opens New Office in Winston-Salem Baker Donelson has opened a new office in Winston-Salem. Fourteen attorneys have joined the firm, and nine are NCBA members. Seven individuals have joined as shareholders: Andrew “Drew” Felts, Kelly Otis, Jasmine Pitt, Donald Pocock, Kiki Scarff, Bryan G. Scott and Robert H. “Rob” […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Baker Donelson Adds New Shareholder John David “J.D.” Koesters has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder. He will practice in the Government Enforcement and Investigations Group. Koesters previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney. He advises organizations and individuals navigating internal investigations, False Claims Act allegations, government enforcement actions, complex […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Adds Two New Associates Gaaron U. Goldsmith will practice on the Commercial Real Estate team and will be involved in helping clients in matters such as the purchase, sale, development, and leasing of property. Goldsmith previously was a clerk with a local firm whose focus was construction, […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Chester Opens Child’s Voice Law After practicing law in the nonprofit arena for almost 30 years, Suzanne Chester has opened her own small practice where she focuses on child-centered family law services. She spent most of her career at Legal Aid of North Carolina where she provided legal services for low-income […]
Brooks Pierce Opens New Charlotte Office Brooks Pierce has opened a new office in Charlotte. The firm also has offices in Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington. Three new partners, David Allen, Ben Chesson and Anna Majestro have joined the firm. David Allen has practiced law for more than thirty years. He has empaneled nearly 100 juries […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Welcomes New Partner Elizabeth F. Greene has joined the firm. Before joining Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, she managed a regional white-collar and investigations firm in Charlotte. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a trial attorney in high-stakes litigation. Greene practiced as an […]