Thank You from Corporate Counsel Section Chair Christine Mazzone
Hello Corporate Counsel Section members,
It has been an honor to serve as Chair of the NCBA’s Corporate Counsel Section for the 2021-2022 bar year. Thank you for your membership in the NCBA’s Corporate Counsel Section and participation in the section’s events and programs this year. From fun networking events (including trivia and Virtual Escape Rooms) and quarterly council meetings to informative and thought-provoking events (such as the section’s annual CLE program Back to the Future: In-House Practice in a Post-Pandemic World, the always popular Thought Leadership event It Takes More than the GC to Make the World Go ‘Round and the Secretary of State Update), we had a jam-packed year. I was happy to interact with so many of our members throughout the year – it is always time well spent.
Corporate Counselor’s Award
Please join me in congratulating Ben Edwards for receiving the Corporate Counselor’s Award this year. The award has been established by the Corporate Counsel Section to recognize members of the section who are “superstars” of the North Carolina in-house community. Recipients of this award have high ethical standards, great skill and ability in the workplace, dedication to the community with a track record of pro bono and volunteer service and serve as an example of how to effectively balance outstanding professional performance, community service and other life endeavors. Ben exemplifies all of this – and so much more! Ben has been a longtime active member of the NCBA and the Corporate Counsel section in particular. Ben has chaired numerous committees as well as the Corporate Counsel Section and volunteered countless hours for too many events to mention. Ben is VP & Senior Counsel of Litigation at Lincoln Financial Group where he has worked for 17 years. He is also a Board member and Treasurer for the Greensboro Science Center and is a tireless advocate for others in need of help throughout profession and community – legal services and literacy to name just a couple.
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Thanks again for the wonderful opportunity to serve you. I wish you and your families a happy, healthy year ahead. Although my time as Chair of the Section has come to an end, I’m not going anywhere. I’m excited for all that the section has to offer for the 2022-2023 bar year!