Checking In: April 19, 2022

Compiled by Jessica Junqueira

New Associate Joins Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms

William Thomas has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Thomas focuses his practice on civil litigation, insurance coverage and defense, and employment law. He has prior experience in employment litigation and workers’ compensation law. While in law school, Thomas served as an intern for Associate Justice Samuel J. Ervin IV with the Supreme Court of North Carolina and Judge R. Christopher Dillon with the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Fox Rothschild in Raleigh Names Bradley M. Risinger Managing Partner

Fox Rothschild LLP announced that Bradley M. Risinger is now the Managing Partner in the firm’s Raleigh office. Risinger is a trial attorney focusing on business litigation and complex disputes. He has experience litigating in the North Carolina Business Court, as well as in state and federal courts across the Southeast. Risinger served on the Board of Directors for United Way of North Carolina and on the Board of Directors for NC 2-11. He holds a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. with high distinction from Indiana University.

K&L Gates Welcomes New Partner

K&L Gates announced that Courtney B. Thomas is now a partner. Thomas is a part of the corporate practice group. He focuses his practice on commercial technology and sourcing and corporate/mergers and acquisitions. Thomas has prior experience serving as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for an international technology company. He also practiced as a senior lawyer at a large investment bank. He has served as a guest lecturer at the University of North Carolina School of Law. He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Duke University.

Mitchell Leads New McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) Wilmington Office

McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced a new Wilmington office has opened its doors. The location is the firm’s first real estate law office in North Carolina.

Haylee Mitchell will lead in the new location. Mitchell is a real estate attorney who focuses her practice on residential closings. Prior to relocating to Wilmington, Mitchell practiced in the Charleston office of MGC. Mitchell has experience in both residential and commercial transactions. She has served as a pro bono tax assistant with the Charleston Trident Urban League and as part of the pro bono adult guardianship and monitoring assistance program with Charleston County Probate Court. She earned her J.D. from Charleston School of Law and her B.A. from East Carolina University.

William Mullins Announces New Partner

Joel L. Johnson has joined Williams Mullen as a partner. His practice is focused on Certificate of Need (CON) and health facility licensure, Medicaid, managed care entities, and health care operations and compliance, including data privacy and security, HIPAA, and civil rights compliance. Johnson is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). After law school, he joined the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Health and Public Assistance Section. With the NCDOJ, Joel represented the North Carolina Certificate of Need Section in contested CON cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings. Johnson also has experience practicing law in the General Counsel’s office for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. He earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. from Harding University.