Checking In: January 24, 2023

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Selects New Counsel

Leah, a white woman with curly brown hair, wears a black jacket and pale blue shirt.Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Leah M. Campbell has been elevated to counsel with the firm. Campbell practices in the Charlotte office. She specializes in the intersection of technology, regulation, securities law and financial services. She has represented financial services and insurance company clients in federal and state courts and before state regulators. She has provided intellectual property guidance in mergers and acquisitions and corporate structuring matters. Campbell holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School and a B.A. from The Evergreen State College.

Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Welcomes New Director

Britton, a white man with black hair and a beard, wears a black suit, green tie and blue shirt.The firm announced that attorney Britton Lewis has been selected as a director. Lewis practices in the Commercial Real Estate and Banking and Finance groups. He represents both developers and business owners and supports traditional and asset-based lenders. He is admitted to appear in federal courts in the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Before joining the firm, Lewis was a clerk for the Honorable Patrick Flatley in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Lewis earned a J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and he holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cranfill Sumner LLP Names New Partners

Robert, a man with black hair and black glasses, wears a black suit, white shirt and navy tie.Robert El-Jaouhari is now a partner with the firm. Based in Raleigh, El-Jaouhair focuses on real estate litigation and governmental regulation. He has experience working with clients on complex environmental regulatory matters related to new questions under federal and state law. He earned his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, and he also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from Duquesne University and a B.A. in philosophy and history from North Carolina State University.

Jake, a white man with brown hair and a bears, wears a black suit, bronze tie and grey shirt.Jake Stewart is also a partner with the firm, and he is based in Charlotte. Stewart is a defense litigation attorney. He focuses his practice on employment and municipal law. He is experienced in workers’ compensation matters. He offers clients advice on comprehensive risk management. Stewart is a volunteer with the Global Re-Vision Network and Habitat for Humanity. He received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a B.A. in history from Roanoke College.

Jack, a white man with brown hair and glasses, wears a black suit, maroon tie and white shirt.Jack Wright is a partner with the firm, and he is based in Charlotte. He focuses on municipal, employment, and professional liability/malpractice law and has practiced for close to 10 years. He received a J.D. from the Miami School of Law, where he was a senior article editor for the University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review and a member of the Military Law Society. He holds a B.S. in music from Appalachian State University.

Cranfill Sumner LLP Adds New Partner, Associate Attorney

Ryan, a white man with brown hair and a beard, wears a grey suit, green tie and white shirt.Ryan Shuirman has joined the firm as partner. He focuses on medical malpractice law. As a litigator for more than 23 years, he has represented both physicians and hospitals as clients, and he has also represented healthcare providers before the North Carolina Medical Board. He has served as a legislative liaison to the North Carolina Bar Association Litigation Section. He holds a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B.A. in government from the University of Virginia.

Charlie, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, red tie and white shirt.Charlie Raphun has joined the firm. He will practice with the business and employment law team. Raphun has more than 30 years of experience in business and transaction law. He is registered as a Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a CPA and Certified Information Privacy Professional. He served as an officer in the military and as a Staff Judge Advocate for the U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command. He earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.A. in accounting from the University of Florida.

Johnson-Parris Joins Fox Rothschild LLP As Partner

Afi, a Black woman with black hair, wears a black suit and white shirt.Afi S. Johnson-Parris has joined the firm as partner. She will practice in the Family Law Department. Johnson-Parris is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. She was a solo practitioner before joining the firm. She counsels clients on complex legal issues, including equitable distribution, alimony, child custody and support and name changes. She has extensive experience assisting clients in cases where children are involved. Johnson-Parris is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. She serves on the board of the North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, the Guilford Education Alliance and Junior League of Greensboro. Johnson-Parris received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, Southern Colorado and a B.B.A. from the University of Miami.

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Opens New Office in Raleigh, Adds Attorneys

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) recently announced the opening of its new office in Raleigh. The office complements the firm’s existing North Carolina offices in Asheville and Charlotte and helps expand its presence in the Southeast. Incoming partner Maria P. Wood will lead the new office, which will include Elliott Andrews, who has joined the firm as an associate attorney.

Maria, a white woman with blond hair, wears a burgundy jacket and black shirt.Wood joins the firm with more than 20 years of legal experience and specializes her practice in medical malpractice, aging services, correctional health care, professional malpractice and ethics, appellate, and general liability matters. She earned her J.D. from Wake Forest University, and a B.A., with honors, in political science from the University of North Carolina.

Elliot, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, striped pastel tie, and white shirt.Andrews represents long-term care facilities, physicians, insurance carriers and businesses through all stages of litigation in aging services, business litigation, general liability, and medical malpractice matters. He earned a J.D. from Campbell Law School, where he was an Honor Court Justice Representative. He also earned his B.A. in psychology from Wake Forest University.

Moore & Van Allen Elects Attorneys to Firm Membership

Moore & Van Allen PLLC recently announced the election of several attorneys as members of the firm, including NCBA members Robert K. Burrow, James (Van) V.C. Gambrell, Kaitlin D. Powers, C. Cowden W. Rayburn and Ben E. Shook from the firm’s Charlotte office.

Robert, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, red tie and white shirt.Robert Burrow is a graduate of Rice University and UNC School of Law. He has represented banks, financial institutions, and corporate clients in the structuring, negotiating and documenting of senior debt financing arrangements, including secured and unsecured, single bank and syndicated credit agreements, multicurrency and cross-border financing facilities, and leveraged acquisition financings.

Van, a white man with brown hair and a beard, wears a black suit, red tie, and white shirt.Van Gambrell is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He concentrates his practice on IP acquisition and licensing, supply chain and commercial transactions, and patent prosecution. His transactional practice includes IP acquisition and licensing matters, technology transfer agreements, data security compliance, supply chain, and other commercial and technology transaction matters.

Kaitlin, a white woman with brown hair, wears a black suit.Kaitlin Powers is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma, graduating summa cum laude, and UNC School of Law, from which she also graduated with honors. She represents financial institutions, including commercial banks and Farm Credit System banks and associations, as well as insurance companies and other institutional investors in various senior and mezzanine financing transactions and investments.

Cowden, a white man with brown hair, wears a dark grey suit, peach tie, and pale grey shirt.Cowden Rayburn is an honors graduate of Davidson College (cum laude) and UNC School of Law, where he served as institute editor for the North Carolina Banking Journal. He focuses his practice on a variety of transactional fields, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, complex commercial transactions, and general business issues, and has represented a variety of clients in complex mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries.

Ben, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, black tie and white shirt.Ben Shook is an honors graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (summa cum laude) and UNC School of Law. He represents companies and individuals in a variety of complex commercial disputes, including shareholder disputes, business torts, and complex contract disputes, and has handled numerous federal and state court trials for clients across a wide array of industries.

Lay Joins Moore & Van Allen as Member, Practice Leader

Wood, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, blue tie, and white shirt.Moore & Van Allen PLLC recently announced the addition of Wood W. Lay as a member of the firm and head of its existing Employment and Labor Practice. Lay has more than three decades of experience in the labor and employment field. His matters include employment, ERISA, non-competition, and trade secret litigation, and he has significant experience representing nationwide employers and addressing the numerous issues that arise from operating in all fifty states. Lay is a graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law and the University of Virginia.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Names New Partners

Jeff, an Asian man with black hair, wears a black suit, dark grey tie, and white shirt.Jeff Kelly is now a partner with the firm. His practice is focused on emerging technology, specifically in data analytics, digital assets, and FinTech. Kelly has advised businesses on emerging technology issues and disputes for more than eight years. He works with entrepreneurs and companies in matters of changing regulations, government investigations, and complex corporate and securities law challenges. Kelly is the immediate past chair of the NCBA Future of Law Committee. He holds a J.D. from Campbell Law School, where he was the interim executive editor and staff writer with the Campbell Law Review. He received a B.A. in philosophy from North Carolina State University.

Corey, a Black man with black hair and a beard, wears a black suit, pink tie, and white shirt.Cory Patterson is a partner with the firm, and he practices in the Charlotte office. He is focused on complex civil litigation, white collar litigation, government and internal investigations, bad faith insurance law, insurance coverage issues, toxic torts/asbestos, and personal injury litigation. He counsels insurers and transportation companies, as well as other businesses, in matters of business and litigation. Patterson has prior experience as in-house counsel. He served as Assistant District Attorney for the state of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. He earned a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law. He also holds a B.A. in history from North Carolina Central University.

North Carolina Advocates for Justice Selects New Senior Director of Outreach & Engagement

Josh, a white man with curly brown hair and a beard, wears a pale blue shirt.Josh McIntyre was named the Senior Director of Outreach and Engagement with NCAJ. McIntyre brings more than 10 years of experience in membership, marketing and operational experience in legal support and association management to this role. He will oversee member services, section, divisions and caucus, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, research and the NCAJ NEXT Leadership Program. Prior to this role, McIntyre was the director of policy and network advancement for the National Council of Teachers of English. He also served as the Director of Membership and Communities with the North Carolina Bar Association. He earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.A. from UNC.

Ragsdale Liggett Announces New Partner

Skye, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, wears an off-white shirt and black suit. Skye MacLeod has been named a partner at Ragsdale Liggett of Raleigh. MacLeod is a graduate of Davidson College (B.A.), Samford University Cumberland School of Law (J.D.) and Vermont Law School, where she earned a Master of Studies degree in Environmental Law. She brings more than 25 years of experience handling complex legal issues and brings impressive skills to the firm’s civil litigation group. Her practice is focused in the areas of environmental, estates and trusts, business, real property, construction, and insurance litigation with extensive experience in the areas of product liability, fire and water losses and personal injury.

Robinson Bradshaw Elects New Shareholders

Robinson Bradshaw recently announced the election of several new shareholders, including NCBA members Adam A. Berkland of the Research Triangle office and Kelsey Hendrickson Butler of the Charlotte office.

Adam, a white man with brown hair, wears a black suit, blue tie, and white shirt.Adam Berkland is a graduate of Boston College, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and Duke University School of Law, where he earned Order of the Coif. He graduated summa cum laude from both institutions. Berkland’s practice covers a broad range of general corporate and transactional matters, and he is also a member of the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice.

Kelsey, a white woman with brown hair, wears a black blouse.

Kelsey Butler is a graduate of the University of South Carolina Honors College, graduating magna cum laude. She earned her J.D. with high honors from the UNC School of Law, where she earned Order of the Coif and served as comments editor for North Carolina Law Review. Butler represents clients in a broad range of transactional matters, with a focus on corporate and acquisition finance.

Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC Announces New Litigator

Jesse, a white man with brown hair, wears a dark grey suit, mint green tie and white shirt.Jesse B. Caldwell IV has joined the firm as a civil litigator. He practiced as an Assistant Public Defender for 10 years with the Gaston County Public Defenders Office. During that time, he served for five years as Chief Juvenile Defender. In 2021, Caldwell was appointed by Gov. Cooper to serve as the Resident Superior Court Judge for District 27A. He holds a J.D. from the Charleston School of Law and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Edwards Joins Strata Solar

Rebecca, a white woman with short brown hair, wears a light blue lace dress.Rebecca A. Edwards has joined Strata Solar, LLC, as Assistant General Counsel for Commercial & Procurement. Strata Solar is a utility-scale clean energy provider based in Durham. Edwards has a background in litigation and corporate law. She previously practiced as a family law litigator in Raleigh and as Deputy General Counsel for Global Knowledge Training LLC. Edwards received a J.D., cum laude, from Campbell Law School and a B.A. in English with Phi Beta Kappa, honors, and distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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