Checking In: November 22, 2022

Compiled by Jessica Junqueira

Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Adds New Associates

Sydney ter Avest is now an associate attorney in the firm’s Business, Tax and Estates practice. She will focus on corporate and business law, estate planning, and wealth transfer and preservation. Ter Avest received a J.D. from Campbell Law School, where she was a teaching scholar and research assistant. While in law school, she received numerous awards and served as a peer mentor and president of the Health Law Association. She earned a B.A. in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

James R. Paul is now an associate attorney, and he will work in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate practice. Paul will assist clients in real estate matters and disputes. He was a legal extern in St. Joseph County, Ind., where he represented indigent juvenile justice clients. He also interned in the Forsyth County Public Defender’s Office. Paul earned a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, where he was the 2020 recipient of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Care and Canon Law. He received a B.S., magna cum laude, from East Carolina University.

McGuireWoods Selects New Partner

Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette was elected to partner. Mallette represents companies in product liability claims, complex civil litigation, and environmental litigation in state and federal courts. She also represents veterans pro bono through the National Veterans Legal Services Program. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, she served for ten years in the military, where she was an Intelligence Officer, a Wing Executive Officer and an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate with the JAG Corps. In 2017-2018, Mallette was a clerk to Associate Justice Barbara A. Jackson in the North Carolina Supreme Court. Mallette previously served as the NCBA Military & Veterans Law Section Communications Chair. In 2022, she was selected as an NCBA Citizen Lawyer Award recipient. Mallette holds a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.S. in legal studies from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Trial Attorney Joins Parry Law

Deanna Davis Anderson has joined the firm. Anderson has practiced as a litigator for more than 25 years. She has represented businesses, organizations, and individuals in a variety of disputes. She has extensive experience in health care and has represented physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in civil litigation and administrative proceedings. She has also advised on risk management issues. Anderson has litigated cases across North Carolina, arguing at all levels of state and federal court. She holds a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from California State University, Northridge.

Robinson & Lawing Announces New Associate Attorney

Wiley B. Hughes has joined Robinson & Lawing, LLP as an associate attorney with the firm’s Litigation Group. He obtained a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2022. While at Wake Forest, Wiley was a member of the Wake Forest Law Review and a member of the Pro Bono Honor Society. Hughes served as a pro bono volunteer with the Wake Forest University School of Law Pro Bono Project. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University, where he majored in political science and criminal justice.

Sealed Air Corporation Welcomes Experienced Paralegal

Shawana W. Almendarez has joined Sealed Air Corporation as an Employment and HR Compliance Paralegal. Almendarez has worked as a paralegal for 21 years. She has prior experience as a paralegal with the City Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, as a Family Court Case Coordinator for the Administrative Office of the Courts and as a paralegal for McDowell Street Center for Family Law. Almendarez is the immediate past chair of the NCBA Paralegal Division. She received a bachelor’s degree in business and legal studies from Strayer University and an associate’s degree in paralegal studies from King’s College.