Alterity ADR, the first national alternative dispute resolution firm to be founded and led by a Black woman, announced that Danae Woodward has joined the firm. Woodward focuses her practice in labor and employment law. She has experience both as a litigator and as an in-house attorney. Woodward practiced law as in-house counsel for 12 years in Charlotte and now practices with Woodward & Woodward PLLC, also located in Charlotte. She is a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Superior Court Mediator. She holds a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a B.A. from the University Of Texas at Austin.
Campbell Law School Announces April Giancola Will Serve As the New Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development
April Giancola has joined the senior staff of Campbell Law School as the Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development. Giancola has 21 years of experience in legal and program management. She was the Director of Public Interest Advising for the University of North Carolina School of Law’s Career Development Office. She served as the Chief Legal Program Officer for Disability Rights N.C., as well as a civil attorney and post-conviction managing attorney for N.C. Prisoner Legal Services Inc. After earning her J.D. from the New England School of Law, she worked in the Maricopa County (Arizona) Public Defender’s Office as a trial attorney. Giancola also holds a B.S. in speech and communications from Emerson College. Giancola is certified to practice law in the Eastern, Middle and Western District Courts of North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a member of the NCBA Minorities in the Profession Committee.
Brock Wolf Joins Hall Booth Smith
Hall Booth Smith announced that Brock Wolf has joined the firm’s Charlotte office. His area of focus is medical malpractice defense, data privacy and cyber security, and general liability litigation. Wolf has experience serving as a law clerk and summer associate with the firm. He received a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law. There, he was the managing editor of the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy. He obtained a B.A. from Virginia Tech.
The Law Office of Manisha P. Patel, PLLC Welcomes Emily L. Guarascio
Emily L. Guarascio has joined the Law Office of Manisha P. Patel, PLLC. Guarascio will focus her practice on family law. She earned a J.D. from Elon University School of Law, where she was a member of the Innocence Project, the Women’s Law Association, and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. She also holds a B.A. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Adelphi University. Read more
Baker Donelson Adds Six NC Lawyers to Health Law Group
Baker Donelson recently announced the addition of a team of six North Carolina attorneys to its Health Law Group. The Raleigh-based attorneys, led by shareholders Kenneth L. Burgess and Matthew W. Wolfe, represent the firm’s first North Carolina presence. Joining them are Matt Fisher and Iain Stauffer, who both join as of counsel, and Mysty Blagg and E. Bahati Mutisya, who join as associates.
Matt Wolfe serves on the North Carolina Bar Foundation Board of Directors. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and currently serves as vice chair of its Behavioral Health Practice Group. He is also a member of the North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys Board of Directors and previously chaired the national Health Law Section of the Federal Bar Association. A member of the Health Law and Administrative Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association, he co-chairs the Legislative and Ethics Committee of the Health Law Council and has served on the NCBA’s Strategic Planning and Emerging Trends Committee and the Future of the Law Committee.
Kenneth Burgess previously served as the Senior Director of Legal Services and Facility Operations of the American Health Care Association and as the General Counsel of North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association. He is past president of the North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys, and a past member the NCBA Health Law Section Council. He received the Health Law Section’s Distinguished Service Award in 2016. He is a legal consultant and member of the North Carolina Medical Society Ethical and Judicial Affairs Committee and serves as chair of the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association Associate Advisory Committee. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of FutureCare Foundation of North Carolina.
Matt Fisher represents health care providers, with an emphasis on HIPAA compliance, privacy, and information security matters, and Certificate of Need law. He is a member of the American Health Law Association and the North Carolina Bar Association, and is active in the North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys, where he currently serves as chair of the Governance & Planning Committee. Read more
Law Firm Carolinas: New Shareholder, Partners, Offices and Lawyers
Harmony Taylor
Law Firm Carolinas announces the following changes: Harmony Taylor, who is in the Charlotte office and practices community association (HOA and condo) law and civil litigation, has been named a Shareholder.
Three attorneys have been named Partners: Joe Thompson, who practices residential and commercial real estate, and David Wilson, who practices North and South Carolina community association law, both from the Charlotte office; and Jon Raymer, who practices commercial and residential real estate, from the Greensboro office.
Joe Thompson
David Wilson
Jon Raymer
There have also been several recent additions to the firm: Nancy Guyton and Hunt Harris have joined the Wilmington office. Nancy Guyton is a Board-Certified Specialist in Residential and Commercial Real Property law and practices residential and commercial real estate as well as community association law. Hunt Harris practices residential real estate, community association law and civil litigation. Will Rankin has joined the Raleigh office and practices residential and commercial real estate and community association law.
Nancy Guyton
Hunt Harris
Will Rankin
Andrew Brower and Jonathon Woodruff have joined the Greensboro office. Jonathon Woodruff practices community association law and HOA/condo assessment collections. Andrew Brower heads the firm’s Estate Planning & Administration Department (wills, trusts, probate and guardianships).
Checking In: Nov. 23, 2021
Checking InCompiled by Jessica Junqueira
Alterity ADR Welcomes Danae Woodward
Alterity ADR, the first national alternative dispute resolution firm to be founded and led by a Black woman, announced that Danae Woodward has joined the firm. Woodward focuses her practice in labor and employment law. She has experience both as a litigator and as an in-house attorney. Woodward practiced law as in-house counsel for 12 years in Charlotte and now practices with Woodward & Woodward PLLC, also located in Charlotte. She is a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Superior Court Mediator. She holds a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a B.A. from the University Of Texas at Austin.
Campbell Law School Announces April Giancola Will Serve As the New Assistant Dean of Career Services and Professional Development
Brock Wolf Joins Hall Booth Smith
The Law Office of Manisha P. Patel, PLLC Welcomes Emily L. Guarascio
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Checking In: October 19, 2021
Checking InBaker Donelson Adds Six NC Lawyers to Health Law Group
Baker Donelson recently announced the addition of a team of six North Carolina attorneys to its Health Law Group. The Raleigh-based attorneys, led by shareholders Kenneth L. Burgess and Matthew W. Wolfe, represent the firm’s first North Carolina presence. Joining them are Matt Fisher and Iain Stauffer, who both join as of counsel, and Mysty Blagg and E. Bahati Mutisya, who join as associates.
Checking In: September 14, 2021
Checking InLaw Firm Carolinas: New Shareholder, Partners, Offices and Lawyers
Harmony Taylor
Law Firm Carolinas announces the following changes: Harmony Taylor, who is in the Charlotte office and practices community association (HOA and condo) law and civil litigation, has been named a Shareholder.
Three attorneys have been named Partners: Joe Thompson, who practices residential and commercial real estate, and David Wilson, who practices North and South Carolina community association law, both from the Charlotte office; and Jon Raymer, who practices commercial and residential real estate, from the Greensboro office.
Joe Thompson
David Wilson
Jon Raymer
There have also been several recent additions to the firm: Nancy Guyton and Hunt Harris have joined the Wilmington office. Nancy Guyton is a Board-Certified Specialist in Residential and Commercial Real Property law and practices residential and commercial real estate as well as community association law. Hunt Harris practices residential real estate, community association law and civil litigation. Will Rankin has joined the Raleigh office and practices residential and commercial real estate and community association law.
Nancy Guyton
Hunt Harris
Will Rankin
Andrew Brower and Jonathon Woodruff have joined the Greensboro office. Jonathon Woodruff practices community association law and HOA/condo assessment collections. Andrew Brower heads the firm’s Estate Planning & Administration Department (wills, trusts, probate and guardianships).
Andrew Brower
Jonathon Woodruff
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