Jordan Godwin has joined the firm, where he focuses on complex litigation. He serves on the Board of Directors for Methodist University’s Legal Studies Department and as Co-Regional Coordinator for the North Carolina High School Mock Trial Program. Godwin received his J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in 2020. There, he joined the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. He directed Cumberland’s Arbitration and Mediation program and led the Arbitration Team as they participated in the ABA national Arbitration Competition. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Methodist University.
Ragsdale Liggett Welcomes New Partner
Elizabeth H. Overmann has joined the firm, where she is a partner in the civil litigation group. Overmann works in the Raleigh office. She has practiced as an attorney for twenty years. Overmann has expertise in trucking, personal and catastrophic injury, construction, premises and product liability. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in North Carolina and South Carolina and state courts in Virginia. She holds a J.D. from Campbell Law School and a B.S. in criminal justice, cum laude, from Appalachian State University.
New Attorney Joins Smith Anderson
Tess Rogers has joined the firm, and she is a member of the Real Estate Development and Litigation groups. She has prior experience working with financial, construction and other clients in connection with internal investigations, compliance with financial, securities, banking and licensing regulations and evaluating risk of potential litigation. She holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where she served as the executive editor of Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Lucy Inman has joined the firm’s Raleigh office. She will focus on appellate cases. Inman earned a B.A. in English from North Carolina State University in 1984, and after obtaining her undergraduate degree, she became a newspaper reporter. Inman graduated with honors from The University of North Carolina School of Law in 1990. While in law school, she was an articles editor for The North Carolina Law Review. She clerked for Chief Justice Exum in the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Inman has extensive civil litigation experience, an area in which she practiced for 18 years, first in Los Angeles and in Raleigh. For more than twelve years, she was a trial and appellate judge in North Carolina. She served as a Superior Court judge in North Carolina from 2010 to 2014. Inman won statewide election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and served in this capacity from 2015 to 2022. She authored more than 450 appellate opinions.
Inman is a member of the Judicial Independence Committee of the National Association of Women Judges. She has previously served in leadership roles with the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. She has been a participant in the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association and Appellate Judges Education Institute.
Craige Jenkins Liipfert & Walker LLP Elects New Partner
The firm announced that Crissy R. Dixon was elected to partner. Dixon focuses her practice on estate planning, estate administration, trust administration and taxation. She received a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2016, where she served as the Editor in Chief of Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy and was honored with the Outstanding Female Law Graduate award. She holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Cranfill Sumner LLP Welcomes New Associate
Elizabeth Leonard has joined the firm’s Charlotte office. Her practice is focused on construction law and civil litigation. She has prior experience practicing civil litigation with a focus on construction law, personal injury, and other liability matters. Before becoming an attorney, she was a writer and editor. She received a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School, where she was a Review Articles Editor and Legal Practice Writing Fellow. Leonard holds a B.A. in psychology from Wesleyan University.
Hannah Sheridan & Cochran Adds New Attorney
Aaron Gavin has joined the firm. Gavin is a 2022 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law. While in law school, he served as a research assistant for Alyse Bertenthal. Gavin has experience serving as a volunteer to veterans, children, the homeless and to his church community. He graduated from Auburn University with a double major in history and economics.
Checking In: April 25, 2023
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Hensen Fuerst Announces New Attorney
Jordan Godwin has joined the firm, where he focuses on complex litigation. He serves on the Board of Directors for Methodist University’s Legal Studies Department and as Co-Regional Coordinator for the North Carolina High School Mock Trial Program. Godwin received his J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in 2020. There, he joined the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. He directed Cumberland’s Arbitration and Mediation program and led the Arbitration Team as they participated in the ABA national Arbitration Competition. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Methodist University.
Ragsdale Liggett Welcomes New Partner
Elizabeth H. Overmann has joined the firm, where she is a partner in the civil litigation group. Overmann works in the Raleigh office. She has practiced as an attorney for twenty years. Overmann has expertise in trucking, personal and catastrophic injury, construction, premises and product liability. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in North Carolina and South Carolina and state courts in Virginia. She holds a J.D. from Campbell Law School and a B.S. in criminal justice, cum laude, from Appalachian State University.
New Attorney Joins Smith Anderson
Tess Rogers has joined the firm, and she is a member of the Real Estate Development and Litigation groups. She has prior experience working with financial, construction and other clients in connection with internal investigations, compliance with financial, securities, banking and licensing regulations and evaluating risk of potential litigation. She holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where she served as the executive editor of Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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Checking In: March 21, 2023
Checking InCompiled by Jessica Junqueira
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC Welcomes Inman As Senior Counsel
Inman has extensive civil litigation experience, an area in which she practiced for 18 years, first in Los Angeles and in Raleigh. For more than twelve years, she was a trial and appellate judge in North Carolina. She served as a Superior Court judge in North Carolina from 2010 to 2014. Inman won statewide election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and served in this capacity from 2015 to 2022. She authored more than 450 appellate opinions.
Inman is a member of the Judicial Independence Committee of the National Association of Women Judges. She has previously served in leadership roles with the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. She has been a participant in the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association and Appellate Judges Education Institute.
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Checking In: February 21, 2023
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Craige Jenkins Liipfert & Walker LLP Elects New Partner
The firm announced that Crissy R. Dixon was elected to partner. Dixon focuses her practice on estate planning, estate administration, trust administration and taxation. She received a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2016, where she served as the Editor in Chief of Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy and was honored with the Outstanding Female Law Graduate award. She holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Cranfill Sumner LLP Welcomes New Associate
Elizabeth Leonard has joined the firm’s Charlotte office. Her practice is focused on construction law and civil litigation. She has prior experience practicing civil litigation with a focus on construction law, personal injury, and other liability matters. Before becoming an attorney, she was a writer and editor. She received a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School, where she was a Review Articles Editor and Legal Practice Writing Fellow. Leonard holds a B.A. in psychology from Wesleyan University.
Hannah Sheridan & Cochran Adds New Attorney
Aaron Gavin has joined the firm. Gavin is a 2022 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law. While in law school, he served as a research assistant for Alyse Bertenthal. Gavin has experience serving as a volunteer to veterans, children, the homeless and to his church community. He graduated from Auburn University with a double major in history and economics.
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