A Note from the Government & Public Sector Section Council Chair!

By Jasmine McGhee

My name is Jasmine McGhee. I’m honored to serve as the Chair of the NCBA’s Government and Public Sector Section this year. The work of the Section is already underway. On October 16, the Section co-sponsored a social event with the Administrative Law Section. If you weren’t able to join us, stay tuned for more membership engagement opportunities.

Our next event is our Joint Legislative CLE on Friday, November 14, again with the Administrative Law Section. You can join us in person or virtually. More information, including topics and speakers, is available online.

Four members sit at a table outside together. They are facing each other, and a brick building is behind them.

The Government & Public Sector Section members held a social on October 16 with members of the Administrative Law Section. Clockwise, from back center, Latoya Caesar-Crawford, Liz Sharpe, Administrative Law Vice-Chair Charla Burill and GraceAnna McCray.

In addition to membership engagement and CLE, this Bar Year, we are looking forward to the work of our Pro Bono, Ethics/Legislative, Professionalism, Communications, and Opportunity, Inclusion & Scholarships Committees. We are always accepting volunteers and ideas for the Section! To get involved in our Section, please send an email to our Communities Manager, LaSara Carter.

A young man with black hair wears a grey sweater and khaki pants. He is standing outside in a buffet line holding a plate of food.

NCBA members Creighton Knight, center, and Tracy Harris, back left, at the social event held on October 16.

In this challenging time for all levels of government, whether you’re in government or private practice, your work as a government attorney is as important as ever. Thank you for all that you do.

Jasmine S. McGhee serves as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Governor Josh Stein. In that role, her portfolio includes Policy, Boards & Commissions, Intergovernmental Affairs & Outreach, VolunteerNC, and the North Carolina Business Committee for Education. Prior to joining the Governor’s Office, she was Senior Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Consumer Protection Division at the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ). Jasmine also established the Department’s Civil Rights Unit. Prior to serving as Senior Deputy, for six years she directed the Department’s Public Protection Section, which handled public safety and victim policy, outreach, and related litigation, including on gender-based violence, criminal justice reform, and consumer protection.

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