Checking In: September 22, 2020

Compiled by Jessica Junqueira

Ketan Soni and Andrew Brendle Announce New Firm, Soni Brendle, PLLC

Soni Brendle, PLLC opened its doors for business in February of 2020. The firm focuses on family law, business litigation, estate planning and dispute resolution and has offices in both Charlotte and Winston-Salem.

Ketan Soni brings 20 years of family law and estate planning experience across North Carolina. His experience includes divorce, separation and premarital agreements, equitable distribution, custody and child support. Ketan frequently mediates for other attorneys as a Superior Court and Family Financial Mediator. He has created the free NC Child Support Calculator, custody calendaring tool, and net income calculator for alimony. Soni has taught CLE and Continuing Mediation Education, including a 40-hour Family Financial Mediation class. Soni graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy.

Andrew Brendle is a trial and appellate lawyer and a family law and business litigator. Prior to the firm, Brendle practiced in Charlotte with Hull & Chandler, P.A. Brendle graduated from Campbell Law School with a Juris Doctorate and from Hampden-Sydney College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

Patti Ramseur and Alex Maultsby Open New Firm

Patti Ramseur and Alex Maultsby launched Ramseur Maultsby LLP in September 2020, focusing on employment law, after each practiced for over seventeen years with Smith Moore Leatherwood and, more recently, Fox Rothschild. In their new firm, they will continue to engage in employment litigation, counseling, and training. Patti and Alex are longtime North Carolinians. Ramseur graduated from North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University School of Law; Maultsby graduated from Davidson College and the University of North Carolina School of Law.

New Hires and a Promotion

Chaz Beasley has joined Moore & Van Allen as counsel in the financial services group. Before joining the firm, Beasley served as a state representative for the North Carolina General Assembly, where he represented District 92 for two terms. Beasley worked to guide the state’s economic policy as a member of several standing committees, including finance, commerce & job development, banking, transportation, and judiciary IV. Beasley’s practice is focused on capital markets transactions, and he represents financial institutions in corporate and structured debt financings. Beasley earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics with high honors from Harvard University and his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center.

Nick Greene has joined Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) as a Paralegal in the Raleigh office. At the firm, he will support the workers’ compensation practice group. Greene earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kelvin Jacobs has been named general counsel at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Jacobs joined UNC Pembroke in 2015 as assistant general counsel, and in October of 2019, he was asked to serve as the university’s interim general counsel. Jacobs advises administrators, officials and the Board of Trustees. Prior to his position as general counsel, he served five years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, where he rose to the rank of captain. Jacobs earned a degree in criminal justice from UNC Pembroke and a Juris Doctorate from North Carolina Central University.