Checking In: December 19, 2023

Compiled by Jessica Junqueira

The Law Offices of Mark E. Sullivan, P.A. Announce New Firm Name, Partner

The Law Offices of Mark E. Sullivan, P.A., has been renamed to Sullivan & Hilscher Family Law. The firm also announced that Kristopher J. Hilscher is now a partner with the firm.

Mark, a white man with grey hair, wears a white shirt, burgundy tie, and black blazer. Mark E. Sullivan has more than 50 years of experience practicing law. He is a nationally recognized expert in military divorce issues and has authored the Military Divorce Handbook published by the American Bar Association. Sullivan is a retired colonel with the U.S. Judge Advocate General Corps. He has served as an expert for military pension division in cases in more than 20 states. He has been a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law for more than 30 years. He received the Legion of Merit from the U.S. Army, the Grassroots Advocacy Award from the ABA and the 2023 NCBA Distinguished Service Award from the Family Law Section.

Kris, a white man with brown hair and a beard, wears a white shirt, teal tie, and navy blazer.Kristopher Hilscher serves as a consultant in military family law cases, and he also handles child custody, divorce, and family law matters. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. He is the chair of the Military Committee with the ABA Family Law Section. In 2022, he was appointed to the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel. He is a certified parenting coordinator and family financial mediator. He has authored articles on family law and military divorce. He serves as an appointed member of the NCBA’s Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee (2021-2024). He holds a J.D. from Campbell Law School and a B.A. in political science from Hampden-Sydney College.

New Attorney Joins Tatum & Atkinson

Jon, a white man with a shaved head, wears a white shirt, grey tie, and black blazer.Jon Ward is now an associate with the firm. Ward has opened the new Greensboro office located in Revolution Mill. He focuses his practice on plaintiff-side personal injury litigation. He has sixteen years of experience practicing law in Greensboro. Ward is a Board Certified Appellate Practice Specialist who handles a wide variety of personal injury cases across North Carolina in state and federal courts. He holds a J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2001.

Triangle Smart Divorce Announces New Attorneys

Breann, a white woman with blond hair, wears a grey blouse and black blazer.Breann Burns has joined the firm as an attorney. Burns is a 2022 graduate of Campbell Law School, where she performed in the 2021 Mock Trial Competition and was recognized by earning the all-star bracket. She participated in the 2021 American College of Bankruptcy Fourth Circuit Moot Court Event and the Old Kivitt Moot Court Competition. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Rhode Island, where she was a Division I athlete on the Women’s Varsity Track and Field team and served as captain of the team. While earning her undergraduate degree, she was a student athlete orientation leader and college and business mentor.

Corrie, a white woman with brown hair, wears a white floral blouse and black blazer.Corrie Seagroves has joined the firm. She has practiced law for 26 years. She graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. Following law school, she moved to New York to serve in the U.S. Army as a JAG officer at Fort Drum. She served as Senior Defense Counsel in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the United Nations intervention, and she also practiced at Fort Gordon in Georgia. After moving to the Triangle, she practiced in several areas of law, including medical malpractice, civil litigation, and criminal law. She received an undergraduate degree in political science and government from the University of North Carolina.

Checking In: November 21, 2023

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New Partner Joins Phelps

Jonathan, a white man with grey hair, wears a white shirt, blue tie, and grey suit. Jonathan Hall is now a partner with the firm. Hall will lead litigation teams to help companies resolve high-profile, complex commercial litigation. He has supervised more than 100 bench and jury trials in North and South Carolina, Virginia, and across the U.S. He focuses his practice on complex commercial matters and products liability cases. From 2018-19, he served as the chair of the Trial Techniques & Technology Specialized Litigation Group with the Defense Research Institute – Products Liability Section. Since 2017, he has served on the North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society Board of Trustees. He has significant experience leading trial teams in high-exposure cases. He received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Poyner Spruill LLP Announces New Attorney

Michele, a white woman with light brown hair, wears a white shirt and pale grey blazer.Michele Livingstone has joined the firm. Her practice is focused on civil and commercial litigation matters. She represents businesses and professionals in state and federal courts, and she has represented governmental entities in litigation in state, federal and appellate courts. She is the recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s 2022 Charles F. Blanchard Young Lawyer of the Year Award. Livingstone serves with the NCBA Young Lawyers Division as the 2023-24 Administrative Division Director. She received her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Santa Clara University.

Smith Anderson Welcomes New Attorney

Gerald, a man with dark brown hair, wears a white shirt, pale blue tie, and dark grey suit.Gerald Koinis has joined the regulatory and public policy practice group. He focuses his practice on municipal law, land use and real estate, health care and corporate law. He assists health care providers, businesses, governmental entities and non-profits on issues related to corporate governance, health care regulations, human resources, and more. He also advises clients in the sales and acquisitions of businesses. He holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and a B.A. in economics and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Checking In: October 24, 2023

New Attorney Joins The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin 

Hannah, a white woman with dark brown hair, wears a white blouse, black jacket, and round maroon glasses.

Hannah Lee Hubbard will practice with the litigation team. She has previous experience serving as a judicial law clerk to former Senior Associate Justice Michael R. Morgan of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. She holds a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she served as president and defense team lead of the Street Justice Coalition and article editor and content editor for the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender. While in law school, she also served as the president of the Consumer Protection Law Students Association and the community partnerships co-chair of Lambda. She graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College, where she received a B.A. in economics.

Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC Announces New Associate

Josh, a white man with a shaved head and a brown beard, wears a white button-down shirt. Josh Plummer has joined the firm’s Corporate Law Team. Plummer, who was a 2022 summer associate at the firm, is a 2023 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law, where he served as both a teaching assistant and research assistant. He also was a participant in the Veteran’s Legal Clinic. Before attending law school, Plummer served in the United States Marine Corps and retired as a major in 2019. During his service, he was an intelligence, infantry and reconnaissance officer. He led two academic faculties and served as a liaison with U.S. embassy officials.