Checking In: March 21, 2023

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Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC Welcomes Inman As Senior Counsel

Lucy, a woman with short blond hair, wears a blue dress and suit with a circular gold pin.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.

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Checking In: February 21, 2023

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Craige Jenkins Liipfert & Walker LLP Elects New Partner

Chrissy, a white woman with blond hair, wears a blue blouse and black sweater.

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, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, wears a white blouse and black blazer.

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

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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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Checking In: January 24, 2023

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Selects New Counsel

Leah, a white woman with curly brown hair, wears a black jacket and pale blue shirt.Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Leah M. Campbell has been elevated to counsel with the firm. Campbell practices in the Charlotte office. She specializes in the intersection of technology, regulation, securities law and financial services. She has represented financial services and insurance company clients in federal and state courts and before state regulators. She has provided intellectual property guidance in mergers and acquisitions and corporate structuring matters. Campbell holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School and a B.A. from The Evergreen State College.

Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Welcomes New Director

Britton, a white man with black hair and a beard, wears a black suit, green tie and blue shirt.The firm announced that attorney Britton Lewis has been selected as a director. Lewis practices in the Commercial Real Estate and Banking and Finance groups. He represents both developers and business owners and supports traditional and asset-based lenders. He is admitted to appear in federal courts in the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Before joining the firm, Lewis was a clerk for the Honorable Patrick Flatley in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Lewis earned a J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and he holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cranfill Sumner LLP Names New Partners

Robert, a man with black hair and black glasses, wears a black suit, white shirt and navy tie.Robert El-Jaouhari is now a partner with the firm. Based in Raleigh, El-Jaouhair focuses on real estate litigation and governmental regulation. He has experience working with clients on complex environmental regulatory matters related to new questions under federal and state law. He earned his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, and he also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from Duquesne University and a B.A. in philosophy and history from North Carolina State University.

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