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The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (“NCADA”) held its 42nd Annual Meeting the weekend of June 13-16, 2019, in… Read More

John Ong, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), has been elected to serve on the Council for the Dispute Resolution Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). John will serve a three-year term on the Council. His term begins in June 2019.… Read More

Rebecca Knudson, an attorney in the Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) Wilmington office, participated in recent Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Women Build 2019 events.… Read More

Meredith FitzGibbon Hamilton has been selected to serve as the DRI Young Lawyers Vice-Liaison for the Lawyers’ Professionalism and Ethics Committee. Her term began March 27, 2019 and runs until December 31, 2019. … Read More

Martha Blackman-Hughes, a paralegal in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, has been appointed to serve as the Parliamentarian and Historian for the North Carolina Paralegal Association. This is Martha’s second term serving in these roles.… Read More

Ronna Wood-McGehee, a paralegal in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, recently participated in the 2019 Plane Pull for Special Olympics North Carolina. The fundraising event was held April 27 at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.… Read More

Alesha Brown has been elected to serve as the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Commissioner for the Central Region 1. The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Commission oversees 230 parks and facilities throughout Mecklenburg County and is comprised of 13 commissioners.… Read More

Terrie Nelson, an attorney in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, participated in Legal LINK at Person High School in Roxboro on March 29. The program is designed to help introduce the legal profession to high school students who are underrepresented in the legal industry. Terrie sat on a leadership panel and discussed qualities of and challenges for leaders.  She also participated in a small group discussion in which she addressed questions concerning law school admission.… Read More

Throughout the month of April, the offices of Cranfill Sumner LLP are hosting clothing and accessories drives to benefit Dress for Success. Dress for Success provides a network of support, professional attire and developmental tools to help women become financially independent and succeed in work and life.… Read More

Ryan Schmidt, HR Generalist at Cranfill Sumner LLP, volunteered as an interviewer at the Xtreme Beginnings symposium. On April 3, Ryan interviewed high school students in practice job interviews to help them prepare to enter the job market and learn interviewing skills.… Read More