Melody Jolly, a Partner in the Wilmington office of Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), has been appointed the Chair of the DRI Professional Liability Committee for 2019-2020. She previously served two terms as the Committee’s Vice Chair and has served in an active leadership role with the Committee since 2009. She also frequently presents on professional liability topics at DRI and other seminars.… Read More
Meredith FitzGibbon Hamilton has been appointed to the position of Marketing Liaison for the DRI Substantive Law Committee for the Lawyers’ Professionalism and Ethics Committee. The committee is part of the DRI Marketing Committee for the 2019 DRI Annual Meeting which will be held October 16-19, 2019 in New Orleans. … Read More
Benton Toups served as the featured presenter of the September meeting of the Lower Cape Fear HR Association. The meeting was held Sept. 17 at the Hampton Inn-Medical Park in Wilmington.… Read More
John D. Martin and Colleen Shea have been invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a prestigious national association comprised of experienced trial lawyers and judges. Martin and Shea are Partners who are based in the Wilmington office of Cranfill Sumner LLP.… Read More
Benton Toups participated in a panel discussion at the 2019 Wilmington Regional Safety and Health School on July 24. The panel discussed “Post Injury Return to Work Issues: Managing Compliance in the Intersection between ADA, FMLA, WC, EEOC and Privacy Laws.”… Read More
Todd King and Stephanie Gaston Poley recently presented at the Harmonie Group’s Construction, Next-Gen & Transportation Seminar. The seminar provided updates on legal issues surrounding the construction and transportation industries, as well as presentations on trending litigation topics.… Read More
Kara Gansmann was recently appointed to serve on the Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association. Kara’s term began in July and continues for one year.… Read More
Alesha Brown, an attorney in the Charlotte office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, recently completed the 2018-2019 Lunch with a Lawyer Program. The program is sponsored by the Mecklenburg County Bar and offers 8th-grade students the chance to be mentored by a local attorney.… Read More
Jerri Simmons was recently elected to serve on the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA) Board of Directors. Jerri was sworn in during the NCADA Annual Meeting which was held June 13-16 in Asheville.… Read More
Jennifer Welch, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), was recently appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Insurance Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Jennifer, who previously served as Secretary of the section, assumed the new role in June and will hold the position for one year.… Read More
