Cranfill Sumner LLP attorney Q. Shanté Martin was honored today with the Ann L. Majestic Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). The award recognizes attorneys with outstanding leadership in the field of education law.
The award was presented during the April 4 NCBA Education Section Annual Meeting.
An AV-Preeminent-rated attorney through Martindale-Hubbell, Shanté has more than 20 years of experience in education law. Her career has included board governance, drafting and revising board policies, open meetings laws, public records laws, charter school operations, employee contracts, employment discipline, employment policies, student discipline, discrimination issues, First Amendment issues, Title IX issues, FERPA compliance, relationships with education/charter management organizations, and professional development training for education leaders. She regularly provides training and presentations on legal topics and risk management to educators and school administrators.
Additionally, she has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Wingate University training higher education administrators and leaders since 2012, and she is an active volunteer who participates regularly with the NCBA’s Lawyers for Literacy program.
She received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
