News & Announcements
Brooks Pierce partner Edgar Fisher was recently recognized by the North Carolina State Bar on the occassion of his 50th anniversary of practicing law.
Henry Frye, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and Of Counsel at Brooks Pierce law firm, recently gave a presentation to a gathering of over 200 accountants and lawyers from around the world at the Geneva Group International (“GGI”) North American Conference inToronto,Canada.
With the addition of eight lawyers, Brooks Pierce has further bolstered the capability of its Raleigh office to provide a comprehensive complement of legal services to Triangle area businesses. Firm-wide, Brooks Pierce has grown by ten lawyers since the first of the year, bringing the total number of attorneys practicing in its Greensboro and Raleigh offices to 87.
Ed Winslow, Managing Partner of Brooks Pierce, recently gave a presentation to over 200 accountants and lawyers from around the world at the Geneva Group International (“GGI”) World Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is pleased to announce the launch of a new blog on Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement actions and white-collar crime: Cady Bar the Door, which can be found at www.cadybarthedoor.com.
Brooks Pierce law firm has been recognized in 39 practice areas in the Raleigh and Greensboro metropolitan markets by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, the second edition of this annual analysis.
Brooks Pierce partner Ed Turlington moderated a panel of Governors and industry leaders at the Democratic Governors Association Center for Innovative Policy conference in Charlotte on October 4, 2011.
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is pleased to announce that 34 lawyers, representing over 40% of the firm’s attorneys, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012.
Brooks Pierce partner Coe Ramsey will present "Legal FAQs for DJs with Coe Ramsey" at the DJ Times Expo in Atlantic City, NJ on Tuesday, August 9, 2011.
Brooks Pierce partner Wade H. Hargrove was elected chairman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees on July 27, 2011.
The North Carolina General Assembly has completed its 2011 regular session. Approximately 1,600 bills were introduced during the session. Here’s a quick guide to the Legislative activities that are particularly important to the business community.
Brooks Pierce partner David Sar has been elected Chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section for the 2011-2012 year.
Brooks Pierce law firm presented “The State of Sustainability” on Wednesday, June 22 at 18 Seaboard restaurant in Raleigh. The event was organized by the Brooks Pierce sustainability practice, which works with clients to solve complex natural resource problems in collaborative, value-adding ways that advance the missions of multiple stakeholders while sustaining the resources. This practice area complements the firm’s extensive and longstanding practice in environmental law and environmental litigation, as well as the firm’s other practice areas.
Brooks Pierce partner Arty Bolick has been elected Vice Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association's Construction Law Section for the 2011-2012 year.
Brooks Pierce partner John Buford has been named Chair-Elect of the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association for the 2011-2012 year term.
The Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association elected Brooks Pierce partner Kearns Davis to a three-year term as a new board member on Saturday, June 25, at the 2011 NCBA Annual Meeting in Asheville.
Brooks Pierce is ranked among the best law firms in North Carolina in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Sixteen attorneys are recognized as leading individuals.
Brooks Pierce is pleased to welcome 14 summer associates to our offices this year. Our 2011 summer associates come from University of North Carolina, University of Texas, University of Virginia, Wake Forest, and Washington & Lee law schools.
Phillip Long recently authored the article, "Could Your Law Firm Unknowingly Be a HIPAA Business Associate?" for The Young Lawyer, an American Bar Association publication.
The North Carolina Bar Association has announced that Brooks Pierce partner Erwin Fuller is a 2011 recipient of the Citizen Lawyer Award.
Contaminated sites are common. Chances are, if a property has been developed in the past, there is a risk of contamination, especially in downtown or industrial areas. If you determine the property may be contaminated, do not reflexively look elsewhere. While there are risks to buying contaminated property, often they can be minimized sufficiently – through tools such as escrows, indemnities, insurance, and the Brownfields Program – to justify the purchase if the property is a good business deal.
Brooks Pierce attorney D.J. O'Brien has been selected for the inaugural class of the North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy.