Community Leadership

At Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, we know that our success depends upon the talent and dedication of our attorneys and professional staff.

Many of our attorneys and professional staff have held, or now hold, a variety of leadership positions, serving on boards of bar associations, boards of education, various arts organizations and numerous charitable, civic and religious organizations, and have often been recognized for their long-standing commitment to community service. Here are some recent examples of this tradition of service:

• Former North Carolina Chief Justice Henry E. Frye, Of Counsel to Brooks Pierce, was the recipient of the Citation for Distinguished Public Service from the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.
• Paralegal Jane Walker Payne received one of six Women of Achievement Awards at the 19th annual awards dinner of the Commission of the Status for Women for her leadership on the Greensboro Transit Authority’s Board of Directors.
• Firm partner Allison Grimm received the 2005 Pro Bono Award from the Greensboro Bar Association for her service and leadership in securing the installation of new playground equipment at Foust Elementary School in Greensboro.
• The Greensboro office of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP won several statewide and local honors from the United Way of North Carolina and the United Way of Greater Greensboro in recognition of the firm’s 2004 United Way campaign.
• The North Carolina Bar Association and the Greensboro Bar Association honored partner Reid L. Phillips with the 2004 Centennial Award, which recognizes lawyers for “Outstanding and Exemplary Community Service.”