As a Ph.D. student at Princeton University, David Kushner spent long hours teasing out the development of geophysics as a scientific discipline. That analytical skill has served him well at Brooks Pierce, where he has spent even longer hours helping...(read more)
The Letter of Law
For Elizabeth Spainhour, a career in law was out of the question. “Practicing law is what the Spainhours do,” she said, referring to her father, a judge, and two brothers, also fellow attorneys. “Naturally, I wanted to do something else.” With...(read more)
Smooth Dealings
A few years ago, as her daughter prepared to get a driver's license, Libby Brewington did what any risk-minded attorney would do: she drew up a contract. "The car is ours, not yours," the document stated. And it wasn’t without rhetorical flourish: “...(read more)
Strategic Approach
Walt Tippett has been a commercial litigator and business lawyer in his native eastern North Carolina for almost twenty years, but he got his start 4,000 miles away—standing in the lobby of a London barrister’s chambers wearing boots, old jeans, and...(read more)
Passion for Education
When you ask what drew her to practice education law, Jill Wilson cites her family of educators (both parents and her two sisters) who gave her a deep appreciation for “education as the answer for so many things society needs.” She enjoys the strong...(read more)
Technology Allows Accessibility
Most Saturday mornings will find Arty Bolick and his three daughters making their way through the local farmers market, picking out the meats and produce the self-taught cook will use to prepare the meals the family will enjoy throughout the weekend...(read more)
What Can Executives and Lawyers Learn from a Kids' Soccer Team?
It started more than 20 years ago, when Bob Singer’s daughter was seven years old. Her soccer team needed a parent to step up and volunteer to coach. Bob Singer didn’t know much about the game at the time, but he was glad to help out. Thus began Bob...(read more)
Supreme Court Clerk Memories
Serving as the swing vote on a closely divided Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor regularly made decisions affecting millions of lives. For Julia Ambrose, one of Justice O’Connor’s life-altering decisions came in 1994. Julia was studying for...(read more)