Brooks Pierce partner Beth Langley was elected to serve as president-elect of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) on Friday, June 27, at the association’s annual meeting in Asheville. Langley will serve in 2025-2026 as president-elect of the NCBA and the North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) and will chair the Audit & Finance Committees of both organizations. She will be installed next June at the 2026 Annual Meeting as the 132nd president of the NCBA.
Langley will be the third Brooks Pierce attorney to serve as president of the NCBA. Brooks Pierce partner Kearns Davis was the association’s 122nd president in 2016. Aubrey Brooks, one of the firm’s founding partners, was the association’s 20th president in 1916.
“We’re proud that Beth will continue to contribute to the firm’s foundation of service and leadership by serving North Carolina’s legal community in this important role. Beth’s experience is extensive, her record of success speaks for itself and her reputation is unmatched. Her judgment is considered careful, thoughtful, creative and practical. The association is fortunate to have her as its next president,” said Brooks Pierce Managing Partner Jimmy Adams.
Langley has over 25 years of experience counseling employers of all sizes in an assortment of employment law issues. She has represented businesses in employment litigation in matters involving civil rights, non-competition agreements, and trade secret protection. Langley served on the NCBA Board of Governors and NCBF Board of Directors in 2018-2021. She is a past chair of the NCBA Labor & Employment Law Section, NCBA Nominations Committee, and NCBF Development Committee, and has served on the Dispute Resolution Section council and numerous other committees.
“The North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Foundation have been such important pillars in my career,” Langley said in an announcement released by the NCBA. “I hold these two organizations near and dear to my heart.”
“As attorneys, we have an obligation to continually improve our profession and our communities and to respond positively to the internal and external forces of change. The Association and the Foundation provide the perfect mechanism for focusing on these priorities, with our emphasis on access to justice for all, promoting the administration of justice, continuing our commitment to inclusivity and serving all regardless of background.”