Brooks Pierce was pleased to sponsor the closing reception at the North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program’s (NCLAP) 2019 Minority Outreach Conference. The event was held Jan. 18 at the Durham Convention Center. The Minority Outreach Conference...(read more)
Seven Brooks Pierce Attorneys to Present at the 2019 Festival of Legal Learning
Seven Brooks Pierce attorneys will present on a variety of topics at the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) 2019 Festival of Legal Learning. The event will be held Feb. 8 and 9 at UNC’s Friday Center. The Festival of Legal Learning will include...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Government Affairs Specialist to Co-Chair Transition Team for UNC System Interim President
Chris McClure, a government affairs and public policy advisor in the Raleigh office of Brooks Pierce, has been named co-chairman of the newly appointed eight-member transition team for the interim president of the University of North Carolina System...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Partner Recognized for Contributions to Raleigh Arts Community
Brooks Pierce partner Mark Prak has been awarded the 2019 Business Support of the Arts Award by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. The award recognizes outstanding contributions by businesses, organizations and individuals to the...(read more)
Jim Williams Honored Posthumously With N.C. Bar Association’s Professionalism Award
Jim Williams, a partner with Brooks Pierce who passed away Sept. 3, 2018, was honored posthumously by the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) with the 2018 Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award. Williams is one of four recipients who were...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Partner Named to Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board
David Kushner, a partner in the Raleigh office of Brooks Pierce, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. He holds one of two seats appointed by Wake County on...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorneys Write Amicus Curiae Brief in Domestic Violence Case
Brooks Pierce attorneys Eric David and Sarah Saint wrote an Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of 16 North Carolina nonprofit organizations arguing that the North Carolina law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection when victims of same...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Director of Marketing and Business Development Named an “Unsung Legal Hero”
Jennifer Griffin Scotton, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Brooks Pierce, has been named an “Unsung Legal Hero” by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly . The award recognizes the behind-the-scenes employees that keep North Carolina law...(read more)