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Jacqueline D. Wilmington. Brown will serve as elected as a fellow of the American
Jacqueline D. Grant
Gavin Parsons has joined Coats + Ben- nett as of counsel. Par- sons is a widely experi- enced commercial liti- gator who represents clients across numer-
Williams Mullen announced that John Holton has joined the firm as a litigation as- sociate in the firm’s Raleigh office. Holton represents businesses
Grant, a partner and litigator with Roberts & Stevens, has been installed as the 124th president of the North Carolina Bar Associa-
president of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Foundation in 2019-20.
College of Estate and Trust Counsel by its board of regents. Hutson has over 30 years of litigation experience with a primary focus on helping in- dividuals and families navigate es- tate, trust and guardianship matters.
tion. Chief Justice Mark Martin of the N.C. Supreme Court adminis- tered the oath of office on Saturday evening, June 23, at the Wilmington Convention Center. Grant has prac- ticed her entire career at Roberts & Stevens. She is a graduate of Western Carolina University and the Univer- sity of North Carolina School of Law.
Gavin Parsons
ous industries in high exposure civil litigation in state and federal courts, and the North Carolina Business Court.
John Holton
Young Moore and Henderson P.A. an- nounced that Stepha- nie R. Poston has joined the firm as a member of the estates and trusts team. She
Mary Pollard, exec- utive director of NC Prisoner Legal Ser- vices, was sworn in as the president of The North Carolina Advo- cates for Justice at its
in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including commercial, busi- ness and real estate litigation. He also represents those in the construction industry, including owners, contrac- tors and subcontractors, in a variety of construction litigation matters.
Stephanie R. Poston
annual convention in Wilmington in June. Pollard leads NCPLS in their work to evaluate the criminal convic- tions of those who are currently in- carcerated to determine whether there were any legal errors made. The president-elect will be Vernon Sumwalt of The Sumwalt Law Firm. Sumwalt is a board-certified special- ist in the field of workers’ compensa- tion and formerly served as chair of
will focus her practice on estate liti- gation and fiduciary dispute resolu- tion. A North Carolina native, Poston practiced law in the state of Califor- nia for seven years where she repre- sented clients in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust adminis- tration, and entertainment law.
Anthony Biller
LeAnn Nease Brown, a member/ manager of Brown & Bunch PLLC, is the new president-elect of the North Carolina Bar Association. She was elected by acclamation on June 23, at the 2018 NCBA Annual Meeting in
the NCAJ workers’ compensation section.
Young Moore and Henderson PA an- nounced estate litiga- tion attorney, John N. Hutson Jr., has been
partner in addition to being named managing partner of the office, with Haas joining as a senior counsel. Bill- er is an IP litigator in North Carolina with more than two decades experi- ence focusing on various issues of trial and appellate law. He represents clients on various IP matters includ- ing trade secret disputes, patents, copyrights and trademarks, issues related to licensing, guidance on IPR contracts, and portfolio management
Mary Pollard
Michael Best an- nounced that Anthony Biller and Emily Haas have joined the firm’s intellectual property practice group in Ra- leigh. Biller joins as
LeAnn Nease Brown
John N. Hutson, Jr.
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