Lawyers earn specialist designations in 14 fields

The North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization has published the list of lawyers who have earned a specialist designation.

The 62 lawyers were certified on Dec. 6. Designations were given in 14 fields ranging from criminal law to utilities law and appellate practice to estate planning.

The lawyers and the city where they practice listed by speciality field are:

Appellate practice

• Quintin Byrd, Raleigh
• Samuel Ervin, Morganton

Child welfare law

• Elizabeth Caldwell, High Point
• Paul Freeman, Wilkesboro
• Chrystal Kay, Asheboro
• Jason Senges, Greensboro
• Gay Stanley, Goldsboro

Criminal law

• Julie Connolly, state, Greensboro
• Ashley Eatmon, state, Beaufort
• Michael Frickey, state, Raleigh
• Jane Garrity, state, Winston Salem
• Joseph Hollingsworth Jr, state, Elizabeth City
• Bellonora McCallum, federal and state, Rockingham
• Margaret Reece, state, Greensboro
• Jacob Smith, juvenile delinquency, Hickory

Elder law

• John Crotts, Forest City

Employment law

• W. Joseph Austin, Raleigh
• Denise Cline, Raleigh
• Phil Gibbons, Charlotte
• S. McKinley Gray III, New Bern
• Kelly Hughes, Charlotte
• Andrew McVey, Wilmington
• Kevin Murphy, Charlotte
• Will Oden, Wilmington
• Grant Osborne, Raleigh
• Nicole Patino, Greensboro
• Mimi Soule, Raleigh
• Laura Wetsch, Raleigh

Estate planning

• Andrew Brower, Greensboro
• Maria Collins, Charlotte
• Kathryn Duffy, Charlotte

Family law

• Carly Baker, Raleigh
• Robert Cummings, Pittsboro
• James Downey, Winston Salem
• Ashley Fillippeli, Cary
• Katelyn Hodgins, Cary
• Christine Melvin, Charlotte
• Paul Mengert, Greensboro
• Lauren O’Malley, Cary
• Elysia Prendergast-Jones, Raleigh
• Jennifer Simpkins, Raleigh
• Megan Spidell, Greensboro
• Whitney Taylor, Winston Salem
• Tatjana Williams, Raleigh

Immigration

• Catherine Magennis, Charlotte

Privacy and information security

• Brent Plummer, Charlotte

Real property

• Emily Andrews, residential, Elkin
• Matthew Autry, residential and commercial, Stedman
• Jason Blackburn, residential, Goldsboro
• Quintina Harrington, residential, Rockingham
• Luke Martin, residential and commercial, Statesville

Social Security

• Billie Guthrie, Durham
• Bethany Hukill, Raleigh
• Crystal Rouse, Raleigh
• Ashley Sappenfield, Greensboro

Trademark

• Anne Fleeson, Lewisville
• Jacob Wharton, Winston Salem

Utilities

• E. Merrick Parrott, Raleigh
• Benjamin Snowden, Raleigh

Workers’ compensation law

• Joseph Bowman, Winston Salem
• Laura Jenkins, Raleigh
• Elizabeth Ligon, Durham

Information on the specialist designation process is available at the State Bar‘s website.