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Firm News: 2006

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FOURTH QUARTER, 2006

  • J. Mark Herring, a member of the firm’s litigation department, was elected as president for the Eighth Judicial District of the North Carolina State Bar for the year 2007 and was installed on Nov. 9, 2006. The Eighth Judicial District is a subdivision of the North Carolina State Bar and is comprised of attorneys from Lenoir, Greene, and Wayne counties.
  • John P. Marshall, an attorney in the firm’s litigation department, was recently selected to serve on the board of directors of The Foundation of Renewal of Eastern North Carolina (FoR ENC). FoR ENC is a vehicle for change and development in Eastern North Carolina and is designed to serve as a catalyst for economic and entrepreneurial growth.
  • The firm recently made a substantial donation to the Neuse Regional Library System, Enhancement Campaign Fund. The firm’s donation will support the juvenile literature area in the new Children’s Room.
  • John C. Bircher III, the resident attorney in the firm’s New Bern office, was featured in the October 2006 issue of N.C. Boating Lifestyle Magazine.
  • Richard J. “Dick” Archie attended the 3rd Annual Fall Gathering sponsored by Investors Title Insurance Company on October 13-14, 2006, in Chapel Hill, NC. Some of the topics covered were foreclosure and marketable title, multi-unit ownership and street closings.
  • C. Gray Johnsey was recently selected to be included in the 2007 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Trusts and Estates. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey of North Carolina attorneys.

THIRD QUARTER, 2006

  • John C. Bircher III joined the firm on July 1, 2006. John, previously associated with the firm of Hunter Bircher LLC, has practiced law in New Bern, N.C. since 1997. John is licensed to practice in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. He is a U.S. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee. The firm is pleased to have John join the firm and excited to add a bankruptcy practice to the firm. John will handle all creditor related bankruptcy matters.
  • John P. Marshall, formerly a shareholder in White & Allen, P.A. re-joined the firm on July 24, 2006. John practiced with White & Allen, P.A. from 1989 until 2000, when he left the firm to become vice president and general counsel for several companies including Tands, Inc., d/b/a Bojangles’, the Bojangles’ franchisee for Eastern North Carolina. John will advise clients in real estate acquisition and development matters as well as structuring business transactions. He will also resume his civil litigation practice.
  • Sadie M. Mitchell, a litigation paralegal with the firm, became certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification. The voluntary certification program was approved by the North Carolina State Bar and adopted by the N.C. Supreme Court in 2004. Certification ensures paralegal competency and enhances the quality of legal services.
  • John P. Marshall has been recently certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a mediator authorized to conduct mediated settlement conferences in North Carolina. To obtain this certification, John attended a 40-hour training program at the Duke Private Adjudication Center and observed two mediated settlement conferences in pending Superior Court state actions.
  • Thomas J. White, III, an attorney in the firm’s litigation department, participated in a seminar on August 3-4, 2006, sponsored by the Community Mediation Center through approval of the Dispute Resolution Commission entitled “Mediating Matters before the Clerk of Superior Court.”
  • Joseph S. Bower and William E. “Ned” Manning, Jr., attorneys in the firm’s real estate department, attended a seminar sponsored by the North Carolina Land Title Association on Sept. 14-16, 2006, at Isle of Palms, S.C. Sessions included The Future of the Practice of Real Estate, Mechanic’s Lien, and National Underwriting Issues.
  • The firm is pleased to announce the birth of Everett “Rhett” Parker Kirschner on September 23, 2006. Rhett weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21 inches long. The proud parents are Robyn and Clay Kirschner. Robyn is a bankruptcy paralegal in the firm’s New Bern office.
  • Attorneys Sherwood C. “Chris” Henderson and C. Gray Johnsey attended the 28th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference held in Durham, N.C. on October 5-6, 2006.