Hall of Fame Inductees Announced; Induction Sept. 20
The next induction class of the Legal Practice Hall of Fame was announced at the 2024 NCBA Annual Meeting in Charlotte. The announcement was made by outgoing President Patti Ramseur during the Awards Dinner and Presidential Installation.
Induction is scheduled for Friday, September 20, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.
The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the fall meeting of the Senior Lawyers Division, which has solicited nominations and selected the inductees since the General Practice Hall of Fame was renamed in 2019.
This year’s inductees are:
- Charles Ellis, Ward and Smith, Greenville
- Edward T. Hinson Jr., James, McElroy and Diehl, Charlotte
- Robert B. (Bob) Long Jr., The Van Winkle Law Firm, Asheville
- William P. Pope, Pope McMillan, Statesville
- Elizabeth L. (Betty) Quick, Womble Bond Dickinson, Winston-Salem
- Edwin M. Speas Jr., Poyner Spruill, Raleigh
- Judge Linda Stephens, Hedrick Gardner (ret.), Raleigh
- Joseph A. Williams, Joseph A. Williams, P.A. (ret.), Greensboro
The Hall of Fame was established in 1989 by the NCBA General Practice Section and will include 194 members with the conclusion of this year’s ceremony (access list of previous inductees).
The September 20 induction dinner and ceremony will be held from 7-9 p.m. preceded by a reception from 6-7 p.m. A full slate of activities has been scheduled by the Senior Lawyers Division over the course of Thursday and Friday, September 19-20, and reservations are being accepted at the discounted group rate through September 2 at the Winston-Salem Marriott.
Please contact Cheyenne Merrigan, director of communities, for additional information.
Russell Rawlings is director of external affairs and communications for the North Carolina Bar Association.