NCBA Annual Meeting June 23-24 In Winston-Salem
The North Carolina Bar Association will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting on June 23-24 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, marking the first time this event has been held in person since 2019.
Clayton D. Morgan of Raleigh will be installed as the 128th president of the NCBA, succeeding Jon Heyl of Charlotte. Morgan will also serve as president of the North Carolina Bar Foundation in 2022-23.
The installation will take place on Friday evening, June 24, in conjunction with the annual awards dinner. Presentation of the H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award, Distinguished Paralegal Award, Citizen Lawyer Awards, Pro Bono Awards and Young Lawyers Division Awards will be conducted during the awards dinner, as well as installation of new members of the Legal Practice (formerly General Practice) Hall of Fame.
A special awards ceremony is also scheduled for Thursday evening, June 23, during which the seventh installment of the Legal Legends of Color will be recognized by the NCBA Minorities in the Profession Committee.
The 2022 NCBA Annual Meeting will also include commemoration of Legal Aid of North Carolina’s 20th anniversary, law school receptions, a judicial independence symposium, and much, much more.
Please read further for a chronological review of the agenda, including information regarding award winners and special programming.
Thursday, June 23
9 a.m.
Bar Leadership Orientation for incoming section, division and committee leaders
10:30 a.m.
Orientation for incoming members of the NCBA Board of Governors and the NCBF Board of Directors
Noon
Summer meetings of the NCBA Board of Governors and NCBF Board of Directors
1 p.m.
Registration opens | Dedicated sponsor engagement time
4:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and LANC 20th Anniversary Celebration with welcoming remarks and recognition of LANC and outgoing Executive Director George Hausen
5:30 p.m.
Law school receptions for Campbell Law School, Elon University School of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law and Wake Forest University School of Law
6 p.m.
Past presidents’ reception and dinner
6 p.m.
Joint NCBA + NCBF board dinner
7:30 p.m.
Legal Legends of Color Awards Ceremony, honoring Judge Ola M. Lewis (posthumous) and attorneys Margaret Dudley, Georgia Jacquez Lewis and Arlinda F. Locklear
Friday, June 24
8 a.m.
Registration and dedicated sponsor engagement time
8:55 a.m.
Judicial Independence Symposium: 3.00 MCLE Hours
Welcome and Introductions
9 a.m.
Current Views of the Judiciary and Judicial Independence in North Carolina
Moderator: Joe Stewart, Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, Cary
Panelists: J. Michael Bitzer, Catawba College, Salisbury; Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee; and Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation, Raleigh
10:10 a.m.
Current and Potential Methods of Judicial Selection
Moderator: Tim Boyum, Spectrum News, Raleigh
Panelists: Former Justice Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds Jr., Fox Rothschild LLP, Greensboro; Jeanette Doran, North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law, Raleigh; and James C. Drennan, University of North Carolina School of Government, Chapel Hill
1 p.m.
Discussion of Judicial Independence in North Carolina
Moderator: Loretta Boniti, Spectrum News, Raleigh
Panelists: Former Justice Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds Jr., Fox Rothschild LLP, Greensboro; Representative Joe John, North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh; Former Representative Paul B. “Skip” Stam Jr., Stam Law Firm PLLC, Apex; and Former Representative Richard B. “Rick” Glazier, North Carolina Justice Center, Raleigh
11:20 a.m.
Dedicated sponsor engagement time and grand prize drawing
11:30 a.m.
Annual Meeting Luncheon and Business of the Bar:
Election of new president-elect
Election of new board members
Consideration of revised NCBA bylaws
YLD leadership transition
Message from the Chief Justice Regarding the Judiciary: Chief Justice Paul Newby, Supreme Court of North Carolina
2:30 p.m.
Confidentiality: Non-Clients’ Misunderstanding and Mistakes
1.00 MCLE Hour (Ethics/Professional Responsibility)
Thomas E. Spahn, McGuireWoods LLP, Tysons, Va.
3 p.m.
Young Lawyers Division Annual Meeting
6 p.m.
President’s Reception
7 p.m.
Awards Dinner and Presidential Installation
Legal Practice Hall of Fame: Richard T. Boyette, Cranfill Sumner LLP, Raleigh; Kenny Greene, Carruthers & Roth, P.A., Greensboro; Joseph C. Moore, Allen, Moore & Rogers, Raleigh; Sharon Lee Parker, solo practitioner, Marion; and W. Gerald Thornton, Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A., Raleigh
Citizen Lawyer Awards: Martha Sharpe Bradley, One Sharpe Lawyer: Law Office of Martha Sharpe Bradley, PLLC, Waynesville; Robert P. (Bob) Laney, retired, New Bern (and formerly North Wilkesboro); Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Mary Nash Rusher, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Debbie Sandlin, Sandlin Family Law Group, Raleigh; Bradley N. Schulz, Schulz Stephenson Law, Beaufort; Judge Carrie Vickery, N.C. District Court, Winston-Salem; and Cecil Whitley, Whitley, Jordan, Inge & Rary, P.A., Salisbury
Pro Bono Awards: William Thorp Pro Bono Service Award, Brandon A. Robinson, solo practitioner, Durham; Deborah Greenblatt Outstanding Legal Services Attorney Award, Angeleigh Dorsey, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Asheville; Younger Lawyer Pro Bono Service Award, Samantha Gordon, Shane Smith Law, Charlotte; Outstanding Paralegal Pro Bono Award, Katie Morton Riddle, Lincoln Financial Group, Charlotte; Law Firm Pro Bono Award, Alston & Bird, including Raleigh and Charlotte offices; Law School Pro Bono Award, Duke Law School Juvenile Sentence Review Board Clemency Pro Bono Project; Outstanding Collaborative/Group Pro Bono Award, Emeritus Attorneys Giving Legal Expertise (EAGLE) Program, Pisgah Legal Services pro bono volunteer group, Asheville; Filling the Justice Gap Award, Inner Banks Legal Services, Washington
YLD Awards: Charles F. Blanchard Award, Michele Livingstone, Kennon Craver, PLLC, Durham; Robinson O. Everett Professionalism Award, Andrew Atkins, Smith Anderson, Raleigh
Distinguished Paralegal Award: Grace Ward, Allman Spry Davis Leggett & Crumpler, Winston-Salem
Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award: Robert C. (Bob) Sink, Robinson Bradshaw, Charlotte
Presidential Installation: Swearing-in ceremony of President Clayton D. Morgan, Associate General Counsel, Duke Energy, by Chief Justice Paul Newby of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
Closing Remarks: Jonathan Heyl, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP, 2021-22 President of the North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina Bar Foundation