Leadership
NCAJ Officers
NCAJ Governors
Joe Tunstall
Term Expires 2024
Lauren Walker
Term Expires 2024
*All AAJ Delegates are ex-officio members of the NCAJ Board of Governors.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee guides the intentional pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization. It promotes full and equal participation in NCAJ by all eligible members and the reduction of bias in NCAJ.
- Kristen Dewar Vice President, Minick Law, P.C., Concord
- Sean Cole Law Offices of Sean Cole, Raleigh
- Jonathan Gonzalez Tippens & Zurosky, LLP, Charlotte
- Paige Pahlke Pahlke Law, PLLC Charlotte,
- Anabel Rosa Attorney Anabel Rosa, PLLC Durham
- Mary Kathryn Kurth Edwards Kirby, LLP, Raleigh
- Margaret Rowlett Hodgman, Rowlett & Jahnes, PA, Greensboro
- Lauren Walker Sumwalt Anderson Law Firm, Charlotte
- Megan Callahan Cardinal Law Partners, Greensboro
- Beckie Moriello Raleigh Immigration Law Firm, Durham
- Courtney Mann Law Offices of W. Daniel Grist, PLLC, Charlotte
- Vanessa Beltran-Ortiz Kernersville
- Jennifer Taylor Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Micheal Littlejohn Littlejohn Law, PLLC, Charlotte
- Rachel Matesic Sasser Law Firm, P.A., Charlotte
- Matthew Berthold Brown, Moore & Associates PLLC, Charlotte
- Chelsea Ragan O’Malley Tunstall, Raleigh
- Arista Sibrey The Clauson Law Firm, Raleigh
- Regina Zac-Williams Ward Back Law, Greensboro
- Stephanie Salinas Ward Black Law, Greensboro
- Marianna Baggett Howard Stallings, Raleigh
- Samantha Grill Office of the Public Defender, 26th District, Charlotte
- Carmaletta Henson HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
Education Committee
The Education Committee studies, formulates and recommends continuing legal education programs.
- Anna Kalarites Vice President, Pishko Kalarites Lawyers, Raleigh
- Julie Bell Daggett Shuler, Attorneys at Law, Winston-Salem
- Jonathan Wall Higgins Benjamin, PLLC, Greensboro
- Amanda Mingo Rawls, Scheer, Clary, & Mingo, Charlotte
- Christopher Beacham HensonFuerst, PA, Garner
- Charles Hall The Law Office of Charles F. Hall IV, Winston-Salem
- Zachary Marquand The Deuterman Law Group, Winston-Salem
- Tony Carlton Dalton The Dalton Law Office PLLC, Brevard
- Bobby Bollinger The Bollinger Law Firm, PC, Charlotte
- Frederick Poisson Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, Wadesboro
- Beckie Moriello Raleigh Immigration Law Firm, Durham
- Gregory Whitley MacRae, Perry, MacRae & Whitley, LLP, Fayetteville
- Jeremy Williams Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
- Curtis Osborne Osborne Law Firm, P.C., Charlotte
- Aindrea Pledger Daggett Shuler, Attorneys at Law, Winston-Salem
- Courtney Mann Law Offices of W. Daniel Grist, PLLC, Charlotte
- Christopher Bagley Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Kristen Beightol Edwards Beightol, LLC, Raleigh
- Natalie Porter Apricus Paralegal Group, LLC, Winston-Salem
- John Barrett John T. Barrett, Attorney at Law, Sylva
- Glen Savits Green Savits, LLC, Florham Park
- Emilia Beskind Thomas, Ferguson & Beskind, LLP, Durham
- John Holton Miller Monroe and Plyler, Raleigh
- Rebecca Watts Collins Family Law Group, Monroe
- Thomas Odom, Jr. The Odom Firm, PLLC, Charlotte
- Christine Latona Martin, Jones, & Piemonte, Charlotte
- Jenny Maynard Brown, Moore & Associates PLLC, Charlotte
- Taylor Rodney Ward and Smith PA, Wilmington
- Mary Isabelle Book Legal Aid of North Carolina, Wilson
- Christopher Edwards Ward and Smith, PA, Wilmington
- Megan Jankowski Henson Fuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Joel R. Rhine Rhine Law Firm, P.C., Wilmington
Legal Affairs Committee
The Legal Affairs Committee is responsible for the development and advocacy of NCAJ positions on legal and ethical issues. It includes an Ethics Subcommittee to monitor the N.C. State Bar Ethics Committee and advocate as appropriate and an Amicus Curiae Committee to monitor appellate litigation, receive requests for amicus participation and participate as amici as appropriate.
- Lauren Newton Vice President, Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen, PLLC, Charlotte
- Christopher Behm Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed, LLP, Wilmington
- Brian Buchanan Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, Ashevlle
- Anne Bleyman Anne Bleyman, Chapel Hill
- Joseph Tunstall O’Malley Tunstall, PLLC, Tarboro
- William Simpson Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen, PLLC, Chapel Hill
- Cathy Williams Levine Law Group, P.A., Mooresville
- Michael Bertics Lennon, Camak & Bertics, PLLC, Raleigh
- Matthew Ballew Zaytoun Ballew & Taylor PLLC, Raleigh
- Noah Abrams Abrams & Abrams, P.A., Raleigh
- Marcus (Sam) McGee Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte
- William Mills Glenn Mills Fisher & Mahoney, P.A., Durham
- Narendra Ghosh Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill
- John Taylor John Taylor Law Firm, PLLC, Raleigh
- Scott Harris Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
- Kellie Mannette Thomas, Ferguson & Beskind, Durham
- Joseph Frost Buckmiller, Boyette & Frost, PLLC, Raleigh
- Elliot Abrams Cheshire Parker Schneider, PLLC, Raleigh
- Michael Patrick Law Office of Michael W. Patrick, Chapel Hill
- Maria Perry Perry Legal Services, LLC, Durham
- Matthew Lee Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
- Marcus Carpenter Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A., Gastonia
- Devlin Horton Horton & Mendez, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, Wilmington
- Burton Craige Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill
- Leah Broker The Law Office of Leah Broker, PA, Asheville
- Laura Wetsch Winslow Wetsch, PLLC, Raleigh
- Jonathan McGirt Jonathan McGirt, Attorney at Law, Raleigh
- C. Douglas Maynard Law Offices of C. Douglas Maynard, Jr., PLLC, Winston-Salem
- Christopher Nichols Nichols Law Firm, Raleigh
- Jamie Lau Duke University School of Law – Wrongful Convictions Clinic, Durham
- Christopher Heaney The Law Office of Christopher J. Heaney, PLLC, Garner
- Amos Tyndall Amos Tyndall PLLC, Carrboro
- Emily Beeson Ward Black Law, Greensboro
- Elizabeth Poisson Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, Wilmington
- J. David Stradley White & Stradley, PLLC, Raleigh
- Jerome Trehy Trehy Safety Law, Bahama
- Jay Gervasi Jay Gervasi, P.A., Greensboro
- Mark Melrose Melrose Law, PLLC, Waynesville
- Ann Ochsner Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh
- Kevin Murphy Herrmann & Murphy, PLLC, Charlotte
- Kathryn Abernethy The Noble Law Firm, Chapel Hill
- Joseph Hjelt Kornbluth Ginsberg Law Group, P.A., Durham
- Kaitlyn Fudge Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Christopher Fialko Fialko Law PLLC, Charlotte
- Constance Lowe The Law Office of Constance G. Lowe, Hillsborough
- Rebecca Watts Collins Family Law Group, Monroe
- Kyle Compton North Carolina Association of Educators, Raleigh
- Jon Ward Pinto Coates, Kyre & Bowers, PLLC, Greensboro
- Robert Hunter Higgins Benjamin, Greensboro
- Reid Cater Piedmont Defenders, Chapel Hill
- Thomas Wilmoth Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Kernersville
- Timothy Longest Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
- Brandon Freeman Davis Law Group, P.A., Asheville
- Mark Hayes Law Office of Mark L. Hayes, Durham
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee informs and supports NCAJ’s Advocacy Strategic Plan by identifying and evaluating proposed and pending legislation and by helping to develop NCAJ’s legislative program.
- Jon Moore Vice President, Brown, Moore & Associates PLLC, Charlotte
- Kirk Sanders Kurtz Whitley Guy Sanders & Rainey, Winston-Salem
- David Henson HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Carmaletta Henson HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Carol Brooke N.C. Justice Center, Raleigh
- Jason Orndoff Orndoff Law Firm, Hickory
- Kevin Bunn Kevin Bunn, Attorney-at-Law, P.C., Cary
- Joseph Hodgin HensonFuerst, PA, Rocky Mount
- David Sherlin Epstein Sherlin, PLLC, Raleigh
- Joshua Hansen Hansen, Howell and Wilkie, PLLC, Raleigh
- Marcus (Sam) McGee Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte
- Clermont Ripley N.C. Justice Center, Raleigh
- Julie Boyer Julie Boyer, Attorney at Law, Winston-Salem
- Scott Harris Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
- Dexter Benoit Benoit Law Firm, Charlotte
- Eric Goodale HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Lauren McAndrew Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley, P.A., Raleigh
- Garry Whitaker Garry Whitaker Law, P. C., Winston-Salem
- Joel Rhine Rhine Law Firm, P.C., Wilmington
- Laura Wetsch Winslow Wetsch, PLLC, Raleigh
- Christopher Nichols Nichols Law Firm, Raleigh
- Melissa Abrams Abrams & Abrams, P.A., Raleigh
- Thomas Maher Law Offices of Amos Tyndall PLLC, Carrboro
- Christine Mumma The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, Durham
- Christopher Heaney The Law Office of Christopher J. Heaney, PLLC, Garner
- Benjamin Winikoff Elliot Morgan Parsonage, PLLC, Winston-Salem
- Anna Kalarites Pishko Kalarites Lawyers, Raleigh
- Zachary Deason Peniston Deason, Attorneys at Law, Monroe
- Helen Baddour Johnson & Groninger, PLLC, Durham
- Courtney Mann Law Offices of W. Daniel Grist, PLLC, Charlotte
- Robert Herford Ted A. Greve & Associates, P.A., Charlotte
- Preston Lesley Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Gabriel Snyder Ward Black Law, Greensboro
- Lawrence Shaheen The McIntosh Law Firm, Davidson
- Zachary Harris Comerford, Chilson & Moser, LLP, Winston-Salem
- Kaitlyn Fudge Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Nichad Davis Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
- Stephanie Salinas Ward Black Law, Greensboro
- Benjamin Chesson Allen, Chesson & Grimes PLLC, Charlotte
- Michelle Hughes Michelle Hughes Consulting, LLC, Durham
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee oversees the community priority of NCAJ, which is membership recruitment and retention, print and electronic publications, social activities, listservs, Convention and other gatherings of members, and public service/pro bono projects.
- Carmaletta Henson Vice President, HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- David Henson HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Elizabeth Todd Todd Law Offices, PLLC, Morganton
- Hunter Gentel Ricci Law Firm, P.A., Greenville
- Eric Goodale HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Sean Herrmann Herrmann & Murphy, PLLC, Charlotte
- Jacob Goad Law Office of Jacob Goad, Durham
- Kristen Dewar Minick Law, P.C., Concord
- Robyn Buckley Speaks Law Firm, PC, Charlotte
- David Mason HensonFuerst, PA, Raleigh
- Drew Culler Johnson & Groninger, PLLC, Durham
- Jacob Morse Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC Raleigh
- Allison Vaughn Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte
- Andrew Legg Kornbluth Ginsberg Law Group, P.A., Durham
- Adam Langino Langio Law PLLC, Chapel HIll
- Kevin Mahoney Asheville
- Matthew Berthold Brown, Moore & Associates, PLLC Charlotte
- Allison Dunlap Minick Law, P.C., Greensboro
- Natalie Walters CR Legal Team, Greensboro
- Blake Marcus Minick Law Firm, Asheville
- Arista Sibrey The Clauson Law Firm, Raleigh
- Jenny Maynard Brown, Moore & Associates PLLC, Charlotte
- Sylvia Novinsky NC Pro Bono Resource Center, Durham
- Amiee Nwabuike O’Malley Tunstall, Tarboro
- Carolyn Brock U.S. Attorneys Office, Clayton
- Thomas Wilmoth Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Kernersville
- Katharine Batchelor Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
