NCAJ to Host Mountain Magic 2018 from Oct 18 to Oct 21 in Asheville, NC

NCAJ’s annual fall conference in Asheville, NC will again be held at the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn.   The conference is one of NCAJ’s most anticipated events featuring nationally recognized speakers and attendees from across the state!

Take advantage of NCAJ’s group rate of $355/night by calling the Omni Grove Park Inn at 1-800-438-5800 or click here to reserve your room online.

Program chairs Jon Moore of Brown Moore & Associates in Charlotte and Valerie Pearce, IDS Regional Defender in Durham are leading NCAJ in finalizing all other details surrounding the conference’s terrific professional development programming and networking opportunities.  Sneak peek below!!  Please check back at ncaj.com/mountainmagic  for complete event details soon.

Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this popular event?  Contact Membership and Development Director Amy Smith  at amy@ncaj.com.

SNEAK PEEK PREVIEW :

THURSDAY, October 18

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm          Welcome to Mountain Magic @ Lexington Avenue Brewery – Sponsored by FindLaw, a Thompson Reuters business     Complimentary for Mountain Magic attendees, Fall Conference for Paralegals attendees and Asheville area legal professionals.

FRIDAY, October 19

8:45 am – 9:00 am           Welcoming Remarks – Mountain Magic Co-Chairs
                                                Jon Moore, Brown Moore & Associates, Charlotte
                                                Valerie Pearce, IDS Regional Defender, Durham

8:55 am – 4:45 pm           Fall Conference for Paralegals

 9:00 am – 12:15 pm        GENERAL SESSION (for Civil and Criminal Practitioners)

Featured Speaker –Theodore J. Leopold, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

“Do’s and Don’ts at the Court of Appeals”
Featured Speakers – Judge Mark A. Davis, NC Court of Appeals, Raleigh and Judge Donna S. Stroud, NC Court of Appeals, Raleigh

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm        Mountain Magic Luncheon and Presentation  – Sponsored by Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of North Carolina

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm          Sunset Social at the Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa – Sponsored by Robson Forensic   Catch up with old friends and make new friends before dinner in Asheville. Includes light hors d’oeuvres and drinks on the Vanderbilt Terrace

SATURDAY, October 20

9:00 am – 12:15 pm        GENERAL SESSION (for Civil and Criminal Practitioners)
“Leaders of Tomorrow – Moving Juries and Other Gatherings of People to Greatness”
Featured Speaker – Mel C. Orchard, III, The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, WY

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm          Substance Abuse Hour

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm          Saturday Night Party at Smoky Park Supper Club – Sponsored by Milner Plaintiff Service/Millennium Settlements  Join us along the majestic French Broad River for dinner, dancing and fun! We will have a fantastic band providing live music during dinner. This is always one of the highlights of Mountain Magic and a great way to spend time with friends from near and far one last time, before heading home!   This is a family-friendly event, complimentary for Mountain Magic attendees and guest.

Saturday Night Party Band – Sponsored by Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, Attorneys at Law

SUNDAY, October 21

8:30 am – 12:30 pm        NCAJ Board of Governors Meeting