Carma Henson: Holding Nursing Homes Accountable

“Nursing homes are getting away with murder. I will scream it to the top of my lungs,” said Carma Henson, who handles nursing home abuse cases at Raleigh-based personal injury firm Henson Fuerst. She has focused her practice on these cases for more than 15 years. “I am determined to hold nursing homes accountable, one […]
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Grace Massarelli: ‘The Best Revenge is Living Well’

Grace Massarelli is all about helping her clients write their next chapter as a family attorney at Gailor Hunt. “I gauge success for my clients by helping them develop their second act and seeing the newfound confidence they have in themselves as they start their ‘new normal,’” explained Massarelli. “Few people ever expect to find […]
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Tanner Williams and Tyler Yoho: The New Generation of Lawyers

“You can call us anytime. Tyler and I left the big firms to create a practice where clients aren’t just case numbers—they’re real people with real needs. We make sure they never get lost in the shuffle,” says Tanner Williams, founding partner of Williams & Yoho, P.A. Tyler Yoho, co-founding partner, echoes that commitment to […]
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Michelle Cross: The Legal Trailblazer Behind @LegallyBlondeAtlanta

In a world where appearances often lead to assumptions, Michelle Cross, an accomplished attorney in Atlanta, is proving that you can look fabulous and still be an unstoppable force in the courtroom.
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Delia Salvatierra: Fighting for Immigration Policy Rooted in American Values

As the dawn of a new administration casts uncertainty on immigration law, enforcement and policy, Delia Salvatierra stands resolute, her purpose unwavering to aid immigrants. A tireless advocate for immigrants, she sees every case as more than a legal challenge—it’s a human story filled with dreams, struggles and the hope of belonging to America. With […]
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Justice Bob Edmunds: Teach Your 1Ls Well

Former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds asked his High Point University School of Law 1L legal writing class if they’d ever heard of “The Paper Chase.” One student quickly found the 1973 movie on Google. It’s the one that opens with John Housemans’ apocryphal “skulls full of mush” soliloquy to first-year law students. Edmunds […]
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Louis A. Di Filippo: Both Sides of the Equation

The numbers just didn’t add up for Louis A. Di Filippo. After the Raleigh native earned his undergraduate degree in economics from NC State University, he calculated that a career in business and finance was not the correct answer. While the field made logical sense on paper, it didn’t ignite his passion. His curiosity for […]
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Troy Shelton: Telling a Persuasive Story

Raleigh appellate attorney Troy Shelton can imagine himself ridin’ his horse into town, six-guns a blazin’. “I tell clients I’m a hired gun. I’m a mercenary.” Shelton has spent most of his career practicing appellate law. He is an NC Bar board-certified appellate specialist. The core of his practice at Dowling PLLC is complex appeals […]
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Gregory Andrew Anderson: Practicing on the Edge

Gregory A. Anderson might be the most well-known attorney in Florida right now, and depending on the audience, the nation. But most lawyers and judges in his home city of Jacksonville have almost no idea who he is.
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Stephanie Luce Ola: From the Court to the Courtroom

“The training someone gets in team sports, even in the early high school and college years, is great preparation for a career, especially a career in law,” says Stephanie Luce Ola, co-founding partner of Sorrels Ola, a firm practicing criminal defense, white collar defense, and corporate investigations.
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JoDee Neil: A Legacy of Law

“Dad drove me to his office at Cedar Springs and Field Street near downtown Dallas where I began doing clerical work and legal drafting from age 13 until I started at the DA’s Office. Though I’m in my 20th year of lawyering, I call that bonus practice,” says attorney JoDee Neil. Neil is a fourth-generation […]
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Mary Ellen Reihsen: Building & Growing Businesses

It became clear to me that I was a deal maker back in law school,” says Mary Ellen Reihsen, a partner at Hellmuth & Johnson. That early vision become a reality. Reihsen is a business attorney focused on corporate and employment law services. She works with companies across industries, including hospitality and events, technology and […]
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