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Fourth Quarter 2017 Bar Flyer 50 YEARS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.........................14 ____________________________________ VOL. XLIII • ISSUE 4 | FOURTH QUARTER 2017 BAR FLYER CELEBRATING LEADERSHIP UPCOMING EVENTS WCBA HOLIDAY PARTY • Dec. 1 | 7-11 p.m. at the BY ASHLEY H. CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT Crabtree Valley Marriott, for WCBA Members and their TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BAR / WAKE guests only. COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BAR ANNUAL MEETING & LUNCHEON • Dec. 5 | 12:15 p.m. at North Raleigh THIS BAR FLYER, our last of 2017, is devoted Hilton. to celebrating leadership. The leaders who advocated in 1965 for the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and its current Chief INSIDE THIS ISSUE Judge Linda McGee. The leaders of our Bar 3 2017 JOSEPH BRANCH PROFESSIONALISM and community who are willing to serve on HONOREE MARIA M. LYNCH our Board of Directors and as Councilors to the 4 CANDIDATES FOR TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT North Carolina State Bar. And our friend, Maria BAR AND WCBA ELECTIONS Lynch, the recipient of the 2017 Joseph Branch 8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Professionalism Award. 9 LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP 12 YLD NEWS / NOTICE OF ELECTION I am embarrassed to say that I did not really 13 CREED OF PROFESSIONALISM know Maria before she became President-elect of the Tenth Judicial District Bar. I did 14 THE NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS: know of her many accomplishments – Bar Councilor, chair of numerous North Carolina A HISTORY Bar Association estate planning committees, professor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Law, 22 DIRECT EXAMINATION: JUDGE LINDA McGEE lecturer at Duke Law School and beloved and respected friend to many in our Bar. 23 MEMBER NEWS 24 LEADERSHIP: LOCAL LEADERS SHARE THEIR Getting to know Maria personally has been one of the greatest joys of my year as INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS President. In addition to being brilliant and accomplished, she is hysterically funny and 28 TENTH JUDICIAL BAR: REPORTING RULES warm. She is not afraid to poke fun at herself, or at you when the situation calls for it. She CHANGE is an exceptional and wise leader. She will be a wonderful President of the Tenth Judicial 29 23rd LUNCH WITH A LAWYER District Bar. 32 UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS USING SOCIAL MEDIA As we move into 2018, I encourage you to participate more fully in our mandatory and 34 TENNIS TOURNAMENT volunteer bar associations either through a committee or in a leadership role. Serving as a leader of our Bar associations has been one of the greatest joys of my professional and 35 WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS personal life. I am grateful to all of you who have made this year so special for me. WBF 36 CHARLES BRANDON HUNT LAWYER’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE 2018 NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BAR THE OFFICERS of the Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association hereby give notice pursuant to Article XII of the By-Laws of the North Carolina State Bar: 1. That the annual election of Officers and Directors will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, 3415 Wake Forest Road in Raleigh at 12:15 p.m. Lunch will be served and the cost of lunch will be borne by the Tenth Judicial District Bar at no additional cost to Visit our website: www.wakecountybar.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 919.677.9903 phone • 919.657.1564 fax WAKE BAR FLYER VOL. XLIIII No. 4 | FOURTH QUARTER 2017 NOTICE OF ELECTION: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 President ASHLEY H. CAMPBELL members. For those unable to attend the luncheon, an early voting option will be made available at the Wake Presidents-elect County Justice Center courtroom 102 and the WCBA offices at the North Carolina Bar Center Friday, December JUDGE NED MANGUM, WCBA 1 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Monday Dec. 4 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. MARIA LYNCH, TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Secretary 2. The election is for the purpose of choosing Officers and Directors for both the Tenth Judicial District Bar and MEGHAN N. KNIGHT the Wake County Bar Association, an open Bar Councilor position, due to Colon Willouhby’s election to North Treasurer Carolina State Bar Vice President and Badger-Iredell Foundation Board Members. ADAM M. GOTTSEGEN Immediate Past President 3. The following Officers will be elected: President-elect, Treasurer, Secretary BRIAN O. BEVERLY PRESIDENT-ELECT (ELECT ONE) Board of Directors Nancy L. Grace LISA M. ANGEL David L. Sherlin BILLY BREWER ULMER “ZEKE” BRIDGES TREASURER (ELECT ONE) BILL BYSTRYNSKI Adam M. Gottsegen ANNA BAIRD CHOI SECRETARY (ELECT ONE) MARGARET CURRIN Meghan N. Knight STEPHANIE D’ATRI ASHLEIGH P. DUNSTON 4. The following Directors will be elected: 7 Directors (three-year term) DREW ERTESCHIK KATHERINE A. FRYE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ELECT SEVEN) JUDGE KEITH O. GREGORY Yvonne Armendariz David P. Ferrell John Szymankiewicz JUDGE JEFFERSON GRIFFIN Daniel T. Barker Evonne S. Hopkins Elizabeth Zwickert Timmermans JAMES HASH Julie L. Bell Christina Medlin McCoy John B. (“Bo”) Walker AIDA DOSS HAVEL Gregory S. Connor Atiya Mosley JILL S. JACKSON Rebecca A. Edwards J. Alex Pully SHANNON R. JOSEPH DEAN RICH LEONARD 5. The following State Bar Councilor position will be elected by the Tenth Judicial District Bar: JEFF R. MONROE One Councilor (finishing the final year of Colon Willoughby’s seat vacated due to his nomination as Vice-President of the LAUREN V. REEVES North Carolina State Bar)) EDD K. ROBERTS III DAVID L. SHERLIN STATE BAR COUNCILOR | WILLOUGHBY SEAT (ELECT ONE) MEGAN WEST SHERRON Robert B. Rader JUSTIN G. TRUESDALE 6. The following Badger-Iredell Foundation members will be elected by the Wake County Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division President 2 Foundation Members SAMUEL D. FLEDER Young Lawyers Division President-elect BADGER-IREDELL FOUNDATION | WCBA MEMBERS VOTING (ELECT TWO) LAUREN A. GOLDEN Dewey P. Brinkley Holmes P. Harden ABA Delegate JOHN I. MABE Please see biographical information on each of the candidates beginning with the facing page and continuing Executive Director through page 8. We look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting on December 5 at the North Raleigh WHITNEY VON HAAM Hilton. WBF Wake Bar Flyer Editor ALEXANDRA DAVIS Tenth Judicial District Bar Councilors HEIDI C. BLOOM WALTER E. BROCK NICHOLAS J. (NICK) DOMBALIS THEODORE C. EDWARDS II W KATHERINE FRYE WAKE COUNTY DONNA R. RASCOE BAR ASSOCIATION WARREN SAVAGE C. COLON WILLOUGHBY © 2017 Wake County Bar Association & Tenth Judicial District Bar. PAGE 2 MARIA M. LYNCH 2017 RECIPIENT OF THE JOSEPH BRANCH PROFESSIONALISM AWARD BY JEAN GORDON CARTER | MCGUIREWOODS, LLP FOR MANY YEARS, once a week Maria M. Lynch has left her very busy practice as a Trusts and Estates attorney in Raleigh to take the Read and Feed Mobile Classroom (often driven by her husband and law partner Jerry Eatman) across town to read to elementary school children as part of their programs. She has shared her passion for helping others with the other lawyers in her firm, Lynch & Eatman L.L.P., and each Friday morning she and her other firm lawyers participate in Partners Read. Her direct service to the community is exceeded only by her service to the profession. Maria has held numerous positions serving the legal profession in Wake County and in North Carolina. She is the current President-Elect of the Tenth Judicial District, having served also on the Wake County Bar Association Board of Directors, and has served as a North Carolina State Bar Councilor for nine years. She is also a past member and Chair of the Tenth Judicial District Grievance Committee and the Wake County Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee as well as having served on its Memorials and Nominations Committees. She has held numerous positions with the North Carolina State Bar, including being Past Chair of its Estate Planning and Probate Law Committee for Legal Specialization, and many positions with the North Carolina Bar Association, including recent participation in its Task Force to Study Internet Practice of Law and on its Estates Council. In 2012, she was the recipient of the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina State Bar and in 2006 the Maria M. Lynch Sara H. Davis Excellence Award. After graduating with High Honors from the University of Tennessee with a degree in psychology, Maria attended UNC School of Law, graduating with Honors, and went on to clerk for the Honorable J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She then went into private practice doing trusts and estates, tax and charitable organizations work. In 1994 she and her husband Jerry Eatman formed their current firm. Along the way, Maria has taught Trusts and Estates at both UNC and Duke University Schools of Law. She also became a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel, and a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law. She is a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame and a SuperLawyer and recognized by Best Lawyers in America. But all the awards and accomplishments do not describe Maria. She is obviously a brilliant lawyer, working tirelessly for the profession. But she also is the friend and lawyer that other lawyers in Raleigh and around North Carolina call when they have questions and need help. She can quickly answer the technical questions or give practical answers to the thorny ethics questions that often arise in the trusts and estates area. Many of us have benefited from her willingness to listen and help. For all the accomplishments and accolades, Maria is best known for her sense of humor. Her well placed and deadly accurate comments bring reality to a lot of crazy situations – not a bad talent for a trusts and estates lawyer who sees people in their most vulnerable and sometimes worst times.
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