official program event location maps 1 Winery 4 Traditions 10 Barn Wine Bar ANTLER HILL VILLAGE 5 The Biltmore Legacy 11 Farmyard Wine Shop 6 Antler Hill Outfitters 12 Pisgah Playground & WINERY 2 Bistro 7 Cedric’s Tavern 13 Inn on Biltmore Estate 3 Village Hotel The Dining Room 8 Creamery on Biltmore Estate & Library Lounge Village Social 9 Outdoor Adventure Center Marble Lion T R AV EL DISTA NCE S & The Kitchen Outdoor Activities & Cottage Door Antler Hill Village to Biltmore House: 5 miles Inn on Biltmore Estate® to Biltmore House: 4 miles Antler Hill Village to Deerpark: 2 miles 13 Map not to scale. TO AMHERST, THE INN BILTMORE HOUSE WINERY FARM VILLAGE ANTLER CEDRIC’S 10 1 HILL BARN 7 5 9 3 2 1 4 12 OUTDOOR 8 CENTER 6 11 Entrance Village Hotel Overnight Parking To Dog Kennels DEERPARKDEERPARK RESTAURANT AMHERST Natural elegance envelops Deerpark Restaurant, one of Biltmore’s original buildings set in a private corner of the estate overlooking quiet pastures and woods. Deerpark features a gracious open-air courtyard encircled by four wings with glass doors that open wide to blend indoors and outdoors into a wonderful easy-flowing space. Its peaceful setting of majestic trees and scenic vistas is a short drive from Biltmore House and a world away from hectic activity. The name Deerpark is taken from the nearby area Mr. Vanderbilt set aside as a deer preserve on the estate. VENUE Providing comfortable service with the ultimate in flexible floor plans, Deerpark offers indoor and outdoor spaces that can accommodate up to 600 guests for receptions and 450 for buffet meals. An adjacent Smokehouse Pavilion expands the possibilities for casual outdoor functions. BILTMORE ® GROUP SALES Phone: Toll-free 800-211-9805 | Phone: Local 828-255-1400 | Fax: 828-225-6219 | Web: biltmore.com | E-mail: [email protected] CAPACITIES Dimensions Square Feet Dinner Theatre Reception Classroom U-Shape Conference Amherst Ballroom 96’x86’ 8256 550 850 825 480 N/A N/A Amherst A 64’x86’ 5504 360 611 550 323 N/A N/A Amherst B 43’x32’ 1376 90 152 137 80 30 33 Amherst C 43’x32’ 1376 90 152 137 80 30 33 Amherst Gallery 126’x21’ 2646 N/A N/A 260 N/A N/A N/A Amherst Terrace 29’x85’ 2465 160 260 245 N/A N/A N/A Hemlock 32’x85’ 2720 180 302 270 160 40 45 Hemlock A 32’x28’ 896 50 99 89 50 15 20 Hemlock B 32’x29’ 928 60 103 92 54 17 22 Hemlock C 32’x28’ 896 50 99 89 50 15 20 Hemlock Gallery 13’x105’ 1365 N/A N/A 150 N/A N/A N/A 1 Winery 4 Traditions 10 Barn Wine Bar ANTLER HILL VILLAGE 5 The Biltmore Legacy 11 Farmyard Wine Shop Antler Hill Outfitters Pisgah Playground Welcome to the 2019 annual meeting of the ncba, 6 12 & WINERY 2 Bistro 7 Cedric’s Tavern 13 Inn on Biltmore Estate 3 Village Hotel The Dining Room Welcome to Asheville, And welcome to Biltmore! 8 Creamery on Biltmore Estate & Library Lounge Village Social 9 Outdoor Adventure Center Marble Lion T R AV EL DISTA NCE S & The Kitchen Outdoor Activities & Cottage Door This is our 121st Annual Meeting and the 44th time we have convened in my hometown of Antler Hill Village to Biltmore House: 5 miles Asheville, yet it’s the first time we’ve ever met at Biltmore. We’ve been to the Battery Park Hotel, Inn on Biltmore Estate® to Biltmore House: 4 miles the U.S. Courthouse, the Great Smokies Hilton and the Grove Park Inn. Back in 1955 we stayed at Antler Hill Village to Deerpark: 2 miles 13 a hotel named for George Washington Vanderbilt II, for whom Biltmore Estate was built, but until Map not to scale. this year we have never been so privileged as to meet at Biltmore. TO AMHERST, BILTMORE To commemorate this occasion and to celebrate the special relationships we enjoy as legal HOUSE professionals, our Annual Meeting will focus on Wellness: Work, Mind, Body, Life. Nationally renowned speakers will offer a wide variety of perspectives on the topic of Wellness and share with WINERY us the tools and techniques for optimizing mental, physical and overall wellbeing. Our speakers include author and ABA Journal contributor Jeena Cho, J.D., and April Harris-Britt, Ph.D., whose FARM VILLAGE work has been featured on CNN and in Newsweek. Laura Mahr, Esq. will help us build new skills to self-regulate stress. Stan Phelps, J.D., MBA will set the framework for embracing wellness in your law practice and life. Rounding out our Wellness program is 10 1 comedian Greg Romeo who will have everyone smiling. Programming devoted to this year’s theme is scheduled during the General 7 Sessions on Friday and Saturday mornings with CLE credit included in your registration. 5 9 3 2 This year we will also have the privilege of hearing from the newest member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1 4 Judge Allison J. Rushing, as well as the distinguished Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the first African-American woman to serve as 12 8 Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. 6 Many exciting events are scheduled throughout the four-day agenda, along with an abundance of free time that will allow you to 11 join a group activity, tour the nation’s largest private home, or relax as you wish. See Biltmore in ways that you have never seen it Entrance and explore the surrounding vistas and venues of glorious Asheville. Village Hotel Overnight Parking We will also conduct important business, including the election of a new president-elect and new members of the NCBA Board of Governors. We will honor distinguished members of the bar through the presentation of numerous awards, and we will install one very special member, LeAnn Nease Brown of Chapel Hill, as the 125th president of the NCBA. To Dog Kennels Most of all, we will have fun, for there is no better way to embrace our theme of Wellness: Work, Mind, Body, Life. Nor can I think of a better way to thank you for the privilege it has been to serve as your president. Warmest Regards, Follow @NCBAorg for all things #NCBAAM19, and be sure to tag your photos and tweets! Jacqueline D. "jackie" Grant is the 124th president of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and has also served in 2018- 19 as president of the North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF). She is a lifelong Asheville resident and has spent her entire legal career with Roberts & Stevens, where she is a partner and litigator. Grant is a graduate of Western Carolina University and the University of North Carolina School of Law. She served on the NCBA/NCBF Board of Governors/Directors in 2010-13 and has provided leadership to the Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, the Delivery of Legal Services Committee and the Awards and Recognitions Committee. Grant is the second African-American female to lead the NCBA/NCBF. LeAnn Nease Brown of Chapel Hill will serve as president of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and the North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) in 2019-20. She becomes the 125th president of the NCBA. Brown is a member/manager of Brown & Bunch, which has offices in Chapel Hill and Raleigh. She has served as chair or co-chair of multiple NCBA Sections and Committees and in 2010-13 served on the NCBA/NCBF Board of Governors/Directors. Brown is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC School of Law, and also holds a master’s in rehabilitation counseling from the School of Medical Allied Health Sciences at UNC. CAPACITIES Dimensions Square Feet Dinner Theatre Reception Classroom U-Shape Conference Amherst Ballroom 96’x86’ 8256 550 850 825 480 N/A N/A Amherst A 64’x86’ 5504 360 611 550 323 N/A N/A Amherst B 43’x32’ 1376 90 152 137 80 30 33 Amherst C 43’x32’ 1376 90 152 137 80 30 33 Amherst Gallery 126’x21’ 2646 N/A N/A 260 N/A N/A N/A Amherst Terrace 29’x85’ 2465 160 260 245 N/A N/A N/A Hemlock 32’x85’ 2720 180 302 270 160 40 45 Hemlock A 32’x28’ 896 50 99 89 50 15 20 Hemlock B 32’x29’ 928 60 103 92 54 17 22 Hemlock C 32’x28’ 896 50 99 89 50 15 20 Hemlock Gallery 13’x105’ 1365 N/A N/A 150 N/A N/A N/A NCBA/NCBF Leadership President Vice Presidents Young Lawyers Division Chair Jacqueline D. Grant, Asheville Judge Richard D. Dietz, Raleigh Rachel M. Blunk, Greensboro Judge Michael L. Robinson, Winston-Salem President-Elect Senior Lawyers Division Chair Judge James F. Randolph, Salisbury LeAnn Nease Brown, Chapel Hill Bruce W. Huggins Sr., Lumberton Dean J. Rich Leonard, Raleigh Immediate Past President Judge Julian Mann III, Raleigh Paralegal Division Chair Caryn Coppedge McNeill, Raleigh Elizabeth M. Repetti, Winston-Salem Leslie C. Pegram, Chapel Hill McNEILL DIETZ robinson randolph leonard mann repetti blunk huggins pegram NCBA Board of Governors / NCBF Board of Directors Terms Expiring 2019 Terms Expiring 2020 Terms Expiring 2021 Alexander C. Dale, Wilmington John C. Bircher III, New Bern Martha S. Bradley, Waynesville Andrew J. Epstein, Raleigh Damon T. Duncan, Greensboro Edward W. Griggs, Winston-Salem Robert C. Kemp III, Greenville Theodore C. Edwards II, Durham D.