RALEIGH – Three Campbell Law School alumni – Shannon C. Poore ‘05, Emily G. Massey ‘17 and Richard A. Waugaman III ‘09, ‘12 – have been named among the 20 winners of the Triangle Business Journal’s inaugural Triangle Law Awards, honoring outstanding attorneys in the Greater Triangle area.
Massey of Ward and Smith PA is being recognized for her work in the practice area of labor and employment, according to the TBJ.
Massey, who has been with Ward and Smith since graduation, served on Campbell Law Review and as a Legal Research and Writing Scholar and Research Assistant for Professor Matt Sawchak while she was in law school. In her current practice, she focuses on a wide range of labor and employment issues.
Poore, who is one of the founding partners of Batch Poore & Williams PC, is being recognized for her work in the practice area of family law.
Poore focuses her primary practice on areas of juvenile law, family law, guardianship and adoptions. She represents parents in the abuse, neglect and dependency court room when DSS has filed a petition to take custody of one’s children. She defends termination of parental rights actions as well as files them against parents. While in law school, Poore worked as a legal researcher in the school’s law library.
Waugaman is being recognized for his work in the practice area of family law.
He has served as the law school’s inaugural Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning since March 2025 and is also the inaugural director of the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic, which opened in 2021. Waugaman, who was named among the 2025 “Leaders in the Law” by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, joined the faculty in July 2021. As director of the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic, he has guided students in providing legal representation on family law issues for underserved members of the Wake County community.
The winners for 2026 were selected from nominations submitted online across multiple practice areas, including banking and finance, corporate and securities, corporate (in-house) counsel, estate planning, firm executive, family law, labor and employment, life sciences, litigation, real estate and technology, according to the TBJ.
“TBJ’s awards are not simply based on years of experience or recognition by outside sources, but careful consideration was given to specific accomplishments in the past year, exemplary representation of (and influence within) the most important business sectors of the Triangle, and direct involvement in local community and nonprofit activities,” writes TBJ Editor in Chief Rebecca Troyer.
TBJ Market President and Publisher Sougata Mukherjee adds, “We are thrilled to embark on this journey of learning more about the legal profession and the outstanding individuals who are quietly playing a pivotal role in moving the region’s economy forward,” said “We were very intentional in choosing these individuals across several sectors with varied experience, community service initiatives and representation. I can’t wait to celebrate their success at the awards dinner.”
The winners will be honored with a private dinner at The Angus Barn Wine Cellar in April. Profiles of the winners will be published as part of a special section in the April 24 edition of TBJ.
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