RALEIGH – Six Campbell Law School alumni were sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court bar on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in the nation’s Capital.
Admission to the bar allows attorneys to practice before the nation’s highest court, and conveys other benefits, such as preferred seating at courtroom hearings. To qualify, applicants must have been admitted to practice in a state’s highest court for at least three years, and be in good standing, explained Assistant Dean of External Relations Megan West Sherron, who organized the Supreme Court bar admission trip that was sponsored by the Campbell Law Alumni Association.
Dean J. Rich Leonard, a former federal bankruptcy judge, accompanied the contingent to Washington, D.C. Evin Grant ‘16, who is policy director for the North Carolina Department of Administration, served as movant for the group.
The newly admitted bar members were allowed to attend as the Supreme Court heard the Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service vs. Reginald Kirtz regarding whether Congress unambiguously waived the sovereign immunity of the United States when it amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 1996 to provide that any person who violates FCRA’s requirements is liable for money damages.
The Campbell Law alumni who were admitted range from those with just a few years practice under their belts, to those with decades of experience.
They are:
- Zack Anstett ‘18, an attorney at Parker Poe Adams & Berstein LLP in Raleigh, where he is a litigator who represents employers and municipalities before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
- Andrew Blair ’13, a partner at Poyner Spruill LLP in Raleigh where he advises clients on the tax and estate planning issues;
- Lora Greene ’89, owner of Lora B. Greene PLLC in Yadkinville where she specializes in cases involving SWI, traffic tickets, personal injury, auto accidents, suspended licenses and other traffic incidents;
- Melissa Huffman ‘04, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Wilmington;
- John Marshall ‘89, an attorney with White & Allen, PA in Kinston, where he maintains a broad civil litigation practice with an emphasis on commercial and business litigation in the federal and state courts
- David Mills ’91, Of Counsel with Narron Wenzel, PA in Smithfield, where he practices corporate and business bankruptcy law as well as agricultural bankruptcy.
The Alumni Association also held an alumni reception on Sunday night to celebrate the SCOTUS bar admittees and as a social event for the Washington, D.C. area alumni.
ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW
Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,800 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2023, Campbell Law is celebrating 45 years of graduating legal leaders and 14 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.