Charles Marshall Leads Election Laws Panel at the NC Professional Lobbyists Association’s Annual Meeting

Brooks Pierce attorney Charles Marshall moderated a panel on the intersection of election, lobbying, and ethics laws at the North Carolina Professional Lobbyists Association’s annual meeting on October 16, 2013. The Association is North Carolina’s statewide professional group for lobbyists representing clients before North Carolina state government.

Speakers on the panel moderated by Marshall included Kim Strach, executive director of the State Board of Elections, and Erika Churchill, lead staff attorney for lobbying, ethics and elections laws at the NC General Assembly. The panelists discussed recent changes to election and ethics laws and how these laws affect lobbyists and their clients.

This panel discussion and other educational sessions were organized by Elizabeth Biser, a government relations and policy advisor at Brooks Pierce. Biser serves on the Board of Directors for the NCPLA.