Leading North Carolina law firm Brooks Pierce is excited to announce that Haniya Mir has joined the firm as an associate in its Raleigh office. Mir will primarily work with the firm’s business and corporate law teams. “We’re pleased that Haniya is...(read more)
Filmmaker and Berra Family Ink Deal to Create Film about Baseball Legend
Actor and filmmaker Nick Basta of Wilmington, North Carolina, has signed an exclusive deal with LTD Enterprises, Inc. to produce a biopic based upon the life of Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, for an undisclosed sum of money. LTD Enterprises is owned...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorneys Set Town of Mesic Up for $50k Duke Energy Grant
Brooks Pierce attorneys Will Quick, Eric David and Mark Prak provided pro bono service to the Town of Mesic in Pamlico County in 2016 and 2017. The matter involved obtaining title to and preserving a historically significant piece of land so that it...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorney Melissa Bailey Elected to NCBA Business Law Section Council
Brooks Pierce attorney Melissa Bailey was recently elected to the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Business Law Section Council. Bailey’s two-year term will begin on July 1. The NCBA Business Law Section provides information and updates for...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorney Jessi Thaller-Moran Named to Board of Directors of The Diabetes Family Connection
Brooks Pierce attorney Jessi Thaller-Moran was recently named to The Diabetes Family Connection board of directors. Thaller-Moran serves on the board with five other members of the community. The Diabetes Family Connection (DFC) is a North Carolina-...(read more)
Justin Outling Appointed to the Carolina State Bank Board of Directors
Justin Outling, a partner in the Greensboro office of Brooks Pierce, was recently appointed to the board of directors of Carolina State Bank. The new community bank opened its headquarters in Greensboro on Feb. 21. Carolina State Bank, a division of...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorneys Represent Lockwood Broadcasting in $67 Million Acquisition
Brooks Pierce partners Coe W. Ramsey, Elizabeth Spainhour and Tony Barwick represented Lockwood Broadcast Group in its acquisition of four television stations located in Knoxville, Tennessee, Augusta, Georgia, Panama City, Florida, and Dothan,...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Partner Certified as a Specialist in Privacy and Information Security
Elizabeth Spainhour, a partner at Brooks Pierce, has been certified as a specialist in Privacy and Information Security Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (NCBLS). She is one of the first attorneys in the state to...(read more)