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September 29 - Greensboro ELLIS B. DREW III is a partner in the law firm of Wells Jenkins Lucas & Jenkins PLLC, where his practice areas include commercial litigation, personal injury, construction litigation, workers' compensation, medical malpractice and nursing home liability. Mr. Drew was a contributing author to Rules of Civil Procedure, published by Law Practice Handbooks, Inc. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and South Carolina Bar, Forsyth County Bar Association and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Drew earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Wake Forest University and his J.D. degree from Washington & Lee University. E. CLARKE DUMMIT is the founder of The Dummit Law Firm in Winston-Salem, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal law with a focus on driving while impaired and drug cases. His firm also litigates personal injury, medical malpractice and workers' compensation. The Dummit Law Firm regularly affiliates with other firms to litigate cases in both criminal and civil trials. He is the author of The North Carolina DWI Manual and is the founder of the North Carolina DWI Round Table. Mr. Dummit is a frequent lecturer on various issues relating to criminal law, including driving while impaired. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Georgia, as well as before federal courts. Mr. Dummit earned his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University. He has been a member of the Forsyth County and North Carolina bar associations, and the Academy of Trial Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. JAMES M.C. GREEN is an attorney in The Dummit Law Firm, where his practice concentrates in complex civil litigation, especially in the areas of environmental and intellectual property law, patent prosecution/litigation and medical malpractice/wrongful death. Mr. Green is a U.S.P.T.O registered patent attorney, who has previous experience in biology, chemical engineering, stable isotope biology and toxicology. He received the Pro-Bono Award at graduation for his pro-bono work in federal income tax preparation and bankruptcy. Mr. Green also was a member of the Intellectual Property Law Society, Environmental Law Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Society. He graduated from Rutgers School of Law, with honors, where he served as the research and writing editor on the Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, and was a three-year member of Phi Delta Phi, the legal honor society. Mr. Green earned his B.S. degree from the University of Florida, his M.S. degree from North Carolina State University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Rutgers School of Law. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Trial Lawyers.
WALTER C. HOLTON JR. is an attorney with the law firm of Walter C. Holton, Jr., PLLC, where he practices in the area of civil litigation, pertaining to state and federal levels. Mr. Holton was a U.S. attorney for seven years and he lectured on numerous justice department issues at John F. Kennedy, School of Government at Harvard. He served as a former adjunct professor at Wake Forest University Law School on criminal trial practice. Mr. Holton is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Professional Negligence Subcommittee; Auto Torts Section), the Forsyth County Bar Association and the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. JAMES M. SNOW is a sole practitioner in High Point, where his areas of practice include personal injury, workers' compensation, elder law and federal employee claims. Mr. Snow is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the American Association for Justice. He earned his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. September 30 - Raleigh JOHN S. AUSTIN is the principal of The Law Offices of John Austin, PLLC in Raleigh, and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, toxic tort litigation, and creditors'/debtors' rights. During law school, Mr. Austin was the managing editor of the Campbell Law Review. After law school, he clerked for Burley B. Mitchell, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. Austin taught business law at Wake Technical Community College for one year. Currently, he is a member of the Wake County, North Carolina and American (member, Litigation Section) bar associations. Mr. Austin earned his B.A. degree from North Carolina State University and his J.D. degree from Campbell University School of Law. BRIAN E. CLEMMONS is an attorney with The Whitley Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, automobile accidents, wrongful death, workers' compensation, products liability and civil litigation. He was employed previously with Young, Moore & Henderson, P.A., where he represented primarily insurance carriers and their insureds in complex civil litigation. Mr. Clemmons has tried cases in numerous district and superior courts throughout Central and Eastern North Carolina, as well as in federal district court in the EDNC and MDNC. He has represented clients at hearings before the Industrial Commission in both workers' compensation and tort claim disputes. Other experience includes hearings before the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings and Employment Security Commission. Appellate appearances include briefing and arguing before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Supreme Court and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Following law school, Mr. Clemmons clerked for the Hon. James C. Fox, U.S. District Judge. He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. JOHN P. FERNANDEZ is a sole practitioner with the Law Office of John P. Fernandez in Raleigh, North Carolina. He practices in the areas of business litigation, automobile negligence and insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Fernandez has extensive courtroom experience and has been practicing law throughout the triangle area for more than 16 years. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina, and before the U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern districts of North Carolina. Mr. Fernandez earned his B.A. degree from North Carolina Central University and his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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