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A native of Charlotte, Lisa Hafer Hite has a 36-year history in the legal sector, beginning in 1986 when she began her first job as a legal secretary at what was then known as Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice. “At ...

Kimberly Walsh had parlayed an associate degree in business administration into a 10-year career as a medical billing manager in a doctor’s office before making a big career switch from medicine into law. Born and raised in upstate New York, ...

Attorneys, paralegals working to restore drivers’ licenses The Driver’s License Restoration Pro Bono Project and the Durham Expunction & Restoration Program are working to resolve old traffic charges that have caused long-term driver’s license suspension for Durham residents. Approximately 15 ...

After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Teri Rodriguez needed a job. It never crossed her mind to pursue a career as a paralegal. “I did not pick the paralegal profession per se; it found me,” Rodriguez said. Born in ...

Dawn Powell lives her life based on the lessons she learned from her grandparents, who raised her and her sister from the time they were babies. “My grandparents are a retired electrician and a retired nurse, and they taught me ...

Sharon Bey-Christopher, a Raleigh attorney at Legal Aid of North Carolina, has enjoyed a successful career as a paralegal and a lawyer, but she understands quite well just what it takes to navigate the gender and racial barriers that often ...

Olivia McElvaney loves solving problems. “People ask for my help putting out fires, and that is my specialty,” she says. “I am good at finding the gaps and the minutiae that others miss, and those details can often make or ...

Christiana Parker struggled with making a career decision after graduating from Meredith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Then an ad for a paralegal position caught her eye. “Of course, I didn’t have the resume needed for ...

Over the past decade, paralegals have been skewing older and more educated, according to the 2020 Paralegal Survey, released last August by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Paralegal Division. The survey, which is outlined in the Division’s bylaws, is designed ...

If Morgan Ryerson were giving herself advice on how to be successful in work and life, she would say “have self-confidence and a spirit to embrace challenges.” But when Ryerson, a former paralegal, started her own solo law practice on ...

Lisa Parker Marker, who loves her rhyming name, grew up as an only child in Stanly County.  A graduate of South Stanly High School, she studied at Appalachian State University but left before graduating and found a job as a ...

Landon McKinney credits his love of politics with leading him to a career in law. “As I went through school and learned more about our legal system and the complexity of it, I became intrigued with its depth even more,” ...

Asheville Area Paralegal Association Visit www.ashevilleparalegals.com or find AAPA on Facebook for more information about monthly meetings, seminars, and membership. Cumberland County Paralegal Association For news and information, look for the Cumberland County Paralegal Association on Facebook or contact [email protected]. ...

When Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman enrolled in the Central Piedmont Community College paralegal program in May 2019, her goal was to get in, get out, and walk right into a great job. After all, the market seemed so robust. “Reality has been ...

Asheville Area Paralegal Association Visit www.ashevilleparalegals.com or find AAPA on Facebook for more information about monthly meetings, seminars and membership. Cumberland County Paralegal Association For news and information, look for the Cumberland County Paralegal Association on Facebook or contact [email protected]. ...