New Specialty Practice Area: Employment Law

Employment law was approved as a new specialty area by the North Carolina Supreme Court this month. This brings the number of practice areas offered for specialization in North Carolina up to 15. The standards for initial certification can be reviewed on the State Bar's website. 

The initial specialty committee members (listed below) will offer a BETA exam this fall. Interested applicants will be able to apply for certification in 2025. Questions? Contact Denise Mullen or Sheila Saucier.

Employment Law Specialty Committee

Grant Osborne, Chair, Asheville

Will Oden, Co-Vice Chair, Wilmington

Phil Gibbons, Co-Vice Chair, Charlotte

W. Joseph Austin, Raleigh

Kevin Murphy, Charlotte

Nicole Patino, Asheboro

Mimi Soule, Raleigh

Advisory Committee Members

Denise Cline, Raleigh

S. McKinley Gray III, New Bern

Kelly S. Hughes, Charlotte

Andrew K. McVey, Wilmington

Laura J. Wetsch, Raleigh