North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog

Fox Rothschild's blog about practicing law in North Carolina state and federal appellate courts

[CORRECTION, JANUARY 26, 2024:  Attorney Benjamin Kull, who practices in Durham, pointed out to me that the penultimate paragraph of the original post, discussing searches based on the odor of marijuana, was not accurate.  It has been modified.  Thanks and

The North Carolina State Bar has announced that six attorneys have passed the grueling examination and have been certified as Specialists in Appellate Practice.  They are:

L Lamar Armstrong, III, Smithfield

Joseph Gilliam, Durham

James Kilbourne, Asheville

Michelle Ligouri, Raleigh