1. MaRhonda S. Smith
Title: Associate
Law School: Charlotte School of Law, Class of 2015, J.D., , Pro Bono Honors
College: University of South Carolina, Class of 2011, B.A., Political Science
Admitted: Charlotte School of Law, Class of 2015, J.D., , Pro Bono Honors
Practice Area: Employment and Labor Law, Insurance Law and Litigation, Workers’ Compensation
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2. Joseph L. Nelson
Title: Associate
Law School: Loyola University Chicago - School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: St. Olaf College, B.A., Economics, 1998
Admitted: Loyola University Chicago - School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Church Law, Commercial Law and Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law and Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Toxic Tort, Transportation Law
Membership: Memberships, American Inns of Court - Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt Chapter (Program Committee Chair 2015-2018) , Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance , Defense Research Institute , Mecklenburg County Bar , North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys , North Carolina Bar… Read more Memberships, American Inns of Court - Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt Chapter (Program Committee Chair 2015-2018) , Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance , Defense Research Institute , Mecklenburg County Bar , North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys , North Carolina Bar Association (Litigation Section) , South Carolina Bar (Torts and Insurance Practice Section) , South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association Read less

3. Amanda Sifford Smiley
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2007 Moot Court Competition, Member of Phi Delta Phi
College: University of Evansville, B.A., History, cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2007 Moot Court Competition, Member of Phi Delta Phi
Practice Area: Workers' Compensation
Membership: Memberships, Defense Research Institute, Mecklenburg County Bar (Board of Directors 2013-2014 Young Lawyers Division - former Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer and Community Services Committee former Chair), North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, North Carolina Bar… Read more Memberships, Defense Research Institute, Mecklenburg County Bar (Board of Directors 2013-2014 Young Lawyers Division - former Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer and Community Services Committee former Chair), North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, North Carolina Bar Association Read less

4. John T. Holden
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Vermont Law School, J.D., 1994
College: State University of New York at Albany, B.A., English Literature, 1991
Admitted: Vermont Law School, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense, Product Liability, Professional Liability Defense, Toxic Tort, Construction Law, Transportation Law
Membership: Memberships, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management , Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance , Defense Research Institute , Mecklenburg County Bar , New York State Bar Association , North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys , North Carolina Bar Association… Read more Memberships, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management , Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance , Defense Research Institute , Mecklenburg County Bar , New York State Bar Association , North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys , North Carolina Bar Association , Professional Risk Managers' International Association , Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. , The Sedona Conference Working Group SeriesSM - Cyber Security (pending) Read less

5. Charles J. Bridgmon
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002
College: Clemson University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1999
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury; Professional Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Workers Compensation
Membership: Mecklenberg County and North Carolina Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Member, Defense Research Institute, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

6. Susan H. Briggs
Title: Shareholder
Law School: The University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1994
College: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Industrial Relations, 1991
Admitted: The University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Appellate, Insurance Law and Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Workers Compensation Defense, Workers Compensation Appeals, Appellate Practice, Native American Law
Membership: Memberships, DefenseResearchInstitute(pastChairofDiversityCommitteeforWorkers'CompensationSubstantiveLawCommittee,formerMarketingDirectorofSteeringCommitteeforDiversityCommittee,andJudicialTaskForceAppointee), NationalAssociationofProfessionalWomen, NationalNativeAmericanBarAssociation, NationalRetailandRestaurantDefenseAssociation, NorthCarolinaAssociationofDefenseAttorneys(formerBoardofDirectorsandFormerChairofWorkers'CompensationPracticeGroup), NorthCarolinaAssociationofSelf-Insurers, NorthCarolinaIndustrialCommission(formerAdvisoryCouncilAppointee), PublicRiskManagementAssociation-NorthCarolinaChapter, RiskandInsuranceManagementSociety,Inc.(Associate), SocietyforHumanResourceManagement, SolomonGroupEmpowermentNetworkingConferences(formerCo-ChairofHostCommittee), SouthernAssociationofWorkers'CompensationAdministrators, TruckingIndustryDefenseAssociation, Wo

7. Josalyn A.R. Lowrance
Title: Associate
Law School: Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D., 2006
College: North Carolina State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2000
Admitted: Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice
Membership: Mecklenburg County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.

8. Michele Friedlander Eagle
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: East Carolina University, B.A., Philosophy/English, cum laude, 2002 Student Editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, Paul Farr Scholarship
Admitted: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Employment and Labor Law, Insurance Law and Litigation, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, General Liability Defense, Insurance Defense, Premises Liability Defense, Professional Malpractice, Transportation, Workers Compensation
Membership: Memberships, Mecklenburg County Bar , North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys , North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers , North Carolina Bar AssociationCommunity Involvement, Actively supports music and the arts in the Charlotte area

9. Consuela A. Jenkins
Title: Associate
Law School: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2010
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., with distinction, 2007
Admitted: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Employment Law
Membership: Mecklenburg County Bar Association; John S. Leary Bar Association of Black Attorneys; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Insitute.