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Five Tuggle Duggins Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
Tuggle Duggins is pleased to announce that Richard J. Tuggle, James N. Duggins, Jr., David F. Meschan, H. Vaughn Ramsey and Michael J. Wenig have been recognized in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Published since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is a preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The publication, representing 57 specialty practice areas, compiles lists through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2007 edition is based on more than 1.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Tuggle, Duggins, Ramsey and Wenig were recognized for their legal expertise in tax law. Meschan was recognized in the area of bankruptcy law/creditor’s rights. Tuggle has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for more than twenty (20) years. Duggins and Meschan have been listed for more than ten (10) years.
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Six tuggle duggins attorneys named super lawyers
Tuggle Duggins is pleased to announce that the following firm attorneys were recently named to the 2007 List of North Carolina "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine:
Richard J. Tuggle (Tax)
James N. Duggins, Jr. (Tax)
H. Vaughn Ramsey (Business/Corporate)
Micheal J. Wenig (Tax)
William G. Burgin, III (Real Estate)
Kenneth J. Gumbiner (Mediation/Arbitration)
Super Lawyers™ names North Carolina’s top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through the independent research on Law & Politics magazine. The 2007 list of based on surveys from lawyers across the state who have been in practice for five years or more. Those lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed in action. The honor is awarded to five percent of the North Carolina attorneys in more than 60 practice areas.
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Tuggle Duggins Paralegals Certified by North Carolina State Bar
Tuggle Duggins is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s paralegals are among the first professionals to receive the North Carolina Certified Paralegal (“NCCP”) designation.
The new Paralegal Certification Program was approved by the North Carolina State Bar and adopted by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Program’s goals include: assisting in the development of paralegal standards, raising the profile of the paralegal profession, and standardizing the expectations of the public and other legal professionals. Paralegals, like attorneys, are held accountable to high professional standards and will be required to obtain continuing education credits. Certification does not expand the duties of paralegals or allow them to practice law.
Tuggle Duggins paralegals who received the NCCP designation include:
Martha Bailey
Joanne Parsons
Rachel Tolson
Dara VanEnwyck
Martha Bailey and Joanne Parsons both work in the Real Estate Practice Group. Rachel Tolson works in the Wealth Management Practice Group. Dara VanEnwyck works in the Dispute Resolution/Litigation Practice Group.
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Charles K. Blackmon Joins Tuggle Duggins
Charles Blackmon, a Principal, is a member of the Business and Tax Practice group.
A Durham native, Charles obained his B.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983 and his law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1988.
Charles is adminited to practice in North Carolina and Pennsylvainia.
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