Disciplinary Orders

Karla W. Simon, Duke Law alum of 1972, filed an affidavit of surrender of license in April 2016.  Simon was […]

Jack B. Styles filed an affidavit of surrender of license in April 2016.  Based on the affidavit, Styles misappropriated funds

Hugh McManus, a Wilmington lawyer, was disbarred on April 12, 2016, for professional misconduct. The Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the

Tiffany Ashhurst has been a licensed lawyer in Durham since March of 1999.  Over the course of time, Ashhurst has

The Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of the 30B Judicial District transferred Brad Harrison Ferguson to disability inactive status and

Thomas S. Hicks was suspended for five years with the possibility of stay after eighteen months of the suspension. Hicks,

Devin F. Thomas maintained law offices in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Raleigh.  Between 2014 and 2015, Thomas failed to perform any

Christine Mumma was the Executive Director and legal counsel for the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence (NCCAI) in Durham

On March 7, 2016, Robert E. Griffin was disbarred by the North Carolina State Bar.  Griffin was a practicing lawyer

Joanne M. Denison was suspended from the practice of law in North Carolina for three years on February 8, 2016.

Christopher J. Seufert was reprimanded from the practice of law in North Carolina on February 8, 2016. In 2015, The

The State Bar filed separate complaints against Cassandra Stubbs and Gretchen Engel alleging violations of Rule 1.3 and 8.4(d).  The

Joseph Lee Levinson was suspended from the practice of law on January 29, 2016. Levinson was charged with two felonies.

On January 21, 2016 Kevin Byrnes was suspended from the practice of law.  In connection with his law practice, Byrnes

Dan Merrell of Dare County, North Carolina, was suspended from the practice of law on January 11, 2016, effective thirty