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AUGUST 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS KENNETH P. CARLSON JR..........................19 BARTINA EDWARDS...................................19 BRODIE ERWIN..........................................20 JEREMY FALCONE.....................................20 NARENDRA K. GHOSH...............................20 MARC E. GUSTAFSON................................20 KATIE WEAVER HARTZOG...........................21 BETH TYNER JONES..................................21
D. BETH LANGLEY......................................22 MARGARET BEHRINGER “MEG” MALONEY..................................................22 J. MICHAEL McGUINNESS..........................22 LAURA NOBLE...........................................22 J. HEYDT PHILBECK...................................23 SABRINA ROCKOFF....................................23 NICHOLAS J. SANSERVINO JR....................23 JEREMY R. SAYRE.....................................24 HEALTHCARE
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EDWARD S. SCHENK III..............................24 KERRY A. SHAD.........................................24 PHILLIP J. “PHIL” STRACH..........................24 BENTON L. TOUPS.....................................25 JOSHUA R. VAN KAMPEN...........................25 TRAVIS W. VANCE......................... .............25 ANGELIQUE VINCENT.................................26 JONATHAN WALL................... ...................26 LAURA J. WETSCH....................................26
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BARTINA EDWARDS
PARTNER, CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE WINSTON-SALEM
OWNER, THE LAW OFFICE OF BARTINA EDWARDS CHARLOTTE
Admitting he has a strong aversion to boredom, Ken Carlson chose a career in law for its variety and opportunities to move in the myriad of practice areas. Just to keep things interesting. “I also loved the idea of being a professional in a field with unlimited opportunities to make a positive difference,” he said. Carlson, a partner at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete in Winston-Salem, co-chairs the firm’s trade secrets and unfair competition practice group. With a focus on mediation, he handles virtually every aspect of employment law. He was drawn to the field for the intellectual stimulation. As a defense attorney, he enjoys building relationships with his clients and helping them be the kind of employers they want to be. “Simply stated, when properly approached and practiced, being a lawyer is one of our highest callings,” Carlson said. “The primary challenge, of course, is living up to its ideals.”
Motivated to empower individuals and companies to use the law to improve their lives and businesses, Bartina Edwards followed her passion for entrepreneurship and started her own firm. “It seemed a most fulfilling way to effectuate change one person and one business at a time while encouraging others to see law as an avenue of change rather than a symptomatic remedy,” she said. As an employment lawyer, Edwards is on a mission to help protect workers' rights and improve the workplace. “I'm not sure I've realized that idealized goal because the challenges change,” she said. “But those ideals still drive me today, as I believe we have made some progress in this area, despite forces intent on moving workplace equity and fairness backwards.” Edwards feels she is making progress when she hears from satisfied clients. “The look in a client’s eye or the sound in their voice when they express gratitude for our services keeps me uplifted, even in the most challenging times,” she said.
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