CJG partner Leto Copeley participated in Share Your Christmas by shopping at Barnes & Noble. She was able to increase her contribution because of the store’s partnership with the NC Bar Association and its Lawyers for Literacy program. Barnes & Noble is donating 15% of the income from sales using the code 11211844 to the program, which helps children
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Alleged abuser Bobby Price back in US
A former Concord pastor accused of sexually abusing children is back in the US after a lengthy stay in Nicaragua, where he fled just before warrants were issued for his arrest. Bobby Price (pictured), a former youth minister at Kings Way Baptist Church, arrived in Charlotte Monday night where he was immediately taken into custody
Leto moderates NC Bar Association legal education program
On Friday, October 11, the North Carolina Bar Association presented a continuing legal education seminar entitled “Beyond the Basics: Taking, Defending and Using Depositions.” The program was planned by attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP, McGuire Wood & Bissette, PA, and Leto Copeley, who served as moderator. Attendees received the latest advice on deposition tactics from
CJG partners attend WILG, Valerie elected Co-Chair of Continuing Legal Education
Valerie Johnson and Leto Copeley attended the annual convention of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), where their former law partner Hank Patterson was presented with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Hank was recognized for his tireless efforts to make the American workplace safer and to get injured workers the benefits that enable them
Leto Copeley appointed to National Crime Victim Bar Association Advisory Board
Leto has just returned from a joint conference of the National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Crime Victim Bar Association. At the conference, which was held in Phoenix, she was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Bar Association’s advisory board. Hundreds of attendees, including both victim rights advocates and attorneys, attended workshops