Firm News

The Bell, Davis, & Pitt Firm News Blog is an outlet for our firm to share news of developments within our firm as well as our interactions with our communities.

Attorneys Ward Davis and Jason James Now Also Offer ADR Services Through Miles Mediation & Arbitration

August 27, 2020

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Ward Davis and Jason James, partners at Bell, Davis & Pitt, are now available to mediate through the panel of neutrals at Miles Mediation & Arbitration’s Charlotte Office. The Charlotte office, which recently opened, is a 7,000-square-foot facility dedicated exclusively to alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

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Best Lawyers Recognizes 30 Firm Attorneys, including 5 as "Lawyers of the Year"

August 18, 2020

The 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© recognizes 30 firm attorneys, including five Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys named as "Lawyer of the Year." The "Lawyer of the Year" award recognizes the attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a practice area in a specific region. The attorneys who received the "Lawyer of the Year" designation for their respective practice area in the Triad are:

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Byers to Co-Present at Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law CLE on Malpractice

Attorney Colleen Byers will be co-presenting at the North Carolina Bar Association’s Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Program on July 23. The session, titled “Watch Out! Malpractice Avoidance, Claims Repair & Ethical Considerations,” is part of a 6-hour CLE program. Byers will be co-presenting with Mark Scruggs, senior claims counselor with Lawyers Mutual. This year marks the first time that the annual Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Program, now in its 41st year, will be held virtually.

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Supreme Court Holds Employers Cannot Discriminate Based on Sexual Orientation or Transgender Status

By Kristen R. Kovach & Marc E. Gustafson

Bell, Davis & Pitt Welcomes 2020 Summer Clerks

Bell, Davis & Pitt is excited to welcome three law students for its 2020 summer clerkship program. Notably, this year the program will be conducted virtually due to COVID-19 concerns, while still providing summer clerks with the opportunity to gain insight into what private practice entails.

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Client and Visitor Access to Bell, Davis & Pitt Offices

The safety of our clients, employees, and visitors is of paramount concern to Bell Davis & Pitt. Because of COVID-19, we have implemented a number of safe practices in our office. prior to arrival at our Office We ask that our personnel not come to our office if they would answer “yes” to any of the following questions, and we ask the same of our clients and visitors.

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Bell, Davis & Pitt Sponsors Project Mask WS for a Day

Bell, Davis & Pitt served as a day sponsor of Project Mask WS on May 5th — which means that the 2,159 masks turned in on that day by the group's volunteer sewers were underwritten by the firm. These masks are being delivered to a homeless shelter, an emergency department, Clerk of Court's office, behavioral health inpatient facility, several nonprofits and home health providers.

Jason James Inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Bell, Davis & Pitt is pleased to announce that Jason B. James has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN). Jason is the only member inducted this year from the state of North Carolina.

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Bell, Davis & Pitt Creates Chief Strategy Officer Role, Welcomes Brandi Hobbs

February 3, 2020

Bell, Davis & Pitt today announced that Brandi Hobbs has joined the firm as chief strategy officer. She is the first person to serve in the newly created position.

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Super Lawyers 2020 Recognizes 18 Firm Attorneys

January 22, 2020

Super Lawyers has recognized 14 Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys in its 2020 selection of North Carolina Super Lawyers and four firm attorneys as North Carolina Rising Stars. The Top 100: North Carolina Super Lawyers includes four Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys — Ward Davis, Jason James, Alan Ruley and Robin Stinson.

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