Note: Due to the devastation from Hurricane Helene, the Informational Panel of Practicing Law in Rural Communities, originally scheduled for Monday, October 7, 2024, has been postponed. Please check back for details.
Informational Panel on Practicing Law in Rural Communities
Monday, October 7, 2024, from 12-1 p.m.
Room 169 (Three Top Mountain), Plemmons Student Union
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of Government and Justice Studies will host an informational panel on practicing law in rural communities on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 12-1 p.m. in Room 169 (Three Top Mountain) in the Plemmons Student Union. The panel is assembled by Christiana Johnson, Managing Attorney of Legal Aid of North Carolina's High Country Office.
During the panel, Johnson and the following North Carolina lawyers will share their experiences practicing law in rural areas of the state:
R. Seth Banks - District Attorney for the 35th Prosecutorial District
Richard Doughton - Special Judge at the North Carolina Superior Court
Stacy "Four" Eggers '98, IV - Attorney at Law at Eggers, Eggers, Eggers and Eggers Law
James "Jimbo" Perry - Executive Director of the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism
The event offers an opportunity for students to learn more about what it is like to be a lawyer and establish connections that could lead to internships or other opportunities. It is free and open to all Appalachian State students, faculty and staff. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
For more information, visit gjs.appstate.edu/news-events/informational-panel-practicing-law-rural-communities.
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About the Department of Government and Justice Studies
Appalachian State University’s Department of Government and Justice Studies offers undergraduate programs in political science and criminal justice, and graduate programs in political science and public administration. Housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, the department has over 600 undergraduate majors and more than 70 graduate students. Learn more at gjs.appstate.edu.
Appalachian State University's Department of Government and Justice Studies will host an informational panel on practicing law in rural communities on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 12-1 p.m. in Room 169 (Three Top Mountain) in the Plemmons Student Union.
Appalachian State University's Department of Government and Justice Studies will host an informational panel on practicing law in rural communities on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 12-1 p.m. in Room 169 (Three Top Mountain) in the Plemmons Student Union.