MEMBERS OF FIRM
John A. Northen (Member) born Asheville, North Carolina, April 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1972; J.D., 1975). Recognized for excellence in: Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (2007-2009); Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, Bankruptcy (2002-2007, Hall of Fame 2008); and North Carolina Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2007-2009). Panel Trustee, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7, Middle District of North Carolina. Member: Orange County District 15-B and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Council; Chair Elect, 1991; Chair, 1992) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification; Board Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Financial Restructuring for Businesses; Chapter 11 Proceedings; Representing Companies, Individuals, Secured Creditors, Committees and Trustees; Complex Litigation; Business Acquisitions.
J. William Blue, Jr. (Member) born Pinehurst, North Carolina, August 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1975). Morehead Scholar. Orange County Attorney, 1976-1978. Member: Orange County, North Carolina (Member, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1982-1988) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Committee on Medicine and Law, 1976-1987) Bar Associations; 15th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Lecturer, 1978; Education Committee, 1999-2003; Board of Editors, 1996-2000 and 2001-2004). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Professional Liability Law.
David M. Rooks, III (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, September 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1971), Phi Beta Kappa; Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Adjunct Professor, School of Business, University of North Carolina, 1986. Orange County Attorney, 1976-1978. Member: Orange County (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1987-1990) and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Litigation; Land Use) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Land Use Regulation; Business Law; Trials.
Charles H. Thibaut (Member) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: Guilford College (B.A., 1976); University of London, London, England; North Carolina Central University (J.D., 1981); University of North Carolina. Member: Orange County (President, 1986-1987), Judicial District 15-B (President, 1995) and North Carolina (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law.
Carol J. Holcomb (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, June 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., 1970); University of North Carolina (M.S.W., 1980; J.D., 1988). Order of the Valkyries. Attorney, Orange and Chatham County Departments of Social Services. Member: Orange County (President, 1997), North Carolina (Member, Section on Family Law), and 15B Judicial District Bar Associations; Chair, Committee to Draft Local Rules for Juvenile Court and Co-Chair, Committee to Draft Local Rules for Deferred Custody Litigation; North Carolina Association of Social Service Attorneys. Practice Areas: Family Law; Juvenile Law.
Vicki L. Parrott (Member) born Greenville, North Carolina, August 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1991); Campbell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member, Campbell University Law Review. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Business Law.
ASSOCIATES
Emily Curto Weatherford (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, December 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); Campbell University (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Orange County, Judicial District 15-B, North Carolina (Member: Estate Planning Section, Bankruptcy Section, General Practice Section) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate & Trust Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Durham Orange Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Wills; Probate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration.
Stephanie Osborne-Rodgers (Associate) born Covington, Kentucky, May 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1989; M.A., 1991); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable A. Thomas Small, Eastern District of North Carolina, Bankruptcy Court, 2000-2002. Instructor: North Carolina Wesleyan, 2001; North Carolina A & T State University, 2000; Forsyth Technical Community College, 1999. Member: Orange County, District 15-B and North Carolina (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.
Samantha Hyatt Cabe (Associate) born Sylva, North Carolina, October 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Western Carolina University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2002). Member: Orange County, 15-B Judicial District (President, 2008-2009) and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Advocates for Justice; Orange County Planning Board; NC Association of DSS Attorneys, President 2009-2010. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Real Property; Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Appellate Practice.