Blanco Tackabery was proud to sponsor and participate in the Ardmore RAH! RAH stands for Run Against Hunger because it’s a food drive with all net proceeds going to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC. Members of Redeemer Church and the Ardmore Neighborhood Association founded the Ardmore 5k 16 years ago. More than $194,000 has been donated to Second Harvest Food Bank over the years. The race now features a fun run, a 5K and a 10K.  Pictured below from Blanco Tackabery is Ryan Layton an estate planning attorney, Susan Campbell an Affordable Housing attorney, Lisa Cornatzer, Anna Gregory Wagoner a Renewable Energy attorney, Chris Slate, Martin Majorel and Mike Reed.

Blanco Tackabery was proud to sponsor and participate in the NAIOP Golf event held on October 4th at Greensboro Country Club Farm Course. The event raised money for Backpack Beginnings. Backpack Beginnings is a multi-program organization that serves over 7,000 children in need by helping to provide them with food over the weekend. On the Blanco Tackabery team and pictured below are Drew Felts a Commercial Real Estate and Renewable Energy attorney, James Goodwin an Affordable Housing and Community Development attorney, Amy Lanning a Commercial Real Estate attorney and Chris Seamster a Corporate Law attorney.

Blanco Tackabery was proud to sponsor and participate in the 2nd Annual Veterans Helping Veterans Heal Golf Tournament. The event was held on September 20th at Reynolds Park course. Veterans Helping Veterans Heal is a private 501(c)(3) sponsored by the North Carolina Housing Foundation. VHVH exists to serve the homeless veteran population in Forsyth County. VHVH is a partner in the Ten Year Plan to end chronic homelessness and serve homeless veterans with mental health issues referred by the Veterans Administration. On the Blanco Tackabery team and pictured below are James Goodwin an Affordable Housing and Community Development attorney, Chad Archer a Civil Litigation attorney, Amy Lanning a Commercial Real Estate attorney and Drew Felts a Commercial Real Estate and Renewable Energy attorney.

Blanco Tackabery was proud to sponsor and participate in the 7th Annual Piedmont Opera Golf Tournament. The event was held on September 28th at Bermuda Run West. In a surprising turn of events, the Blanco Tackabery team had the low score of the day and won 1st place in the event. On the team and pictured below are Kenny Taylor from Truliant Federal Credit Union, Drew Felts a Commercial Real Estate and Renewable Energy Attorney at Blanco Tackabery, Chris Seamster a Corporate and Business law attorney at Blanco Tackabery and Richard Spangler from Alex Brown.

Across America, clean and readily abundant forms of energy are powering more than homes and businesses. Taken together, our capacity for secure and reliable energy generation is driving a clean energy renaissance that is creating jobs, strengthening America’s national security, and preserving our environment.

National Clean Energy Week was conceived with the goal of advancing support of our nation’s energy sector through new methods of market development, policy change and technological innovation. Blanco Tackabery is proud to be a key participant in this industry. Blanco Tackabery provides Renewable Energy developers with legal services related to acquisition, development, financing and disposition of utility solar projects. Blanco Tackabery and its clients have played a key role in helping make North Carolina the second largest state in the country for solar energy. Daniel Vandergriff, a Renewable Energy attorney at Blanco Tackabery, stated that “not only is our firm strong in North Carolina but we represent clients throughout the U.S. on renewable energy matters, including 7 of the top 10 states.”

Meghan Maguire, an Intellectual Property and Business Law attorney from Blanco Tackabery was proud to participate on September 25th in the legal clinic as part of the Creative Startups Accelerator program. The Center for Creative Economy is the lead partner for Creative Startups and hosts the annual accelerator program designed for creative entrepreneurs. This intensive 8-week virtual program is open to all startups anywhere in the world. During the first 7 weeks, startups critically analyze their business models and receive tools and training to combat tough situations. The final “Deep Dive Week” all startups, mentors, and investors travel to Winston-Salem, NC to work together and network. The week ends with a pitch competition where the top three startups split a pool of $50,000 in seed stage investment.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
National Consumer Law Center Contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010

Washington, D.C. – Hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters can upend families and communities, but long after TV crews have departed the long road to rebuilding begins. To help households, especially the most vulnerable, recover from financial devastation after a disaster strikes, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has created a free Disaster Relief toolkit.

The online toolkit includes resources for families, advocates, and policymakers on:

• Obtaining mortgage relief;
• Getting short-termand longer-term federal student loan debt relief (English and Spanish);
• Avoiding home repair fraud(based on lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina);
• Identifying debt settlement scams(English and Spanish);
• Keeping households connected with utilities, including model utility consumer protections that states can adopt, an issue brief on helping low-income households with assistance in paying bills for heating and cooling, and an issue briefand fact sheet explaining how low-income households can remain connected with voice and broadband internet service; and
• Helping older consumers after a natural disaster(including tips on insurance benefits and obtaining assistance from FEMA).

NCLC will continue to add new resources, including how to avoid used cars that were in a flood. To access the full list of resources, please visit NCLC’s Disaster Relief & Consumer Protection Project at: https://www.nclc.org/issues/disaster-relief-consumer-protections.html.

 

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Since 1969, the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center® (NCLC®) has used its expertise in consumer law and energy policy to work for consumer justice and economic security for low-income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults, in the United States. NCLC’s expertise includes policy analysis and advocacy; consumer law and energy publications; litigation; expert witness services, and training and advice for advocates. NCLC works with nonprofit and legal services organizations, private attorneys, policymakers, and federal and state government and courts across the nation to stop exploitative practices, help financially stressed families build and retain wealth, and advance economic fairness. www.nclc.org

Blanco Tackabery was proud to support the G&B energy “Irons in the Fire” golf and social event to raise money for the Yadkin Valley United Fund (YVUF). Carolina blue skies and grilling smoke greeted over 150 golfers and volunteers participating in the 26th annual G&B Energy Irons in the Fire golf event held on Thursday, September 6th at Cedarbrook Country Club. This year’s tournament raised a record total of $20,202 to jump-start the YVUF fundraising campaign with 10% of the groups 2019 fundraising goal.

A major highlight of the Irons in the Fire event is the food. Grilling and beverage stations scattered throughout the 18-hole golf course feature grilled culinary delights by G&B Energy’s employee grill masters. This year’s tournament featured grilled pineapple and ice cream, smoked chicken wings, tender pork ribs, shrimp and pulled pork quesadillas.

“I am honored and continually amazed by the community support for this annual charity event,” said G&B Energy President Jeff Eidson. “With the hard work of the G&B employees, the giving spirit of our sponsors and volunteers and the continued participation of golfers, the Irons in the Fire tournament continues to be a success. I am grateful for the dedication and hard work by everyone that participated in today’s event,” continued Eidson.

Blanco Tackabery was proud to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication of the new Whitney M. Slater Shared Solar Farm facility located in Dillon County, SC. The 7.12-megawatt (DC) facility, owned by Freedom Solar, was developed by Pine Gate Renewables, which operates 12 facilities in South Carolina. Attending the event from Blanco Tackabery were Renewable Energy Attorney Daniel Vandergriff and Debbie Jo Marion.

This facility is part of Duke Energy’s shared solar program that provides South Carolina residents with a new option to utilize solar energy. The program allows customers to participate in the renewable energy marketplace without installing solar panels at their home.

The Whitney M. Slater Shared Solar Facility is named after Whitney, who passed away from breast cancer at the early age of 21. She had a mission to provide environmental health education, expand breast cancer awareness and make it possible for qualified young people to receive scholarships. In 2012, the foundation was created to continue Whitney’s mission.

Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that three of their attorneys have been named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The following three attorneys have been chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas:

Peter J. Juran
Commercial Litigation

Ashley S. Rusher
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Neal E. Tackabery
Trusts and Estates
Tax Law

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become a well-regarded guide to legal excellence. Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

 

Blanco Tackabery was proud to celebrate Tarrfest on July 13^th at a Winston-Salem Dash baseball game. Tarrfest is in honor of the late Gene Tarr who was a bankruptcy law attorney at Blanco Tackabery for 28 years. This event was all about food, family and fun!  Over 100 people were able to attend the event and a good time was had by all.

 

 

Pictured here is Meghan Maguire (IP & Renewable Energy attorney), Cerene Setliff (Commercial real estate attorney) and Kirsten Bates.

 

Blanco Tackabery sponsored the 2018 Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation (CAHEC) conference held June 5-6 in Greensboro, NC. The annual conference brings together leaders in the affordable housing industry. Attending the event were Debbie McKenney, Kelly Otis, Susan Campbell and James Goodwin who are all attorneys in our Affordable Housing and Community Development practice.

Pictured here is Susan Campbell who is an attorney focusing in HUD multifamily matters.