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Meghan Maguire Joins Blanco Tackabery

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The law firm of Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that Meghan Maguire has joined the firm as an Associate. She practices in the Renewable Energy, Business Law, and Commercial Real Estate & Development Groups.

Prior to joining Blanco, Meghan practiced as an in-house attorney for a federally insured financial institution. Meghan received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law and her LL.M. in Law and Government from American University Washington College of Law.

View Meghan Maguire’s bio

Three attorneys named Best Lawyers in America

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Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that three of their attorneys have been named to the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas, Neal Tackabery and Jim Creamer practice in the area of Estate Planning and Estate Administration; Ashley Rusher practices in the area of Business Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights and Commercial Litigation.

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.”

Jim Vaughan participates in his 4th Solar Bear Ride

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Shareholder Jim Vaughan recently completed his 4th Solar Bear Ride, an annual three-day, 270-mile, bicycle trek from Winston-Salem to Oak Island, to raise money for – and awareness of – Cancer Services of Winston-Salem. This year’s ride, held September 22 – 24, raised $17,600.00, a new record!  Over the course of 3 years, more than $45,000 has been raised.

Blanco Tackabery is a proud sponsor of this event.

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2016 Solar Bear Ride

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Ashley Rusher serves as Chair of NCBA Bankruptcy Section

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On July 1, 2016, Ashley Rusher began her term as Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. The Bankruptcy Section promotes networking and education for practitioners in all areas of bankruptcy practice, both business and consumer areas, and among members who practice in the three federal bankruptcy districts. Ms. Rusher is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and Chair of its Business Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights Practice Group.

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Shareholder Charles Luckey assumes new role in U.S. Army

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The U.S. Senate approved Major General Charles D. “Chip” Luckey to fill the dual-hatted role of chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command. The latter is headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His new job also comes with a promotion and Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey was promoted and sworn in just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Luckey will have offices at Fort Bragg and in Washington. No stranger to Fort Bragg, he completed the Special Forces Qualification Course there and served with the 82nd Airborne Division as a staff judge advocate.

Luckey was commissioned as an Army officer from the University of Virginia in 1977 and led soldiers in mechanized and Special Forces units before leaving the Army in 1982 to attend law school. He returned to active duty three years later and was stationed at Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne. In 1991, he transferred to the Army Reserve and subsequently commanded at the battalion, brigade and group level before taking charge of the 78th Training Division.

In 2008, Luckey returned to active duty to serve as chief of the Office of Security Cooperation in Baghdad, Iraq. He later served on the Joint Staff as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff Lead for the Iraq transition. More recently, Luckey served as chief of staff at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

During most of his Army career, Luckey has also maintained a civilian job as an attorney and Shareholder at Blanco Tackabery.

Amy Lanning rejoins Blanco Tackabery

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The law firm of Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that Amy Lanning has rejoined the firm as Counsel. She practices in the Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Renewable Energy Groups. Amy was with Blanco Tackabery for ten years before joining a national title insurance company as North Carolina underwriting counsel.

Amy graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law where she served as a staff member of the Wake Forest Law Review.

View Amy Lanning’s full bio.

 

Blanco Tackabery Helps Feed the Hungry

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For the fourth year in a row, Blanco Tackabery proudly participated2016 Legal Feeding Frenzy award in the North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy, a food and fund drive competition among all North Carolina law firms. Conducted by the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association, this year’s Legal Feeding Frenzy campaign collected over 292,385 pounds of food for the North Carolina Feeding America Food Banks.

North Carolina has one the highest percentages in the United States of children under the age of 18 who are food insecure on a regular basis: over 1 in 4 (26.1%).

Attorney General Roy Cooper, honorary chair, recognized the winning teams recently at the N.C. Bar Center. In the Medium Firm category (51-100 employees), Blanco Tackabery was the winner for the second time with 140 pounds per employee.

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Peter Juran Cooks for a Cause

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Chef Juran serves his Cambodian fish amokSECU Family House highlighted the growing popularity of men who like to cook with a fundraiser recently called Men Who Cook. The event showcased the talents of 20 local celebrity chefs and chef teams who cooked for about 225 guests at The Historic Brookstown Inn. Blanco Tackabery attorney and Shareholder Peter Juran was a proud participant in the event, which also marked the five-year anniversary of the opening of SECU Family House.

Party guests tasted savory samples cooked by the chefs and voted for their favorite chefs through tips that were donated to the Family House. Chef Juran prepared and served his famous Cambodian fish amok. Preliminary numbers indicate that the event far exceeded the $75,000 net proceed goal. All proceeds will help the Family House care for over 4,000 patients and their caregivers who stay at the Family House each year.

Family House provides friendship, support, and affordable family-focused accommodations for adult patients and caregivers who have been referred by one of three local organizations – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and Hospice and Palliative CareCenter. Family House is a compassionate, comfortable alternative to a hospital waiting room or an expensive hotel for people facing the challenge of out-of-town medical care.

Photo courtesy of Daniel Moorefield of Daniel Benjamin Photo. – www.danielbenjaminphoto.com

 

 

Jim Vaughan Completes Third Solar Bear Ride for Charity

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solar bear 15 editedShareholder Jim Vaughan recently completed the 3rd Annual Solar Bear Ride, a three-day, 270-mile, bicycle trek from Winston-Salem to Oak Island, to raise money for – and awareness of – Cancer Services of Winston-Salem. 17 cyclists made the trip this year, raising more than $13,500. Over the course of 3 years, more than $45,000 has been raised.

Blanco Tackabery is a proud sponsor of this event.

View Jim Vaughan’s Full Bio

Blanco Tackabery Attorneys Present at Affordable Housing Meeting

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Attorney Toni Grace was recently a guest speaker at the 30th Annual Carolinas Council for Affordable Housing Annual Meeting. The presentation, Interpreting Your Lease – Landlord Tenant Training, was designed to educate multifamily property managers and developers on general landlord-tenant law including summary ejectment, reasonable accommodation and fair housing procedures. Carrie Scogin, an attorney with Blanco Tackabery’s Affordable Housing Practice Group, served as moderator for the panel presentation, which also included attorney Dan Lott from the law firm of Lott and Searcy.

Blanco Tackabery Sponsors RMA Event

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Blanco Tackabery recently sponsored a special event entitled “Been Caught Stealing: Discussion of Liability Risks Arising from Unauthorized Transactions in Deposit Accounts” at the North Carolina Business Court at Elon Law School. The program, presented by The Young Professionals of the Risk Management Association (RMA) Triad Chapter, included a presentation and mock trial featuring the Honorable Ben F. Tennille, former Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court, and Blanco Tackabery attorneys Elliot Fus and Jim Vaughan as guest speakers. Rachael Dimont, also an attorney with Blanco Tackabery, currently serves as Chair of The Young Professionals of the RMA Triad Chapter and planned the event.