Blanco Tackabery is pleased to congratulate attorney Julian Robb for winning this year’s Business North Carolina Legal Elite Real Estate category! Julian received the most votes in real estate and therefore, received recognition as one of the state’s top attorneys.

Julian focuses his practice on commercial real estate. This also includes doing work in the Affordable Housing and Renewable Energy areas. His work includes all types of commercial real estate transactions, complex title work and commercial leasing contracts and agreements. He has been listed as an honoree of the Business North Carolina Legal Elite Real Estate category in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2023.

Get to know the state’s top lawyers here. Check out Julian’s profile in the Business North Carolina Magazine here.

We are pleased to announce that five of our attorneys have been named Legal Elite Honorees for Business NC Magazine in 2024. Attorneys were selected by their peers as the top lawyers in their practice via a statewide ballot.

Congratulations to:
Chad Archer for Litigation
George Hollodick for Real Estate
Caroline Munroe for Tax and Estate Planning
Julian Robb for Real Estate
Ashley Rusher for Bankruptcy

We are proud to extend our congratulations to Julian Robb for being named the top in his category.

Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that attorney Lance Johnson has joined the firm. Lance will concentrate his practice on affordable housing and community development and commercial real estate, representing for-profit and non-profit clients in the development of affordable multifamily housing projects, including projects financed through low-income housing tax credits.

Lance earned his J.D. from The University of Depaul College of Law and passed the North Carolina Bar exam in 2020. Lance is also licensed to practice law in Illinois and Georgia.

To learn more about Lance, visit: https://www.blancolaw.com/attorney/lance-f-johnson/

Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that attorney Ryan Dovel has joined the firm. Ryan will concentrate his practice on civil litigation and municipal law.

Ryan graduated from The University of North Carolina School of Law and passed the North Carolina Bar Exam in 2021. He graduated cum laude with his J.D. degree and summa cum laude with his B.S. degree at Appalachian State University. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan clerked at the North Carolina Business Court.

To learn more about Ryan, visit: https://www.blancolaw.com/attorney/ryan-t-dovel/

Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that attorney Andrew Kilpinen has joined the firm. Andrew will focus his practice on launching a new Golf and Private Club Practice Group, as well as contributing to the firm’s Business Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights Practice Group.

Andrew comes to Blanco Tackabery with a vision and a passion for providing industry-informed counsel to clients in the golf and private club industry. Before attending law school, Andrew managed multiple golf courses for American Golf Corporation and others. After graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law, Andrew clerked on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and practiced corporate restructuring and creditor’s rights law at nationally recognized law firms. The sum of these experiences makes him an unprecedent asset to anyone with an interest in the golf and private club industry.

Welcome to the firm, Andrew!

To learn more about Andrew, visit: https://loom.ly/JRrzjo0

This past weekend the Winston-Salem Open kicked off at Wake Forest University! Blanco Tackabery has enjoyed attending this annual tournament and supporting its efforts to benefit the youth in our community through investment in quality athletic and tennis programs at local schools.

Matches began Saturday, August 19th. For full event details and to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.winstonsalemopen.com/en/

August 19-26, 2023

Wake Forest University Complex

Blanco Tackabery sponsors the Lewisville Civic Club’s 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Salem Glen Club on Friday August 18th.

The tournament is the primary fundraiser for the charitable activities of the Lewisville Civic Club. These charitable efforts include scholarships for college-bound high school seniors, support of local Scouts and families in need.

 

 

Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that four of our attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers in America^© and one attorney named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The following attorneys were chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas to receive the Best Lawyers in America^© recognition:

 

Ashley S. Rusher

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Peter J. Juran

Commercial Litigation

Amy Lanning

Real Estate Law

Caroline C. Munroe

Trusts and Estates

 

The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is awarded to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in their respective practice area. The following attorney was chosen by peers in their respective practice areas to receive Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognition:

 

Chad Archer

Appellate Practice

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.”

We would like to extend our congratulations and sincere thank you to Neal Tackabery on his retirement. Neal has been with Blanco Tackabery since 1976. His practice concentrated in the areas of estate planning and administration.

Neal was one of the early additions to the firm. He has been a cornerstone of the firm over the years and has helped to grow Blanco Tackabery into the strong firm it is today. We are grateful for the multiple contributions he has made, the many clients he has served and the multiple friendships he has built over the years.

Neal, we wish you well on this next chapter and are very appreciative for everything you brought to Blanco Tackabery and this community.

Blanco Tackabery attorneys Susan Campbell and Michael Beck from our Affordable Housing and Community Development Practice Group had a wonderful time at the 35th Anniversary Celebration of Mountain Housing Opportunities on Thursday, July 27.

Mountain Housing Opportunities (MOH) was founded in 1988 by volunteers who wanted to ensure that everyone had a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. MOH works to create, preserve, and revitalize affordable homes in thriving communities in Buncombe County, NC and beyond. Blanco Tackabery was proud to sponsor this important celebration, supporting their effort to generate critical revenue to expand high-quality housing for all in the region.

To read more about Mountain Housing Opportunities visit: https://mtnhousing.org/

Blanco Tackabery’s Business Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights Practice Group attended the 28th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute.

We are a proud sponsor of this event and excited for one of Blanco Tackabery attorneys Ashley Rusher to Co-Chair this workshop that helps keep attorneys updated on the dynamic realm of bankruptcy and creditor’s rights.

To learn more about our Business Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights Practice Group, visit: https://www.blancolaw.com/practice-areas/bankruptcy-creditors-rights/

 

July 20-23, 2023

Amelia Island, FL

https://www.abi.org/hybrid/conference/se23/page

Blanco Tackabery attorneys Chad Archer and Henry Hilston joined with Disability Rights NC (DRNC) as co-counsel in a landmark settlement between a firefighter and the NC Office of Emergency Management (OEMS). This case marks the first time a firefighter in NC has received accommodations for an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) exam after he was denied the disability related accommodations he needed to take the exam.

 

The lawsuit was filed in Davie Count Superior Court in September 2021 and sought to vindicate the firefighter’s rights to accommodations under the NC Persons with Disabilities Protection Act.

 

Blanco Tackabery attorney Chad Archer stated “I could not be more pleased with the outstanding victory that was secured on Mr. Freidt’s behalf. From my earliest involvement with this matter, I was mystified by the State’s refusal to grant Mr. Freidt the commonsense accommodations to which he is clearly entitled under the law…Without the assistance and invaluable expertise offered by Disability Rights NC, I don’t know that the State ever would have made its 180-degree about-face and voluntarily agreed to grant 100% of the relief demanded in Mr. Freidt’s lawsuit.”

 

To read more about the case, visit: https://disabilityrightsnc.org/news/press-release/firefighter-first-in-nc-to-get-accommodations-for-emt-exam/