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Tharrington Smith, L.L.P. is a Raleigh-based law firm that currently employs 33 attorneys and 20 staff members who are experienced in state and federal courts at both trial and appellate levels. The firm’s core practice areas are family law, education law, criminal defense, civil litigation, and election law and redistricting. Tharrington Smith also offers legal services for any type of legal dispute, such as construction disputes, disciplinary proceedings, intellectual property issues, personal injury, and employment discrimination. The firm has helped countless individuals, companies and governmental entities successfully resolve their legal issues since 1964. 209 Fayetteville Street P.O. Box 1151 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 ==History== Harold Tharrington and Wade Smith, classmates at UNC-Chapel Hill, started their own law firm in 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Soon they were joined by Wade's brother, Roger, and Wade Hargrove. The firm became Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove, and it specialized in family law, criminal defense, and media law.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 About Us )〕 By 1985, the firm had twelve lawyers and a new specialty, education law. When George Rogister joined the firm, he brought his client, the Wake County Board of Education, followed by the North Carolina School Boards Association, and the Boards for Edgecombe, Durham, Person, Hertford and numerous other North Carolina counties. By the late 1980s the firm grew to more than 30 lawyers. The Smiths handled high-profile cases such as the defenses of Jeffrey MacDonald and Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Green. Hargrove built a strong communications practice, Tharrington's family law practice expanded in the state, and Rogister, who chaired the National Council of School Attorneys, established an experienced education law practice. The early 1990s were a time of transition for the firm. Harold Tharrington retired, but Carlyn Poole, Jaye Meyer and others continued to grow a family law practice that became one of the largest in North Carolina. Wade Hargrove moved to another firm with his communications practice. George Rogister died, but Ann Majestic and others built on his foundation to create one of the largest education law practices in the country. Today Tharrington Smith has represented other high-profile engagements, such as serving as lead defense counsel for former Duke Lacrosse player Collin Finnerty in the Duke University Lacrosse case. Tharrington Smith continues to be the general counsel for (Wake County Board of Education. ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tharrington Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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