This annual issue recognizes 14 top attorneys chosen by their peers for their outstanding work in different fields of law. With every issue, we look for a creative way to portray this elite group of counselors. Inspired by our chalk art success creating the cover art for the UNC Law School magazine, I worked closely with Business North Carolina’s Art Director Jim Denk to come up with simple sketch art that might illustrate each attorney’s field of law. My plan was to draw the art on concrete in advance of each portrait. Jim kept these sketches very simple, thankfully. I got better with each attempt and better chalk. Not all chalk is equal. If you want rich colors, it’s better to work with real artist chalk which we sourced from Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh. All of the attorneys were extremely cooperative coordinating a color in their outfit with the chalk art color I chose. My apologies to Mike Colombo of Greenville for the awful nest I drew outside his office, it lacked finesse and punchy color. Mike, you were great and looked great but that nest was my weakest. That was my second sketch. I got better when I found better chalk. Photography by Steve Exum of Exum Photography. For more information please pick up a copy of the January 2015 issue of Business N.C. Magazine or check out www.businessnc.com
Here is the list of the attorneys, their field of law and the law firm.
Robert K. Corbett, III, Criminal Defense with Halrold Cogdell from Charlotte
Nicole Gardner, Employment Law with Gardner Skelton PLLC from Charlotte
Garry Rice, Environmental Law with Duke Energy from Charlotte
Alvaro De la Calle, Young Gun with Calle Law from Greensboro
Santiago M. Estrada, Corporate Law with Quintiles from Durham
Holly H. Alderman, Real Estate Law with Schell Bray PLLC from Chapel Hill
Pressly M. Millen, Antitrust Law with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP from Raleigh
Robert “Bob”A. Meynardie,Construction Law with Meynardie & Nanney PLLC from Raleigh
Kimberly Bryan, Family Law with Cheshire Parker Schneider & Bryan PLLC from Raleigh
Sarah E. Nagae, Intellectual Property Law with The Nagae Law Firm PLLC from Raleigh
Jonathan D. Sasser, Litigation, with Ellis & Winters LLP from Raleigh
James S. “Charlie” Livermon, III, Bankruptcy Law with Poyner Spruill LLP from Rocky Mount
Charles Baldwin, IV Business, Law with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP from Wilmington
Michael A. Colombo, Tax and Estate Planning with Colombo, Kitchin, Dunn, Ball & Porter LLP from Greenville