News & Events

Rutala Appointed to N.C. Defense Fund Board of Directors

Donna Renfrow Rutala was appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Defense Fund, the political action committee of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.

Young Moore Attorneys in Business North Carolina Legal Elite™ for 2010

The firm is proud to announce that Rudy L. Ogburn and Donna Renfrow Rutala were selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina Legal Elite™ for 2010.

Tarsitano appointed to Law School Liaison Committee

Adam G. Tarsitano was appointed to the North Carolina Bar Association’s Law School Liaison Committee for 2010-2011.  The Law School Liaison Committee facilitates communication between legal educators and the practicing bar.

Fountain article published in Administrative Lawyer

Reed N. Fountain had an article published entitled “Possible Reductions in State Boards and Commissions?” in the June 2010 Administrative Lawyer, Volume 22, No. 3, page 7.  Click here to read the article.

 deRosset and Aul contribute to ALFA International seminar

Robert C. deRosset moderated a panel on federal preemption of state law claims in March at the 2010 ALFA International Client Seminar “Pioneering Through the New Economic Frontier: Product Liability in a Changed World.”  The seminar, held in Palm Desert, California, was hosted by ALFA International’s Product Liability and International Law Practice Groups.  Course materials were prepared with Patrick M. Aul.  Click here to read the course materials.

Article published on drug and device claims

An article by Elizabeth Strickland Desmond and Bryan G. Scott entitled ”Recent Developments in Federal Preemption of Pharmaceutical Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Claims” appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of The Defender, the quarterly newsletter of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, at page 22.  Click here to read the article.  

Firm recognized for generous gift

Young Moore and Henderson raised over $11,000 in contributions from attorneys and staff for Haiti earthquake relief. The firm was honored with a plaque from the American Red Cross Triangle Area Chapter “in special appreciation for their commitment to the International Red Cross response to the Haiti earthquake of 2010.”

Ballance article published in Charlotte Law Review

Michael W. Ballance has recently written a scholarly article on workers’ compensation law.  “Rewarding Liars and Punishing Truth Seekers: The Misguided Law on Misrepresentation by Employees at Hiring in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law, and a Proposal for Legislative Change” appears at Charlotte Law Review, Volume 1, Number 2, at page 277.  Click here to read the article. 

Young Moore Lawyers Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers™, 2010

The firm is proud to announce that Reed Fountain, Elizabeth McCullough and Dawn Raynor were selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers™, 2010, as Rising Stars, a category for attorneys age 40 and younger, consisting of no more than 2.5% of North Carolina attorneys. Brian O. Beverly, J. Clark Brewer, Walter E. Brock, Jr., M. Lee Cheney, Robert M. Clay, William P. Daniell, David M. Duke, John N. (Nick) Fountain, Rudy L. Ogburn and William M. Trott also appear in the 2010 list.