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Paul Brock

Paul Brock spent his childhood in western North Carolina, but has sustained a deep connection with Durham and the surrounding area for most of his life. His mother’s family members on both sides were Durham natives, and Paul spent summers in Durham, swimming at the Elk’s Club pool with his brothers and going to camp. Paul moved to this area to attend the University of North Carolina. After graduating from UNC in 1988 with a B.S. in Political Science and a B.A. in Criminal Justice, he we... Read More

Barri Payne

Barri Hilton Payne was born in High Point, North Carolina and grew up in Davidson County. She attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she majored in Religious studies and Sociology. Before beginning law school at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Barri had the opportunity to reside in several different states including Washington, Texas, Georgia and Alabama. While she enjoyed many of these places, she loves calling North Carolina home. Barri was involved wit... Read More

Darin Meece

Darin Meece was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He grew up in Durham and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, majoring in History. After graduating from the University of North Carolina School of Law he returned home to practice in 1995. Since then, Darin has handled both residential and commercial real estate transactions, as well as a variety of civil litigation matters and misdemeanor traffic and criminal cases. An area of special interest has been estate planning (including w... Read More

Scott Holmes

Scott graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1998. He graduated with highest honors from UNC Chapel Hill for a thesis in history and won the Worth Award for excellence in philosophy. While at UNC Law, he received the Alan Berman Scholarship for Commitment to Civil Rights, and helped organize conferences on race, class and gender. While in law school, he published the article: From Workers’ State to Work Without Pay: Labor Reform in the Russian Federation 23 N... Read More

Ryan Lockamy

Ryan was born and raised in Athens, Georgia where he graduated with a degree in sociology from the University of Georgia while working as a golf professional at the University of Georgia Golf Course. After earning his undergraduate degree, Ryan and his wife moved to Albany, New York where Ryan graduated cum laude from Albany Law School. While in law school, Ryan organized a conference confronting the political and constitutional implication arising from the intersection of religion and lan... Read More