McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A.
is pleased to announce that attorneys Emily L. Nenni and Douglas J. Tate were
honored with Pro Bono Service Awards at the 28th Judicial District
Bar luncheon on April 10. Each year Pisgah Legal Services and the 28th Judicial
District Bar give Pro Bono Service Awards to attorneys from the local bar that
have demonstrated exemplary commitment to pro bono service to those in need in
Western North Carolina. Nenni and Tate
are also nominated by Pisgah Legal Services and the 28th Judicial District Bar
for statewide pro bono awards given by the North Carolina Bar Association.
Emily
Nenni, a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, focuses her practice
on matters including civil litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law,
entertainment law, personal injury and estate litigation. Emily has assisted in
litigating cases in North Carolina state court on matters of complex commercial
litigation and estate litigation, including jury trials and administrative
hearings.
Nenni is
an ongoing contributor to Pisgah Legal Services’ Mountain Area Volunteer
Lawyers program and provides pro bono services through many Pisgah Legal
Services and North Carolina Bar Association community clinics. She serves as
Secretary of the Young Lawyers Division of the 28th Judicial District Bar, Liaison
to the Western Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys,
and is a member of Leadership Asheville Forum.
Doug Tate assists clients with a wide range of debt
collection matters. A partner at McGuire, Wood & Bissette, where he focuses
his practice on Creditor’s Rights, Tate handles matters in the fields of
general business litigation and negotiation, and landlord-tenant including
evictions, debt collection, foreclosure and creditor-side bankruptcy. He also
practices in the area of Animal Law, a niche practice area in which he combines
his knowledge and experience of animal-related matters with his personal
interest in animal compassion.
Tate
serves on the boards of OnTrack Financial, Asheville Humane Society and the
N.C. Horse Council. He is the former President of the 28th Judicial
District Bar, a former member of Pisgah Legal Services Board of Directors and Executive
Committee, a former Hope for Horses board member and has served on the United
Way Campaign Cabinet for the legal division.
He is also a volunteer judge for Buncombe County Teen Court, a diversion
program for first time offenders.
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