Background
Sr., Jerry Shumate Alvis was born on November 10, 1934 in Athens, West Virginia, United States. Son of Carl Alvis and Helen Velma (Shumate) Gray.
Sr., Jerry Shumate Alvis was born on November 10, 1934 in Athens, West Virginia, United States. Son of Carl Alvis and Helen Velma (Shumate) Gray.
AB, U. North Carolina, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, U. North Carolina, 1961.
Attorney, Dupree Weaver Horton & Cockman, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1961-1963; partner, Dupree Weaver Horton Cockman & Alvis, Raleigh, 1963-1971; partner, Cockman Alvis & Aldridge, Raleigh, 1971-1974; judge, North Carolina Superior Court, Raleigh, 1974-1976; partner, Young Moore Henderson & Alvis, Raleigh, 1976-1995; manager, trial counsel, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice Professional Limited Liability Company, Raleigh, since 1995. Advocate American Board Trial Advocates. Member 4th Circuit Judicial Conference.
Secretary North Carolina State Board Elections, Raleigh, 1972-1974, chairman 1974-1976. Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1952-1956, Korea, Japan. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation (life).
Member Internat.Assn. Defense Counsel, North Carolina Association Defense Attorneys.
Married 1957 (divorced 1968). M.Marian Carpenter, December 28, 1972. Children: Jerry Shumate, Carl World War II.
