Background
Gresham, John W. was born on January 14, 1945 in Mullins, South Carolina, United States.
Gresham, John W. was born on January 14, 1945 in Mullins, South Carolina, United States.
Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Boston University (Juris Doctor, 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa. Note and Case Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1973-1974.
Reed v. United Transportation Union, 488 United States. 319, 109 South.Ct. 621, 102 L.Ed.2d 665 (1989); Corum v. University of North Carolina, 330 North Carolina 761, 413 South.E.2d 276 (1992).Worked at Ferguson, Stein, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham & Sumter, P.A. (Charlotte, North Carolina) specializing in Civil Rights, General Civil, Criminal, Plaintiff"s Medical Malpractice, Trial and Appellate Practice. Probate and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, North Carolina.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Member, 1972-1974 and Note and Case Editor, 1973-1974, Boston University Law Review. Member, 26th Judicial District Grievance Committee, 1990-1993. Author: Comment, "Reemployment Rights: The Veteran and the Vacation Benefit," 53 Boston University Law Review 480, March, 1973.
Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge James B. McMillan, 1974-1976. Faculty, Vermont Law School, Fall 1992.
Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Grievance Committee, 1990-1993. Bar Foundation, 1995), North Carolina (Council Member, Education Law Section, 1987-1991.
Appellate Rules Study Committee, 1989) and American (Member, Sections on: Employment Law.
Family Law) Bar Associations. The North Carolina State Bar. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Ferguson, Stein, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham & Sumter, P.A. is a multi-specialty law firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been in business since 1964.
The firm was founded by Julius L. Chambers, who left the firm in 1984 to become Director-Counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated. in New New York Currently there are a total of 15 attorneys from diverse backgrounds working in the Charlotte and Chapel Hill offices.
The firm has a national and international reputation in school desegregation, employment discrimination, voting rights, general civil rights litigation, and criminal defense. lieutenant is also nationally and regionally known for its representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and medical negligence cases, its work in teacher rights and education law, administrative law, workers compensation, and estates, business, corporate and real estate matters.
The firm encourages professional development and activities: many of its members hold leadership positions in a wide variety of professional organizations and regularly teach academic courses and at trial advocacy and continuing legal education programs.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Employment Law. Family Law; Appellate Rules Study Committee, since 1989) Bar Associations. The North Carolina State Bar.
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Public Employment, Employment Civil Rights Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Education Law.