Background
Abrams, Margaret Smith was born on September 8, 1954 in Neptune, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Thomas Joseph and Jeanne Marie (Hanlon) Smith.
Abrams, Margaret Smith was born on September 8, 1954 in Neptune, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Thomas Joseph and Jeanne Marie (Hanlon) Smith.
Wake Forest University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976. Juris Doctor, 1980); Duke University. Law Clerk to Judge Willis P. Whichard, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1980-1982.
Bar: North Carolina, 1980. Research assistant North Carolina Court Appeals, Raleigh, 1980-1982;associate Blanchard, Tucker, Twiggs & Abrams, P.A., Raleigh, 1982. Active Wake County Democratic Women, Raleigh, since 1980, North Carolina Consumer"s Council, since 1981, Wake County Young Women's Christian Association, Raleigh, since 1983.
Board directors Infant-Toddler Center, Raleigh.
Hankins scholar Wake Forest University, 1972-1976, tuition scholar, 1976-1977, 77-79. American Jurisprudence award in contracts and criminal law, 1977.
Corpus Juris Secundum award in contracts, 1977.
Member Association Trial Lawyers American, North Carolina Academy Trial Lawyers (member education committee, lecturer), North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association, North Carolina Association Women Attorneys.
Married Douglas Breen Abrams, May 15, 1976. Children: Noah Breen, Elliot Sol.