Janelle Lyons - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2005
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000
    B.S.
    Major: Public Health

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Bowman Green Hampton & Kelly, PLLC in Chesapeake, Virginia, Associate
• Honorable Norman A. Thomas, Law Clerk
• Honorable Chuck D. Griffith, Norfolk, Virginia Circuit Court, Law Clerk

Classes and Seminars

• “Issues and Considerations for Handling Presuit Premises Liability”, 2016
  
• ”Employment Law and Social Media”, 2015
  
• ”Employment Law 101”, 2015
  
• “Personal Injury Trials,” Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence, 2009

Pro Bono Activities

• Junior League of Charlotte, Member
• John S. Leary Bar Association Scholarship Foundation, Board Member
• Novant Health SPR Board of Trustees, 2018 - 2020

Published Works

Articles

• "Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Texting and Blogs, The Litigation Debut!", DRI Governmental Liability, Volume 1, Issue 6, January, 2010
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2005
• North Carolina, 2006
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Superior Court Mediator - North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association (Member)
• Virginia State Bar (Associate) (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
• John S. Leary Association of Black Attorneys (Former Co-President & former Co-Vice President)