Shelby Duffy Benton - Goldsboro, NC

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1985
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • North Carolina State University, 1982
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science/Criminal Justice

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Speaker, Family Law Field, Continuing Legal Education seminars for fellow attorneys

Pro Bono Activities

• Advisory Board, Salvation Army of Wayne-Sampson
• Active Member, First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro
• Co-Chair, Teens and Attorneys Partnership for Success of Wayne County (TAPS-WC)
• Deacon, First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro
• Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board, 2019 - 2022
• NC Domestic Violence Commission, Victim Services Sub-Committee, Chair

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1985

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Specialist in Family Law, NC State Bar, 1995

Other Affiliations

• Wayne County Bar Association (President)
• Eighth Judicial District Bar Association (President)
• Eighth Judicial District Family Court Advisory Board (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2009 - 2010 (Chair)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2010 - 2013 (Member)
• 8th Judicial District (State Bar Counselor)
• State Bar Ethics Committee and LAMP Committee, 2012 - 2014
• North Carolina Bar Association (President-Elect)
• North Carolina Bar Association, 2015 - 2016 (President)
• North Carolina Bar Association, 4All Committee, 2011 - Present (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Legislative Advisory Committee, 2010 - Present (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Nominating Committee, 2013 - Present (Chair)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Audit and Finance, 2014 - 2015 (Chair)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Talent Development Committee, 2017 - 2019 (Chair)
• NCBA (Past President)
• NCBA, Leadership Academy, 2017 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Ninth Judicial District Family Court Advisory Board (Member)
• NC State Bar Ethic Committee, 2017 - 2019 (Member)