Richard Boyette - Raleigh, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1977
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974
    B.A.
    Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Trainer of other attorney mediators and a speaker at seminars on mediation and negotiation
  
• Presentation to North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section on CGL coverage
  
• Luncheon speaker on professionalism at joint professionalism seminar, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
  
• Presentation to American Legislative Exchange Council on Judicial Selection
  
• Panelist for presentation entitled "Embracing ADR - Opportunities for Defense Lawyers", DRI annual meeting in San Francisco, 2006
  
• Panelist for presentation entitled “Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation – Oh My! What the Wizard Would Have Said About Implementing And Executing An Effective Plan For Conflict Resolution” at the 2011 IADC Corporate Counsel College in Chicago
  
• Panelist for presentation entitled “Buyer’s Remorse: The Plight of the Real Estate Professional” at the 2011 DRI Professional Liability Seminar in New York
  
• Mediation and negotiation presentation to staff attorneys of Legal Services of North Carolina, January, 2012

Pro Bono Activities

• Deacon and Ruling Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh
• YMCA of the Triangle, Inc. - Board of Directors, Executive Committee; Chair, Risk Management Committee
• Peace College Board of Visitors, 1993 - 1998
• Peace College Foundation, Inc. - Board of Directors, Current Vice President, 1994
• Step-Up Ministries, Inc. - Board of Directors, 1993 - 1996
• Life Experiences, Inc. - Board of Directors, 1984 - 1986
• Life Experiences, Inc. - Chairman, 1986
• Supporter - Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure
• National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, Director (2004 – present); President (2009 – 2010)
• Peace College Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors (1994 – 2008); Chair (2008)
• Peace College Board of Trustees (2008)
• Peace College Board of Visitors (1993 – 1998)
• Step-Up Ministries, Inc., Board of Directors (1993 - 1996)
• First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh, Deacon and Ruling Elder
• YMCA of the Triangle, Inc., Board of Directors, Secretary, Executive Committee; Chair, Risk Management Committee
• Life Experiences, Inc., Chairman (1986); Board of Directors (1984 - 1986)
• Charter Member of The North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators
• National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, Founding Director

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1984
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. Supreme Court

Specialties and Certifications

• Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
• NASD Certified Mediator

Other Affiliations

• DRI, 2004 - 2005 (Member, Immediate Past President; President)
• DRI, 2001 - 2003 (Officer)
• DRI, 1998 - 2001 (Board of Directors)
• DRI, 1998 - 1999 (ADR Committee Chair)
• DRI, 1995 - 1997 (NC State Representative)
• DRI, 1992 - 1995 (NC delegate to Standing Committee of State and Local Defense)
• NCADA, 1990 - 1991 (Member, President)
• North Carolina Bar Association - Litigation Section Council, 1996 - 1998 (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association (Real Property, Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, (1997–1999, 2012–Present))
• Wake County Bar Association/Tenth Judicial District Bar, 1996 - 1997 (Member, Board of Directors)
• Wake County Bar Association/Tenth Judicial District Bar Grievance Committee, 2007 - 2009 (Committee Member)
• North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice, Legal Professionalism Committee Member
• DRI, Senior Advisor (2006 - Present); Past President (2005 - 2006); President (2004 – 2005); Officer (2001 - 2003); Board of Directors (1998 - 2001); ADR Committee Chair (1998 - 1999); NC State Representative (1995 - 1997); NC delegate to Standing Committee of State and Local Defense Organizations (1992 - 1995)
• NCBA: Litigation Section Council (1996 – 1998); Real Property, Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Section Council (1997–1999, 2012–Present)