Chief Justice Paul Newby presented annual Chief Justice's Professionalism Awards during an event held in partnership with the North Carolina State Bar and North Carolina Bar Association.

Recipients have demonstrated the good that can be accomplished when intellectual honesty, compassion, and practical skills are seamlessly integrated into the practice of law.

The following individuals were presented with awards:

Charles Gordon Brown has practiced law in Chapel Hill since June 1981. The firm of Brown & Bunch, PLLC observed its 41^st anniversary last year. Brown has practiced in the areas of commercial transactions and business trials.

Brown is a North Carolina native. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies and English. After his graduation from UNC, Brown enrolled in the University of Virginia School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1975.

Brown is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and four of its sections: Antitrust and Complex Business Disputes, Business Law, Construction Law and Real Property. From 1981 to 1985, he was one of the Bar Association volunteer lecturers at North Carolina law schools. His topic was secured transactions. Brown is also a member of the Orange County Bar Association.

LeAnn Nease Brown is a member / manager of the law firm of Brown & Bunch, PLLC in Chapel Hill. Her practice areas include Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Eminent Domain,...

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