Kyle Dickerson Named Sumrell Sugg Partner

New Bern, NC, February 21, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Prominent New Bern law firm Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart announces that B. Kyle Dickerson has been elected to join the law firm’s partnership effective January 1, 2010.

“By inviting Kyle Dickerson to become a partner in our firm, we are strengthening our commitment to provide high quality services to our clients” says Scott Hart of Sumrell Sugg. “Kyle will certainly further the firm’s ability to meet the legal needs of our clients, while also continuing our long standing history of service to the communities in which we work.”

Mr. Dickerson brings a strong academic background and deep experience to his new role. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he continued on to law school at the University of Memphis, where he staffed for two years on the University of Memphis Law Review. Graduating with his J.D. with cum laude honors in 2000, he was admitted to the North Carolina Bar that same year.

Also a member of the Health Law and Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Health Law Section of the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyer’s Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association, Mr. Dickinson focuses his practice on healthcare law, local government and municipal law, and estate planning and probate.

He is also an active, committed member of the community, involved with the Craven County Bar Association, the New Bern Breakfast Rotary Club, the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Salvation Army of Craven and Pamlico counties.

Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart, P.A. was founded in New Bern in 1949. Since then, its attorneys have provided legal counsel throughout North Carolina. The progressive firm places special emphasis on personal service responsive to client needs. Firm attorneys specialize in many diverse practice areas, representing individuals, corporations, local governments and municipalities. Sumrell Sugg’s practice includes: health care law; corporate law; estate planning and probate; commercial and residential real estate; civil trial and appellate litigation and mediation in federal and state courts; general liability insurance defense; civil rights defense; workers compensation defense; employment law; complex financial transactions; intellectual property; and environmental law.

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