Campbell Law Fraternity Honors Wake County D.A. C. Colon Willoughby, Jr., with Iredell Award
Phi Alpha Delta Members Present Prestigious Award to Alumnus
Raleigh, NC, April 04, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Campbell Law School has announced that Wake County District Attorney C. Colon Willoughby, Jr., received the James Iredell Award March 12 by Campbell Law School’s Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) law fraternity. A graduate of Campbell Law’s 1979 charter class, Willoughby received the award at a reception and dinner held at the Cardinal Club. A photo gallery of the evening and the ceremony is available on the Campbell Law School Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/campbelllawschool.
Since 1980, the James Iredell Award has been presented each year by Campbell Law’s PAD chapter to an individual who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and to Campbell Law. The award, inspired by the life and writings of Justice James Iredell, the namesake of Campbell Law’s PAD chapter, honors the recipient’s accomplishments, tenacity and effort.
Willoughby has served as Wake County District Attorney since 1987. Previously he served as an attorney at Bass, Willoughby & Haywood from 1979-1986. Honored with numerous accolades, he has received the Peter Gilchrist Award from the North Carolina Bar Association (2011), the Joseph Branch Professionalism Award from the Wake County Bar Association (2010) and the Campbell Law School Professionalism Award (2007).
Throughout his career, Willoughby has been extremely active within the profession. He is a fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, sits on the N.C. Governor’s Task Force on Racial and Religious Violence, is a past president of the Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers and the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, and has served on legislative study commissions reviewing law enforcement issues and insanity verdicts and bail bonds. He has also been heavily involved with the North Carolina State Bar Council, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar, the National District Attorney’s Association Board of Directors, the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission.
Willoughby graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973, followed by a master of business administration from East Carolina University in 1975 before attending Campbell Law. Prior to his legal career, Willoughby served as a loan administrator for Cameron Brown and member of the business faculty at Peace College.
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About Campbell Law:
Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. The school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,500 alumni, including 2,400 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 26 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated to a state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit http://law.campbell.edu.
Since 1980, the James Iredell Award has been presented each year by Campbell Law’s PAD chapter to an individual who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and to Campbell Law. The award, inspired by the life and writings of Justice James Iredell, the namesake of Campbell Law’s PAD chapter, honors the recipient’s accomplishments, tenacity and effort.
Willoughby has served as Wake County District Attorney since 1987. Previously he served as an attorney at Bass, Willoughby & Haywood from 1979-1986. Honored with numerous accolades, he has received the Peter Gilchrist Award from the North Carolina Bar Association (2011), the Joseph Branch Professionalism Award from the Wake County Bar Association (2010) and the Campbell Law School Professionalism Award (2007).
Throughout his career, Willoughby has been extremely active within the profession. He is a fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, sits on the N.C. Governor’s Task Force on Racial and Religious Violence, is a past president of the Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers and the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys, and has served on legislative study commissions reviewing law enforcement issues and insanity verdicts and bail bonds. He has also been heavily involved with the North Carolina State Bar Council, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar, the National District Attorney’s Association Board of Directors, the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission.
Willoughby graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973, followed by a master of business administration from East Carolina University in 1975 before attending Campbell Law. Prior to his legal career, Willoughby served as a loan administrator for Cameron Brown and member of the business faculty at Peace College.
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Campbell Law School Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/campbelllawschool
Campbell Law School LinkedIn Company Page:
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18763
About Campbell Law:
Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. The school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,500 alumni, including 2,400 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 26 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated to a state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit http://law.campbell.edu.
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