About
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DOUGLAS W. BAXLEY
was born in Durham, North Carolina. Before attending law school Mr. Baxley served as an officer in the United States Air Force, and was honorably discharged as a Captain. Mr. Baxley has been a member of the Brunswick County, North Carolina, community since 1975. He is past president of the Brunswick County Bar Association, a former member of the Real Property Section Counsel of the North Carolina Bar Association and a Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law, Residential Transactions by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
- Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1968; J.D., 1975).
- Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Real Property; Probate and Fiduciary Law).
- American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law).
- 13th Judicial District Bar Association.
- Languages: Spanish.
- Practice Areas: Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate, Business Organizations
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KIMBERLY B. SMITHWICK
was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Before attending law school, Ms. Smithwick taught Spanish and English as a Second Language for Brunswick County Schools. Prior to returning to her native Brunswick County, Ms. Smithwick practiced immigration law in Charlotte, NC.
- Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B. with distinction, 1996)
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002).
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Barristers. Phi Alpha Delta. Regional Finalist, American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Competition, 2002. Justice, Honor Court, 2001-2002. Articles Editor, Campbell Law Review, 2000-2002. Author: 23 Campbell Law Review 33. Teaching Assistant, Legal Methods, 2000-2002.
- Member: North Carolina Bar Association.
- Languages: Spanish.
- Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate
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J. RYAN SMITHWICK
was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Prior to moving to Brunswick County, North Carolina, Mr. Smithwick worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Mecklenburg County, NC.
- Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1997)
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D., 2001). Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office 26th Prosecutorial District, Mecklenburg County, 2001-2005.
- Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
- Languages: Spanish.
- Practice Areas: Real Estate