Pennsylvania native Thomas R. Holt headed south, first to West Virginia to acquire a bachelor’s degree in Sociology before moving to Chapel Hill in...

Nathaniel “Nat” C. Smith heads up the firm’s civil litigation practice, handling serious personal injury and workers’ compensation cases, civil appeals and business, trust...

Chapel Hill native Jeffrey A. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1992 at UNC - Wilmington. Mr. Jones then attended Campbell...

Mr. Crowson hails from Durham and obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1994. His next stop was...

John G. Miskey IV is a board certified specialist in Family Law and leads the Firm’s Family Law department.  He has maintained an interest...

Mr. Ganley leads the firm’s full-service, comprehensive community association practice, representing homeowners associations, townhome associations and condominium associations throughout North and South Carolina. Mr....

Mrs. Nance grew up in Mooresville and gained her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill. She went on to attend UNC’s...

Mr. Bagwell is the founder of the firm. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from UNC – Chapel Hill, and graduated from UNC’s...

Brittany N. Jones was born in Mooresville, North Carolina, and graduated from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2009 with her bachelor’s...

Ms. Rich holds an AA degree from Darton College, and bachelor’s degree from Temple University in PA, where she was awarded the Norman J....

Ryan A. Prosise was born and raised in Canton, OH, attended Ohio State, earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2016 and earned his...

A North Carolina native, Megan Phifer grew up in Wilmington. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she graduated summa cum...

Elizabeth “Betsy” Gold was born aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was raised in a Marine Corps family. After moving around the world in...

Emily Baranowski was born in Baltimore, Maryland and earned her B.A. in Criminal Justice from The University of Delaware in 2019. She then relocated...

Aulie Strickland was born and raised in Dunn, North Carolina, where he grew up on his family farm. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with...

Adella Shaffer was born and raised in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Not ready to leave the Valley at the time, Adella attended James Madison University...

Shambree N. Duffy is an Associate Attorney at Bagwell Holt Smith. Shambree joined the Firm in February 2022 as a Residential Real Estate Title...

Danielle Irwin is an associate attorney handling residential real estate transactions in the firm’s Wilmington office. She gained her bachelor’s degree in Political Science...

Hunter Cornelius is an associate attorney in the firm’s Community Associations group. Hunter received his law degree from Elon University School of Law in...

Dana Ventura practices Residential Real Estate Law in the firm’s Asheville office. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee...

Holden Hughley is an associate attorney in the firm's Residential Real Estate group. Mr. Hughley received his bachelor's degree in political science from UNC-Chapel...

Evan Harrell is an associate attorney with the firm’s civil litigation and estate planning and probate practice. A North Carolina native, Evan attended the...

Grace Puleo practices in the firm’s real estate group, focusing on the representation of individuals and entities in real estate transactions. Her representation encompasses...

Jennifer L. Eppick, previously a writer/editor in the publishing industry, is a second career real estate attorney from Columbus, Ohio, where she attended Capital...

Nick Gilder practices in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate group. He received his law degree in 2019 from the University of Memphis where he...

Julia received a BA in Criminology and BA in Sociology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Julia went on to earn her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law...