Melissa Pulliam of Shanahan Law Group, PLLC named to the N.C. Bar Association Appellate Rules Committee
RALEIGH, N.C. – Melissa L. Pulliam, an attorney with Shanahan Law Group, PLLC, has been selected to serve on the N.C. Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Committee. The committee examines the rules of appellate procedure and recommends needed changes to the North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors for ultimate referral to the Chief Justice and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
“We are pleased that Melissa Pulliam has been selected to serve on the N.C. Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Committee,” says Kieran J. Shanahan, founder of Shanahan Law Group. “Melissa is a bright, capable attorney whose insight and skills will prove valuable to this very important committee, and we are proud that she is demonstrating leadership within the legal profession by serving in this capacity.”
Melissa L. Pulliam graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in May 2000. In 2004, she began a year-long tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division (Light) as a Battalion Signal officer. Pulliam previously served as a Tactical Satellite Platoon Leader in the Republic of Korea. Following her assignment to Korea, she was reassigned to the 25th Infantry Division (Light) stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where she served as a Company Executive Officer and a Battalion Signal Officer. Pulliam completed her five year commitment in 2005 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Captain. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. and grew up in Kennett Square, PA. Melissa received her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was the Managing Editor of the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.
Shanahan Law Group, PLLC is a boutique law firm in Raleigh, N.C. that offers a full range of business litigation and trust and estate services. The firm’s practice areas include complex business litigation, business formation and exit strategies, licensing and distribution, agribusiness, employment law, white collar criminal defense, trusts and estates and administrative law. For more information, call (919) 856-9494 visit https://shanahanlawgroup.com/