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Kieran J. Shanahan named Lifetime Century Member by Tobacco Growers Association
RALEIGH, N.C. – Shanahan Law Group has announced that Kieran J. Shanahan, principal of the firm, has been named Lifetime Century Member by Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina. Shanahan was presented this award for his strong leadership and endless support of the Tobacco Growers Association of North CarolinaTMs members. Shanahan and his firm were…
Read MoreKieran Shanahan named to Board of Trustees for Bennett College for Women
RALEIGH, N.C. – Shanahan Law Group has announced that Kieran J. Shanahan, principal of the firm, has been named to the Board of Trustees for Bennett College for Women, a small, private, historically black liberal arts college for women. As a board member, Shanahan’s responsibilities are to ensure that the college’s purpose, principles, function and…
Read MoreGroup aims to limit eminent domain
Rob Christensen and Wade Rawlins, Staff Writers Former Raleigh Councilman Kieran Shanahan is creating a statewide organization to protect private property rights and fight abuse of eminent domain laws. Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney, has created the N.C. Property Rights Coalition, which will push for a state constitutional amendment to restrict government use of eminent domain…
Read MoreKieran Shanahan launches N.C. Property Rights Coalition
RALEIGH, N.C. – Kieran Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney and former member of the Raleigh City Council, has launched a new statewide grassroots organization to protect citizens’ private property rights and fight eminent domain abuse. The organization, called the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition, will push for an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution that prohibits…
Read MoreNew group takes aim at eminent domain
Kieran Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney and former member of the Raleigh City Council, has launched a new statewide organization that will advocate for limits on the use of eminent domain to seize property in North Carolina. The organization, called the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition , is a nonprofit coalition of individuals including Raleigh City…
Read MoreTopsail turns to eminent domain to get boat ramp
By Trista Talton Staff Writer Topsail Beach is invoking its power of eminent domain – skipping a potentially long court battle – to obtain land for a public boat ramp. “That procedure will allow us to take possession of the boat ramp in about 30 days, and we’ll be able to open it to the…
Read MoreBirdies, bogies, and building business
JONATHAN B. COX, STAFF WRITER Never mind resumes and work experience. One hiring decision John McConnell made came down to a round of golf. The technology executive was on the links with a potential sales representative who “mysteriously found” his ball after it appeared to be lost. The ball, McConnell soon noticed, was a completely…
Read MoreDefense of hotel is a twist
Recent weeks have produced one of the stranger sights in the endless debate over fake stucco and Raleigh’s downtown Marriott: Kieran Shanahan arguing in the hotel’s favor. While on the City Council, Shanahan voiced some of the loudest opposition to the downtown convention center — now priced at $215 million — and the hotel that…
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