Areas of Practice Concentration

• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Litigation
• First Amendment and Media Law

Education

• Georgetown University, B.A. 2003
• University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2006

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2006
• North Carolina, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• North Carolina and Virginia Bar Associations
• American Bar Association (Communications and Litigation Sections)

Prior to joining EGHS, Beth spent a year as a legal fellow with The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Arlington, Va., where she worked with journalists and media attorneys around the country on reporter’s privilege, defamation and privacy issues. She has authored amicus curiae briefs for media law cases in both state and federal courts and is a co-editor of the 2007 Reporter’s Privilege Compendium.

In addition to her knowledge of the legal issues that the news media face today, Beth has practical, first-hand experience in both print and broadcast journalism. She has written for the Legal Times, Law.com and The News Media and the Law magazine and interned for ESPN and ABC affiliate WSOC-TV (Charlotte). While in law school at UNC-Chapel Hill, she served as both a staff writer and editor for the First Amendment Law Review. She is currently the editor of the Wake County Bar Flyer.

In addition to assisting the EGHS First Amendment team, Beth has also taken steps to build a bankruptcy practice under the guidance of partner Bill Janvier. She has handled matters for both debtors and creditors and has experience with both general bankruptcy petitions and adversary proceedings, including preference actions and objections to dischargeability. She has assisted with both individual and business Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings.

Beth is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Virginia.

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