We have lost a giant in our profession. Our firm joins attorneys across the country in mourning the loss civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers. Mr. Chambers argued eights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, graduated first in his class at the University of North Carolina Law School, and founded the first racially integrated firm in North Carolina. According to the Charlotte Observer, “enemies set his law office on fire, bombed his Charlotte home and his car. They also torched his father’s shop in his hometown of Mount Gilead.” Still, he remained steadfast, soft spoken, and the consummate professional. Future generations will continue to benefit from his work.
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