Garris Neil Yarborough
Garris Neil Yarborough is a graduate of the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977) and Duke University (M.P.P.S., 1977). In addition to his private practice in Cumberland County, he is currently the Town Attorney of St. Pauls, Parkton,Lumber Bridge and Red Springs in Robeson County. He also serves as the Attorney for the Cumberland County ABC System, the Onslow County ABC System, the North Carolina Auctioneer Licensing Board and the North Carolina Indian Housing Authority. He is a Certified Superior Court Mediator. He has also served two terms as the County Attorney of Cumberland County (1982-1988 and 1994-1999) and as the County Attorney of Hoke County (1993-2007). He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and the Board of Directors of the Fayetteville YMCA. He is a former President of the Cumberland County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Cape Fear Toastmasters Club and the Cumberland County Shrine Club. He has also served as President the Cumberland County Bar Association and the 12th Judicial Bar District. He is past President of the North Carolina County Attorney’s Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Municipal Attorney’s Association. His Professional Memberships include the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Municipal Attorney’s Association, the North Carolina Bar Association (Construction Law Section, Administrative Law Section and Real Estate Law Section) and the Cumberland County Bar Association. He is also a Member of the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America.

Ad Winters
Ad Winters is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.A., 1980) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1983). He was Co-Author of “Construction and Design Law” from 1985-1994 and the Managing Editor for “Construction and Design Law Digest” from 1988-1994. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association (Construction Law Section, Litigation Section and Dispute Resolution Section), the Cumberland County Bar Association and a Certified Superior Court Mediator. He is also a Council Member of the Construction Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and a Member of the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America. Former President of Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity and Current President of Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch

John H. Jackson
John H. Jackson is a graduate of Henderson State University (B.S.E., 1962), University of Arkansas (J.D. 1971) and Southwestern School of Banking (SMU-Dallas). He was the City Attorney for Gurdon, Arkansas from 1971-1989 and a Juvenile Judge in Clark County, Arkansas from 1982-1988. He is currently the Town Attorney for the Town of Stedman, the Town of Wade, the Town of Linden, the Town of Spring Lake, the Town of Eastover and the Town of Hope Mills and Counsel for Mid-Carolina Council of Governments. He is a retired military Colonel for the Army (Special Forces). He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association (Real Estate Law Section), the Cumberland County Bar Association and a Certified Superior Court Mediator.

Chuck E. Sweeny
Chuck E. Sweeny is a graduate of Colgate University (B.A., 1966) and Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). He is a former 1st Lt. for the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Cumberland County Bar Association.