Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale


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Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale


133 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 500 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1029View Map

Practice Areas:

Federal and State Criminal Trials and Appeals. Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law, Ethics. Family Law, Divorce, Alimony, Child Custody, Equitable Distribution. Civil Trial and Criminal Defense.

Year Established: 1978

Firm Size: 8

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Joseph B. Cheshire, V (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, May 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts; University of North Carolina (B.A., 1970); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1973). Chief Justice and Founding Member, Wake Forest Moot Court. Member, The International Society of Barristers. Lecturer: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Law Education Institute; Florida Criminal Defense Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; South Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; Wake Forest University, School of Law; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Campbell University School of Law; North Carolina State University; Superstars Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Professor of Litigation, Meredith College Legal Assistants School, 1980-1982. Special Prosecutor for Wake County, 1977. Member, Committee on Indigent Appointments, 1977-1981. Member, Magistrate Selection Commission, U.S. District Court. Member, Discretionary Fund Commission, U.S. District Court. Member: Legislative Indigent Fund Study Commission, 1999-2000. Chair, 2003— and Commissioner, 2001—, Indigent Defense Services Commission for the State of North Carolina. Member, North Carolina Sentencing Commission. Member: Wake County (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1978 and 2005-2007), North Carolina (Member, Criminal Justice Section Board Member, 1982-1983 and 1997-2004; Chair, 1998-2000; Board of Governors, 2001-2004; Executive Committee, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Founding Chairman, Criminal Law Specialization Committee, 1988-1995); Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1994; Executive Committee, 2004—; President, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008; Founder and Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1985-1989); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. (Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Criminal Trials and Appeals; Professional Discipline Law; Legal Ethics; Civil Trial Defense.

John H. Parker (Member) born High Point, North Carolina, February 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1966); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1969). Private practice, 1969-1976. District Court Judge, 10th Judicial District, North Carolina, 1976-1982. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Vice Chairman, 1983-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Family Law Section; Editor, Family Law Forum, 1983-1988; Member, Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee, 1979—, Chairman, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998; Member, Trial Practice Curriculum Committee, 2003—) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Ethics Committee, 1995-1996; President, N.C. Chapter, 1999-2000). Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Alimony, Child Custody and Equitable Distribution.

Alan Marc Schneider (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton, (B.A., 1986); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations (Ethics Chair, Criminal Justice Section, 2001-2004); North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wake County Criminal Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional License Defense; Legal Ethics; Administrative Law.

Kimberly W. Bryan (Member) born High Point, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1980); Campbell University (J.D., 1992). Lecturer and Author: "When Is It Deceptive Not To Disclose?" Trial Briefs, July 1999; "How to Try a Custody Case Without Vilifying the Other Spouse," N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, October 2000. Certified Mediator, N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. Certified Parent Coordinator. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Member, Section on: Family Law; Member, CLE Committee) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wake Collaborative Family Law Group; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Doan v. Doan, 156 N.C. App. 570, 577 S.E.2d 146 (2003). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Equitable Distribution; Spousal Support; Civil Litigation.

Jonathan Gordon McGirt (Member) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, September 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., with highest honors, 1988); University of North Carolina Law School (J.D., 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Advanced Family Law. Author: "Recent Opinions, N.C. Court of Appeals," Family Forum, 1993-2003 (regular feature), with Jaye Meyer. Member, Governor's Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1998-1999. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Family Law, 1996— and Family Law Section Council, 1996-2002; Appellate Rules Committee, 2006—) and American (Member, Section on: Family Law, 1996—) Bar Associations; Tenth Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Association of Trial Lawyers; American Association for Justice. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Wiseman Mortuary v. Burrell, 649 S.E.2d 439 (N.C. App. 2007); Walker v. Walker, 174 N.C. App. 778, 624 S.E.2d 639 (2005), disc. review denied, 360 N.C. 491, 632 S.E.2d 774 (2006); Gorsuch v. Dees, 618 S.E.2d 747 (N.C. App. 2005); In re A.B.D., 617 S.E.2d 707 (N.C. App. 2005); Eluhu v. Rosenhaus, 159 N.C. App. 355, 583 S.E.2d 707 (2003), aff'd per curiam 595 S.E.2d 146 (N.C. 2004); Long v. Long 160 N.C. App. 664, 588 S.E.2d 1 (2003); Rice v. Rice, 159 N.C. App. 484, 584 S.E.2d 317 (2003); Vadala v. Vadala, 145 N.C. App. 478, 550 S.E.2d 536 (2001); Embler v. Embler, 143 N.C. App. 162, 545 S.E.2d 259 (2001); Hubbard v. OPM, 247 F.3d 1236, reh'g and reh'g en banc denied (Fed. Cir. 2001). Languages: German, French, Russian, Latin. Practice Areas: Family Law; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals.

Lori Macrae Vitale (Member) born Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, April 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (B.A., 1992); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1995). Recipient, Best Lawyers in America, 2007—. Lecturer and Author: "Child Support, Domestic Violence and Ex Parte Contact," N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, January 1999; "Post Trial Practice," Wake Forest University, October 2000; "Legal Traps in Bankruptcy, Real Property and Domestic Violence," N.C. Bar Assoc., November 2000; "Parole Evidence," N.C. Bar Assoc., May 2001; "Enforcing Your Order and Judgment Through Contempt and Proper Filing of Judgments," N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, September 2001; "Interstate Child Support," Wake Forest University, October 2001; "Family Law in Bush's America - Challenging the System," Annual Meeting of Family Law Specialists, July 2006; "Perils and Pitfalls in Alternative Dispute Resolution," N.C. Bar Association, September 2005; "Death and Divorce in North Carolina," N.C. Bar Association, September 2006; "Broaching the Alternative Dispute Resolution Subject with Clients," N.C. Bar Association, September, 2005. Author: "Professional Problem Roundtable Discussion," Wake County Bar Association, 2005-2007; "Recent Developments in Professional Responsibility," Wake Forest University, October 2006. Program Planner for, "Hot Topics in Family Law: Evidentiary Issues in Child Custody Cases," N.C. Bar Association, September 2004. Course Planner for: "Death and Divorce in North Carolina," N.C. Bar Association, September 2006; "How to Mend a Broken Hearth, Family Law Annual Conference," N.C. Bar Association, May 2005. Member, North Carolina Child Support Study Committee, 2000. Fellow: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wake Collaborative Family Law Group; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Chair, Equitable Distribution Committee, Family Law Section, 2000—; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1999—; Member, Family Law Council, 2002-2004 and 2006—); Wake County Bar Association (Chair, Professionalism Committee); American Bar Association; Tenth Judicial District Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2006—. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Alimony; Child Support; Separation Agreements.

John Keating Wiles (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Oklahoma Baptist University (B.M., 1972); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1995); Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div, 1977); The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D., 1982). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law. Lecturer and Author: "When Political Speech Meets State Regulation: The Case of Farmers for Fairness," N.C. Bar Association, October 2001; "A Case of Probable Cause Protecting Free Speech," TRIALBriefs, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fall 1997. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: State v. Coble, 351 N.C. 448, 527 S.E.2d 45 (2000); United States v. Rhynes, 206 F.3d 349 (4th Cir. 2000); State v. Adams, N.C. App. 654, S.E.2d 711 (2007). Languages: Indonesian, Malaysian. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; State and Federal Appeals; Election Law; Administrative Law.

Bradley J. Bannon (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1993); Campbell University (J.D., 1997); National Criminal Defense College, Mercer Law School (1999). Published Articles, "Pretrial Publicity: Know the Rules," December 2003 Trial Briefs; "Advocating for Those Left Behind: The Need for Discovery Reform in Non-Capital Post-Conviction Cases," April 2005 Trial Brief (with Maitri "Mike" Klinkosum). Guest Lecturer, North Carolina Criminal Procedure, Campbell University Law School, 2000—. Member: North Carolina Inmate Grievance Resolution Board, 2005—; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Chair, Criminal Defense Section, 2007-2008; Member, Board of Governors, 2007—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Wake County, North Carolina (Legislative Chair and Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section), 10th Judicial District (Liaison), and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: State v. White, 135 N.C. App. 349, 520 S.E.2d. 70 (1999). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Ethics; Appellate Practice.

ASSOCIATES

Jennifer M. Bradley (Associate) born Maryville, Tennessee, January 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: Emory & Henry College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team. Family Financial Mediator, N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Wake Collaborative Family Law Group. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Alimony; Equitable Distribution; Separation Agreements; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Collin P. Cook (Associate) born Greenville, North Carolina, April 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 2004); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2007). Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense.

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