Poyner Spruill LLP Adds Three New Attorneys

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Boothe, Christopher R.
Licata, Kimberly A.
Veasey, Westray B.

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"I enjoyed that role because it was my job to link the defense with the offense and generally see to it that the gameplan was being implemented on the field. I see my role as a corporate lawyer in similar terms - I get to be right in the middle of the action, collaborating and coordinating with other Poyner Spruill attorneys who are working with me on the transaction. A lot of law firms say that they work as a team, but at Poyner Spruill, we mean it."

Mike Slipsky, Associate

"In recent years, dozens of new laws and regulations have been added to the mix. The result is that virtually all organizations, regardless of industry or size, need to evaluate which of these laws applies to their new obligations. My job is to identify a comprehensive approach to address my clients' compliance obligations in a practical, strategic way."

Elizabeth Johnson, Of Counsel

"... and I think having personal experiences that mirror my client's experience allows me to look at the issues and challenges from their perspective. The problems I tackle for them are not so clinical to me - it's not just a research project, but it's solving real, tough issues that I've encountered, too. I hope that makes me a better attorney."

Westray Veasey, Of Counsel

"The people that I work with are always committed to making people feel better, and solving complicated medical matters. I want to help with that burden and cover the things they likely don't think much about, and let them get on with what they do best."

Kim Licata, Of Counsel

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Poyner Spruill LLP Adds Three New Attorneys

02.16.2010

RALEIGH, NC - Poyner Spruill LLP announced today the addition of three new attorneys. Healthcare attorney Kim Licata and tax attorney Westray Veasey joined the firm as Of Counsel, and Chris Boothe, a bankruptcy attorney, joined the firm as an Associate.

Licata practices in the Raleigh office as part of the firm’s healthcare practice group, and has advised health care providers and facilities on regulatory, litigation, and compliance issues for over 13 years. Immediately prior to joining Poyner Spruill, she was Of Counsel in Womble Carlyle’s Research Triangle Park office. Licata is involved with the North Carolina and District of Columbia Bars and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys.

Veasey returns to Poyner Spruill's corporate section in Raleigh after a time of work in a family business. She returns to her successful tax practice, concentrating on tax matters for individuals and closely held businesses as well as estate and gift tax. Named by Business North Carolina as one of its "Legal Elite” in Tax and Estate Planning in 2005, Veasey is a member of the North Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations.

Based in the firm’s Rocky Mount office, Boothe practices in the creditor's rights arena. He most recently practiced in Charlotte as an associate with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP where he handled real estate finance and securitization matters.