RALEIGH, NC --  Former Poyner Spruill Partner Edwin M. Speas will be Governor Beverly Perdue's General Counsel. See the news release from the Governor's office here. 

Bo Dempster, Poyner Spruill's Managing Partner, remarked “Governor-elect Perdue could not have made a better choice than choosing our partner, Eddie Speas, to be her new General Counsel to the office of the Governor.  Eddie's long time service to the State of North Carolina, and his excellent reputation among his clients and peers, makes him a natural for this post.  All of us at Poyner Spruill are delighted to see Eddie receive this well-deserved honor.”