
Paralegal Certificate Program
Meet Your Paralegal Instructors
All of our instructors in the UNC Charlotte Continuing Education Paralegal Certificate Program are specialists and currently working in their fields. Check out their profiles below:

Stephanie Elliott, NCCP - The Paralegal Profession
Stephanie Elliott is a NC State Bar Certified Paralegal in the Charlotte office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.
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Carla Boles, Esq. - Legal Research and Legal Writing
Carla Boles has a strong commitment to legal education, having taught at several law schools and paralegal institutions for over 20 years.
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Judge Hugh B. Lewis - Litigation
Hugh B. Lewis is a retired Resident Superior Court Judge for District 26B in Mecklenburg County. He presided over both Criminal and Civil jury trials.
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A. Russell Hendrix, Esq. - Legal Ethics
Russell Hendrix is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and currently works for the Mecklenburg County Family Court Administrator’s Office.
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Christine Sylvester, P.A. - Wills, Trusts, & Estates
Christine Sylvester is focused in the areas of advanced estate planning, tax law, and elder law.
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Mark Heekin, Esq. - Real Property
Mark Heekin is Senior Real Estate Counsel with Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA company.
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Lauren Tate - Interview Practicum
Lauren C. Tate is a Recruiting Director at Carolina Legal Staffing LLC, where she services small to mid-size law firms with temporary, temp to perm and permanent hiring needs.
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