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:
Mandy Carter, Esq. - Introduction to American Jurisprudence
Mandy Carter focuses on the practice areas of real estate and trusts and estates and teaches courses focused on paralegal studies.
View ProfileStephanie Elliott, NCCP - The Paralegal Profession
Stephanie Elliott is a NC State Bar Certified Paralegal in the Charlotte office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.
View ProfileCarla 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.
View ProfileJudge 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.
View ProfileA. 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.
View ProfileChristine Sylvester, P.A. - Wills, Trusts, & Estates
Christine Sylvester is focused in the areas of advanced estate planning, tax law, and elder law.
View ProfileJudge Richard Abernethy - Criminal Law
Hon. Richard B. Abernethy serves as a North Carolina District Court Judge in Gastonia, North Carolina.
View ProfileMark Heekin, Esq. - Real Property
Mark Heekin is Senior Real Estate Counsel with Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA company.
View ProfileWilliam Moore, Esq. - Commercial Law
William E. Moore, Jr. is a partner in the Gastonia law firm of Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A.
View ProfileJudge Martin B. McGee - Family Law
Marty McGee serves as the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge in Cabarrus County. He has also served as a Special Superior Court Judge.
View ProfileLauren 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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