Womble Carlyle Attorney Named Greenville Area Development Corporation Board Chairman.Business Editors/Legal Writers GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2004 Clinkscale Chosen to Lead Community's Economic Growth and Development Efforts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation today announced that attorney Brent Clinkscale has been elected to serve as the Greenville Area Development Corporation's (GADC GADC Getting Away in A Dodgem Car (UK Indie band) GADC Geographic Area Coordination Center ) chairman of the board. "GADC has done tremendous things for Greenville County's economic growth, and I am extremely pleased to be a part of their efforts," Clinkscale said. "I am committed to doing all I can to help strengthen our county's economy, and I look forward to working with the GADC staff, volunteers and advocates to attract new businesses and jobs to our community." A non-profit corporation, GADC was created in 2001 to assist the Greenville County government in promoting and enhancing economic growth and development in the community. Clinkscale was elected to the position by the board of the GADC, formerly chaired by Bill Workman. "We are very excited to have Brent Clinkscale as our chairman," Workman said. "I feel certain that he will do great things in helping us continue to build Greenville County's economy." According to GADC's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jerry Howard, "Brent is truly an asset for Greenville. The GADC is fortunate to have someone of his caliber on our board and we all look forward to his leadership over the next 12 months." Clinkscale, a Greenville native, is a member of the Business Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Practice Group at Womble Carlyle. Before entering private practice, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Matthew Perry, and served as counsel to former South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Speaker of the House Bob Sheheen. He currently serves as general counsel and member of the board of directors of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Thurgood Marshall successfully argued the 1954 landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, ordering desegregation of public schools. He later became the first African-American appointed to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. and also is past president of the Greenville County Bar Association. Clinkscale obtained his undergraduate and law degrees at Duke University. About Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC A full-service business law firm, Womble Carlyle ranks among AmLaw's 100 leading firms in the country and is considered a top firm for companies doing business in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. The firm is the 2003 recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Corporate Leadership Award, making Womble Carlyle the first law firm ever to receive the highest honor given to a company in recognition of it's support of the Fund and its 45 member institutions. Founded in Winston-Salem, NC in 1876, Womble Carlyle operates in four states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). with 470 attorneys in nine offices located in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington, DC; and Tysons Corner, VA. |
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