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Lawyers Mutual NC Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors

Lawyers Mutual, North Carolina’s leading provider of professional liability insurance for lawyers, is pleased to announce the appointment of J.D. DuPuy and E. Stewart Poisson to its Board of Directors, effective Friday, July 26, 2024. J.D. and Stewart replace long-serving board members Gray Wilson and Bill Pappas. Gray transitions to Emeritus status on the Board. Bill recently retired from law practice.

J.D. is a partner at Ruff, Bond, Cobb, Wade & Bethune, L.L.P. in Charlotte, NC, the law firm where he has spent his entire legal career. J.D. concentrates his practice on property tax foreclosures, commercial real estate, and estate administration. He completed his undergraduate studies at Davidson College and earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Stewart practices in Wilmington, NC at Poisson, Poisson and Bower. She focuses her practice on litigation. She practices in the areas of Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation and handles all appellate work for the firm. Stewart earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina.    

“We are thrilled to welcome J.D. and Stewart to our Board of Directors," said Dan Zureich, CEO of Lawyers Mutual. "Their energy and experience will be invaluable to our organization and insureds in many ways. I would also like to thank Bill Pappas and Gray Wilson for their many years of selfless service and contributions to the success of Lawyers Mutual. They will be missed."

  

About Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina 

Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company was the first mutual insurance company in the country formed by lawyers for lawyers. It is the largest legal professional liability insurance provider in North Carolina and the only company that has continuously written lawyers professional liability insurance business in the state since its formation in 1977. For more information, call 800.662.8843, follow us on social, and visit www.lawyersmutualnc.com.

 

Media Contact

Julie D. Beavers, Director of Client Services
800.662.8843 | julie@lawyersmutualnc.com