Raleigh, NC – Melanie Dubis, Partner in Parker Poe’s Raleigh office, has been appointed to The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board for Directors for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Melanie has served on the Chamber Education and Communications Committees, and chaired the 2014 Women’s Leadership Conference.
As a versatile litigator, Melanie focuses on obtaining her clients’ desired results and handles commercial disputes at the trial and appellate level for corporate and individual clients in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, insurance, financial services and technology industries. She has experience in North Carolina state and federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Federal Circuits and in arbitration proceedings.
Melanie makes significant contributions to the community and appreciates that her clients benefit from doing business in a thriving region with a high quality of life. One of the most important ways Melanie has contributed to the community is through her involvement in the Leandro school funding case for the past 20 years. Melanie is driven by the fact that the matter has had a broad impact on the educational opportunities available to children across North Carolina, particularly at-risk children.
Melanie is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina and serves on the Board of Directors for Carolina Ballet.
About Greater Raleigh Chamber
The mission of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is to sustain and further develop a thriving economy and to enhance our community's quality of life. As the Triangle’s largest business membership organization with more than 2,300 member firms representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County, the Chamber supports the interests of the local business community.
About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has approximately 200 lawyers in five offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters. For more information, please visit www.parkerpoe.com.