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N. Leo Daughtry

N. Leo Daughtry, Founding Partner
N. Leo Daughtry
Founding Partner
About

Leo Daughtry founded Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence, & Starling in Smithfield, North Carolina. He founded the firm as a sole practitioner in 1969. Since that time he has led the firm to its current posture with nine attorneys and over twenty staff members. Prior to founding the firm, he served as a Judge Advocate General with the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1969. Mr. Daughtry has been involved in many complex litigation matters; both civil and criminal; jury and nonjury.

He became active in politics in 1976 and was elected to the NC Senate in 1989. His political career has expanded to both the NC Senate and the NC House of Representatives; including House Majority Leader and House Minority Leader.

Leo is active in and around Johnston County, including the Johnston County Schools, Johnston County Chamber of Commerce, and Boy Scouts of America.

Leo and his wife, Helen, are active members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and other civic organizations.

Political

  • Representative, N.C. House Representative, 2000-current
  • Candidate for N. C. Governor 1999-2000, lost in primary
  • Minority Leader, N.C. House of Representatives, 1999
  • 1998 Republican Leader of the Year; National Republican Party
  • Majority Leader, N.C. House of Representatives, 1994-1998
  • Senator, N.C. Senate, 1989-1993
  • Delegate to the Republican National Convention: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996

Civic

  • Board of Directors, Community Foundation
  • 1996-1997; Celebrity of the Year Award; Johnston County Schools
  • 1996; Man of the Year; Boy Scouts of America
  • 1995; Man of the Year; Johnston County Chamber of Commerce
Areas Of Practice
  • Complex Litigation Matters
  • Civil and Criminal
  • Jury and Nonjury
Bar Admissions

North Carolina, 1965

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina

  • LL.B. – 1965

Wake Forest University

  • B.A. – 1962
Honors and Awards

Celebrity of the Year Award; Johnston County Schools
Man of the Year; Boy Scouts of America
Man of the Year; Johnston County Chamber of Commerce

Past Employment Positions

United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General, 1966 to 1969

Pro Bono Activities

Board of Directors, Community Foundation
Johnston County Schools
Boy Scouts of America
Johnston County Chamber of Commerce

Areas Of Practice

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