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About Kenneth
Biography
Ken Soo’s areas of practice include public school law, employment law and civil litigation. Mr. Soo was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1991 and joined Tharrington Smith in 1994.
Mr. Soo’s first career was as a wire service and newspaper reporter in Ohio, North Carolina and Florida, including stints with United Press International and The Charlotte Observer. He received his law degree with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991. During law school, he was a note editor for the North Carolina Law Review. Mr. Soo completed his bachelor’s degree in comparative area studies at Duke University.
Mr. Soo has served as editor of Education Law, a publication of the North Carolina Bar Association’s education law section. In 2018, Ken became a Registered Parliamentarian through the National Association of Parliamentarians, providing leadership to public school boards whose open meetings are grounded in parliamentary procedure. He is a member of the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys and a regular speaker for the North Carolina School Boards Association, the Principals’ Executive Program, and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Mr. Soo is a public school board lawyer.
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Licensed in North Carolina for 34 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Tharrington Smith, LLP
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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Experience
Honors
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2018
AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2017
AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2015
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2014
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2013
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2012
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2011
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2010
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Work Experience
1994 - Present
Attorney, Tharrington Smith, LLP
Associations
1991 - Present
North Carolina State BarMember
North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section
Member
Wake County Bar Association
Member
10th Judicial District Bar Association
Member
North Carolina Council of School Attorneys
Member and Speaker
Sample of Legal Cases
Lorrson v. Chapell Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, US Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, No. 13-2330, December 2014, published
Everett, et al v. Pitt County Board of Education, US Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, No. 13-2312, June 2015, published
Education
1991
University of North Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
N/A
Duke University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English