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Stephen Rawson earned his undergraduate degree in physics with honors from Duke University in 2005. He taught 7th grade science in Louisville, Kentucky for two years, during which time he earned a master’s degree from the University of Louisville. Mr. Rawson returned to Duke and earned his law degree with honors in 2010. During law school, he served as Chairman of the Moot Court Board and participated in the Appellate Litigation Clinic, where he successfully argued a criminal case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Prior to joining Tharrington Smith, Mr. Rawson served for one year as the Dean’s Fellow at Duke University School of Law, and for two years as a law clerk to Justice Robin Hudson on the North Carolina Supreme Court. He practices Education Law, and lives with his wife and two young sons in Durham.
Mr. Rawson is a public school board lawyer.
Practice areas
Our attorneys, many of whom have been educators or have educators in their families, have a passion for representing schools and educators of our state, and have dedicated their careers to the practice of education law.
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NC | Active | 2010 | 12/17/2020 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
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Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® | 2018 |
Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® | 2017 |
Best Law Firms | U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® | 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 |
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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 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Tharrington Smith, LLP | 2013 - Present |
Law Clerk | Justice Robin Hudson on the North Carolina Supreme Court | 2011 - 2013 |
Dean's Fellow | Duke University School of Law | 2010 - 2011 |
Summer Law Clerk | Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney, P.A | 2009 - 2009 |
7th Grade Teacher | Jefferson County Public Schools | 2005 - 2007 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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North Carolina Bar | Member | 2010 - Present |
Wake County Bar Association | Member | N/A |
10th Judicial District Bar | Member | N/A |
North Carolina Bar Association | Member | N/A |
North Carolina Bar Association, CLE Committee | Education Section Member | N/A |
Eastern District Of North Carolina | Admitted | N/A |
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Middle District of North Carolina | Admitted | N/A |
United States Supreme Court | Admitted | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Education Law, the newsletter of the North Carolina Bar Association Education Law Section | Troubleshooting Contracts for Cloud-Based Products and Services | 2015 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Duke University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2010 |
University of Louisville | MA - Masters | 2007 |
Duke University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2005 |
Case name | Outcome |
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State v. Navarro, No. 15-1065, NC Court of Appeals (June 7, 2016) | |
Faires, et al v. State Board of Elections, et al., No. 84A16, NC Supreme Court (May 6, 2016) | |
State v. Daniels, No. COA15-1085, NC Court of Appeals, unpublished, March 2016 |
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