ALLMAN SPRY DAVIS LEGGETT & CRUMPLER, P.A. - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Attorney Anna Warburton Munroe concentrates her practice solely in the area of family law. Anna graduated from Wake Forest University in 2003 and then returned in 2006 and graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2009. She was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar that year and has been practicing family law ever since. She is board certified as a specialist in family law.
Anna focuses on all aspects of family law. A passionate advocate for her clients' interests, Anna guides clients through difficult domestic situations and works diligently to help clients achieve resolution of their case, both in the courtroom and through settlement outside of court, while navigating emotional and often challenging family law issues.
In addition to professional associations, Anna is involved in the Winston-Salem community serving in leadership positions at various organizations, supporting the arts, and volunteering for local non-profits. Anna also enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her family.
Practice Areas
Complex Family Law Cases
Job Titles:
- Attorney - at - Law
- Member of the Special Needs Alliance
Bailey Liipfert is a charter member of the Special Needs Alliance, a national, non-profit organization committed to helping individuals with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who represent them.
Eddie Allman is also an avid golfer and enjoys reading. He is a sports car enthusiast, having developed an affinity for automobiles during his formative years spent at his grandfather's automobile dealership.
Practice Areas
Debtor and Creditor Rights
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Attorney - at - Law
Family law attorney Cole A Middleton joined the firm after graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2021. While at Wake Forest, he served as a research assistant to Dean Emerita Suzanne Reynolds on her family law treatise, Reynolds on North Carolina Family Law. Prior to law school, Mr. Middleton earned his undergraduate degree at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, where he was awarded the Sherrill-Smith Accounting Award for the highest GPA in Accounting and was a founding member of the school's Student Managed Investment Fund.
With his background in finance and accounting, Cole enjoys using these skills to navigate a client's various equitable distribution, support, and financial needs. Cole A Middleton claims he was hired because he is a lawyer who can prepare and understand a spreadsheet.
Outside of work, Cole enjoys playing tennis and spending time with family and his dog. Cole's view is that animals are an integral part of the family. Through the years he has regularly volunteered at the Rowan County Animal Shelter where he has assisted with adoption events and fundraisers.
Practice Areas
Alimony
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Environmental and land use law attorney Marsh Prause focuses his legal practice on litigation matters relating to real property, including landlord-tenant litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, land use litigation, and title litigation. He handles commercial lease disputes and lawsuits involving retail, office, and industrial properties across North Carolina for REITs and other owners and managers of commercial properties. Marsh's experience extends to representing property owners, local governments, and lenders facing regulatory and valuation issues posed by environmental contamination and liabilities, including situations involving water resources, wetlands, groundwater and soil contamination, underground storage tanks, mold infestation, lead paint, asbestos, brownfields redevelopment, environmental auditing programs, and the valuation of impacted real property for ad valorem tax purposes. Since 2018, Marsh has been named to the list of Best Lawyers in America.
Marsh also has handled product liability matters, intellectual property disputes, litigation and regulatory issues relating to land use and real estate development, and general commercial litigation. With more than 20 years of practice, Marsh has represented clients ranging from large publicly-traded corporations to small businesses and individuals, handling lawsuits in state and federal courts. As a member of the North Carolina and American Bar Associations, he has presented at numerous seminars and continuing education courses, and authored articles published in trade journals, local business publications, and law reviews.
Marsh Prause is active in the civic affairs in the City of Greensboro, including appointments by elected representatives and foundations to boards, commissions, and task forces involved with major projects and initiatives such as the Downtown Greenway, the Greensboro Performing Arts Center (Tanger Center), the proposed merger of the City and County planning boards, the City's bicentennial celebration, and the revision of land development, zoning, and other ordinances. He is a board member for several local non-profits, and since 2007, he has chaired the board of an active historic preservation revolving fund that promotes preservation as a form of economic development by facilitating transactions that leverage state and federal preservation tax credits to enable the restoration and adaptive reuse of historically and architecturally significant properties. In January of 2015, Marsh was appointed to the Board of Directors of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, the primary economic development organization for Greensboro's center city area.
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Civil litigation attorney George Humphrey was born and raised in Winston-Salem. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and practicing law in Greenville, North Carolina, he returned home and is a member/shareholder in the firm. He is a member of the litigation team and handles a varied caseload, ranging from the abatement of nuisances to zoning issues and nearly everything in between. George was recently included in the 2022 list of Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of commercial litigation having been added in 2018.
In 2005, George retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve, having achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, following 21 years of service. While away from the office, George can often be found enjoying the great outdoors with his family members and friends, usually in pursuit of a variety of fish or game. He also enjoys teaching group cycling classes at the local YMCA.
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Commercial real estate attorney Jodi Hildebran joined the firm after graduating magna cum laude from Wake Forest University's School of Law in 2008. Jodi practices primarily in the firm's Commercial Real Estate, Business Law, and Intellectual Property groups.
Jodi began her legal career as a business litigator, where she gained a unique litigator's perspective on the disputes that sometimes arise in commercial transactions and employment relationships. She now draws on that litigation experience when negotiating, drafting, and revising commercial real estate documents, non-disclosure agreements, and employment and non-compete agreements. Jodi also provides her clients with legal advice on general intellectual property protection strategies, branding, marketing, and federal registration of trademarks, and advises clients on trade secret protection plans.
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Joe has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions at Wake Forest University School of Law and as a Lecturer in the Law School's Summer Practice Series on the topic of "Approaching a Commercial Purchase and Sale Transaction." Joe also has bankruptcy experience in the representation of debtors and creditors and has served as a Chapter 11 trustee and a standing Chapter 7 trustee. He has served two terms as a member of the Bankruptcy Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served six terms as a member of the Professionalism Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association.
Joe has been awarded the AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and has been named in Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" in the area of Business Law and to "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of Real Estate Law.
Joe Allman has more than 30 years of experience in advising clients with regard to a wide variety of transactional needs. His approach is results-oriented and designed to assess and achieve his clients' objectives in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Practice Areas
Commercial Transactions
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Elder law, estate planning, and estate administration attorney Karen Malay joined Allman Spry in 2005 and is a member/shareholder in the firm. Karen's practice is concentrated in consumer bankruptcy, estate planning, elder law and commercial leasing. Her practice includes representation of debtors in bankruptcy and financial institutions and other creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 proceedings. Karen is known for her diligent work in helping clients weigh various options and make informed decisions about their financial futures. Karen served a three-year term on the Bankruptcy Council for the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has been a lecturer at the Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar.
Karen Malay also advises clients with respect to their elder law and estate planning needs and prepares wills, trusts, and legal documents necessary to effectuate their estate plans. She assists fiduciaries with the administration of estates and trusts as well.
Additionally, Karen assists both commercial landlords and tenants with the negotiation of office leases and retail spaces, as well as with the drafting of leases and amendments.
When away from the office, Karen loves to bake and is known around the firm for her delectable desserts and other sweet treats and baked goods.
Practice Areas
Consumer Bankruptcy
Job Titles:
- Director
- Shareholder
- Attorney - at - Law
Commercial real estate and corporate law attorney Scott Horn joined Allman Spry upon graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000. Prior to entering law school, he owned and operated a family retail business and a real estate brokerage firm, experiences which have given him a more comprehensive understanding of the issues and challenges faced by his clients. His law practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial property and business transactions as well as condemnation and foreclosure actions.
Scott has extensive experience representing a range of clients from individuals and small businesses to multi-billion dollar companies in acquiring, selling, and leasing real property and business assets. Scott has been awarded the prestigious AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and recognized as a "Legal Elite" in real estate by Business North Carolina magazine.
Scott Horn enjoys comedy, golf (many would say watching him golf is the best comedy), the shooting sports, and reading spy novels. He used to enjoy playing chess until his 12-year-old son beat him in a game, fair and square. Although he is not a medical doctor, Scott truly believes laughter is the best medicine.
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate