Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP Welcomes Ginny Allen to Head Business Development

    RALEIGH, NC, April 24, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (www.cshlaw.com), a North Carolina defense litigation firm based in Raleigh, recently added Ginny Allen to its Raleigh office to serve as the firm's Chief Business Development Officer. Allen's experience as a practicing attorney as well as her experience in legal services marketing and business development in North Carolina makes her a significant addition to the firm.

"Ginny brings the type of charismatic and experienced personality we wanted to manage our business development activities," said Dan Hartzog, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog managing partner. "She is good at what she does, and we know she will help us grow our market presence in the years ahead."

A native of Greensboro, NC, Allen attended Appalachian State University, where she graduated with a B.A. in English Literature. She worked in the golf industry for three years prior to going back to law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor.

Allen is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section, where she serves as newsletter editor. In July, she will begin a three-year term on the LPM Section's council.

Allen is also very active in the local community, as she currently serves on the advisory board of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network and is on the board of directors for the Lucy Daniels Center, the largest and most comprehensive agency providing children's mental health services in North Carolina.

Founded in 1992, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP is a law firm that concentrates its practice in the defense of civil claims and lawsuits, representing individuals and businesses of all types. Consistently ranked as one of the largest in North Carolina, the firm employs more than 95 attorneys at three locations: Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington. The firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including medical and professional negligence, products liability, construction defects, police and municipal law, premises liability and security, trucking/transportation law, education law, employment law, workers' compensation claims, commercial litigation, environmental and toxic torts and land condemnation. With its experienced litigators and support personnel utilizing the latest technology available, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP is generally recognized as one of the most creative and innovative litigation firms in the state today. For more information, visit www.cshlaw.com.

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