Charlotte Chapter

New Member Profiles

Jeff Sandler is Assistant General Counsel in Litigation at Ingersoll Rand in Davidson, NC.  He has previously worked at The Sandler Law Firm, The Gloor Law Group and Cassiday, Schade & Gloor in Illinois.  He is a graduate of 
The John Marshall Law School and has been admitted to 
practice law in Illinois.  His hobbies are ice hockey (player 
and coach), golf, tennis and photography.     

Robert Heintel is Assistant General Counsel at Scott Safety and Simplex Grinnell, LP (Tyco International Ltd) in Monroe, North Carolina.  He has been an attorney for 16-20 years and was previously employed at Cavitch, Familo & Durkin in Cleveland, Ohio.  He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University Law School and is licensed to practice law in Ohio. His previous civic service activities include working with the Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program and Cleveland Legal Aid tax assistance program. 

Taryn Mecia is Division Counsel at Harris Teeter, Inc. in Matthews, North Carolina.  She has been an attorney for 11-15 years and has been in-house for 6-10 years.  Taryn previously has been employed as a Real Estate Associate for Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman law firm.  She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and has been admitted to practice law in North Carolina.  Taryn's hobbies are cooking, reading, travel and Duke basketball! 

Jill Jacobson is Litigation Counsel at Husqvarna Group in Charlotte.  She has been an attorney for 16-20 years and has been in-house counsel for 1-2 years.  Jill is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and has been admitted to practice in California, Virginia and North Carolina. 

Christopher J. Scott is Assistant General Counsel at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Inc.  He formally worked in-house at Smith & Wesson Corporation in addition to Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas, LLP and Goodwin Procter, LLP.  Chris is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA and has been admitted to practice law in Massachusetts. 

Diane Burke is Assistant General Counsel in IP at Electrolux North America, Inc. in Charlotte, NC.  She has formerly worked at Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC.  Diane is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law and has been admitted to practice law in Ohio.  She is a member of the Federal Bar Association and enjoys reading and travel in her spare time.  

Wendy Watts is General Counsel for Roush Fenway Racing in Concord, NC.  She specializes in Corporate Transactions, Employment, General Commerical/Contracts and IP.  Wendy is a graduate of Campbell University and has been admitted in North Carolina.  She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association. 

 

 

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