Higgins Benjamin Announces New Partners

Frederick L. Berry Joins Firm, Margaret McNairy Chase Becomes Partner

Frederick L. Berry

Margaret McNairy Chase

Higgins Benjamin, PLLC, is pleased to announce that Frederick L. (Fred) Berry has joined the firm as a partner.  He is a veteran litigator who has secured multi-million- dollar recoveries for his injured clients, and he has been co-lead counsel in significant consumer fraud class actions.  Prior to joining the firm, he practiced with Vance Barron, who recently retired. A graduate of Wake Forest University undergraduate and law schools, Fred has taken leadership roles in various organizations including Piedmont Land Conservancy, Summit Rotary, the Greensboro Bar Association, and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.  For fun, he is a cowboy, mounted foxhunter, and fly fisherman.

Higgins Benjamin, PLLC, is likewise pleased to announce that Margaret McNairy Chase has become a partner in the firm.  Chase, who joined the firm in 2014, is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law and received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Furman University.  Her practice focuses on Real Estate Law with an emphasis on Homeowner and Condominium Associations.  Today, Chase provides counsel and legal advice to over 240 community associations throughout North Carolina.  A Greensboro native, Margaret graduated from Page High School and remains active in the local community, having held positions in various local civic groups, including First Presbyterian Church, the Greensboro Rotary Club, Greensboro Bar Association, the Junior League and Morehead Elementary PTA.  Margaret has mentored Elon Law School students, worked in the Governor’s Office, and is a graduate of Leadership Greensboro.

Established in 2002, Higgins Benjamin has a reputation for generating favorable results for their clients throughout North Carolina. The firm’s practice areas include appeals, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, complex civil litigation, corporate, employment, homeowner’s associations, intellectual property, estate planning and administration, family law, real estate and more.  With fifteen attorneys and a full support staff, the firm offers clients a high level of service in providing comprehensive legal solutions to even the most complex legal matters. The firm is located in the heart of downtown Greensboro at 301 North Elm Street. For more information, please visit the firm’s web site: www.greensborolaw.com.