Diana Santos Johnson and Jennifer Lyday Recognized as Board Certified Specialists in Bankruptcy Law

Waldrep Wall is pleased to announce that attorneys Diana Santos Johnson and Jennifer Lyday have been recognized by the North Carolina State Bar as Board Certified Specialists in Bankruptcy Law. Diana and Jennifer qualified for specialization in consumer bankruptcy and business bankruptcy, respectively. 

The Board of Legal Specialization within the North Carolina State Bar identifies lawyers to the public who have demonstrated special knowledge, skill, and proficiency in a specific field. The board currently certifies lawyers in the areas of appellate practice, bankruptcy law, child welfare, criminal law (including juvenile delinquency), elder law, estate planning and probate law, family law, immigration law, privacy and information security law, real property law, social security disability law, trademark law, utilities law and workers' compensation law. 

Applicants for certification must meet the following minimum requirements:

• The applicant must be licensed in a jurisdiction of the United States for at least five years immediately preceding his or her application and must be licensed in North Carolina for at least three years immediately preceding his or her application. The applicant must also be in good standing to practice law in North Carolina and the applicant’s disciplinary record with the courts, the North Carolina State Bar, and any other government licensing agency must support qualification in the specialty;

• The applicant must be substantially involved in the practice area, usually for a minimum of five years;

• The applicant must take a certain number of continuing legal education credits in the specialty area during the three years prior to application;

• The applicant must make a satisfactory showing of qualification in the specialty through peer review;

• The applicant must achieve a satisfactory score on a written examination in the practice area.