Berry named Distinguished Government Alumna of Campbell

     Brandy D. Berry, an attorney with Helms Mulliss & Wicker in Charlotte, N.C., was named a Distinguished Government Alumna of Campbell University’s Government, History and Justice Department during the university’s Homecoming events Oct. 21.
     Berry received a Bachelor of Arts in government/prelaw from Campbell in 1997 and a Juris Doctor and Master of International Business Studies (JD/MIBS) from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 2001. She has been an associate with Helms Mulliss & Wicker since August 2006.
     As a student at Campbell, Berry’s achievements were recognized frequently. She was a Presidential Scholar and one of only a handful of students invited to attend the annual Kenelm Conference, a government seminar featuring well-known speakers. She was also the recipient of the Milton M. Croom Award for Excellence in International Affairs in 1995.
     Active in university organizations, Berry served as executive secretary of the Student Government Association, secretary of the North Carolina Student Legislature and vice president of the Campbell University Political Science Association. She was also a representative to the Model United Nations in New York.
    Berry is a member of both the North and South Carolina bar associations, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys and serves as chair of the New Lawyers in Practice Committee of the North Carolina Young Lawyers Division.
   Among numerous others, her responsibilities as a law associate have included negotiating and conducting the sale of a minor league sports team and the acquisition of a software company.
    In her community, Berry is a member of the Charlotte Hornets’ Nest Girl Scouts Council and chair-elect of the Seigle Avenue Preschool Cooperative. She is a member of Sharon United Methodist Church, where she has served on the Adult Ministries and Spiritual Growth committees.

Photo Copy: Brandy D. Berry receives the Distinguished Government Alumna award from Dr. James Martin, chair of Campbell University’s Department of Government, History and Justice.