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Celeste M. Harris 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
phone (866) 912-8731
(336) 793-1758
fax (336) 777-8882
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Workers' Compensation
Mediation
Certification/Specialties:
Workers' Compensation Board Certified Specialist, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization


Mediator, The Dispute Resolution Commission of North Carolina


Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1991
U.S. District Court, 1993
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1991
J.D.


Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1990
Law Review: Saint Louis University Law Review


University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1983
B.S.N.
Major:  Nursing


Published Works:
Note, Statutory Regulation of Nurse Staffing Agencies: Can Quality Healthcare be Assured Without It?, 34 St. Louis U.L.J. 1131, 1990


A Case for Attending the Injured Worker Client's Medical Examination, Trial Briefs, July, 2000


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Frequent Speaker, Continuing Legal Education and Community Programs


Workers' Compensation Update, Counsel on Education in Management, 1999


Who's On First and Where Does This Go? How to Organize Medical Records, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Legal Assistants, Summer Conference, 2000


Protecting the Confidentiality of Medical Information: A Call to be Attentive and Proactive, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001


The In's and Out's of Workers' Compensation Practice Case Basics: Selection and Development, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001 - 2002


You've Passed the Bar...Now What?, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001 - 2002


Non-Consensual Communication with the Treating Doctor, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002


TTD After MMI, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Convention, 2002


Confidentiality of Medical Records in North Carolina, Lorman Education Services, July 24, 2003


Workers' Compensation in North Carolina, Lorman Education Services, July 21, 2004


Management of Medical Records in North Carolina, Lorman Education Services, May 17, 2005


Workers' Compensation in North Carolina, Lorman Education Services, July 13, 2005


Public Benefits Law Task Force Meeting, Medical Terminology Basics, Legal Aid of North Carolina, March 22, 2007


Honors and Awards:
Super Lawyers, 2009 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Forsyth County Bar Associations, 2002 - 2005
Member, Ethics & Grievance Committee


Forsyth County Women Attorneys Association, 1998 - Present
President 1998


Legal Aid Society of North Carolina
Vice Chair, 2009 - 2011


North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2000 - Present
Board of Governors, 2000-2006


NCAJ Mock Trial
Regional Coordinator, 1992-2010; State Coordinator, 2007-2010


Joseph Branch Inn of Court, Wake Forest University, 1991 - 2001


Board Certified Specialist North Carolina State Bar