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David Bland earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wake Forest University in 1974 and earned his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1978. Mr. Bland was admitted to practice law in North Carolina in 1978. In 1984 Mr. Bland took the South Carolina Bar exam and was admitted to the practice of law in South Carolina. He is admitted to practice in all of the Federal District Courts in North and South Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Bland has handled and has tried cases in almost every area of business and tort litigation. Mr. Bland has won record jury verdicts in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Bland has argued and won landmark decisions before the Court of Appeals of North Carolina and the North Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. Bland was elected to four consecutive terms as a Matthews Town Commissioner and for two years he served as the Town of Matthew's representative to the Mecklenburg County Planning Organization. Mr. Bland is a partner in the law firm of Weaver, Bennett & Bland P.A.
Shawn LeMond earned his degree in Economics from North Carolina State University (Cum Laude). He served 12 years in elected office including the North Carolina House of Representatives where he represented southeastern Charlotte-Mecklenburg and was repeatedly rated as one of North Carolina's most effective legislators. He served multiple terms as Mayor and City Councilmen of the City of Matthews. Mr. LeMond is a decorated US Navy veteran with expertise in public policy, community development, economic development, LEED construction, industrial controls, and green industry. Mr. LeMond is founder and former CEO of ECG Inc, an innovative glass recycling company pioneering the use of recycled glass in masonry and polymers (www.glass-recycling.com). His leadership took ECG from concept to a successful glass recycling company with products distributed through more than 350 outlets nationwide. In 2005, ECG Inc was one of four companies singled out by North Carolina Business Magazine for "Small Business of the Year" recognition
Mr. Grissom graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a Production Control Manager at IBM and as a Project Coordinator with Wal-Mart Construction. In 2007, Mr. Grissom received his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. Mr. Grissom is licensed to practice in the state courts of North and South Carolina and is admitted to the Federal District Court in the Western District of North Carolina and the District of South Carolina. In addition to the practice of law, Mr. Grissom is member of the Board of Directors for the Matthews Help Center, a non-profit assisting those in need within the Matthews community. Trent Grissom is an associate with the law firm of Weaver, Bennett & Bland, P.A. in Matthews, North Carolina. His practice is focused in the areas of Business Litigation and Construction Litigation.
