COREY D. BUGGS
Lexington, NC 27292
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EDUCATION: Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC Juris Doctor, 1997
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1992
General Electric Company - Specialty Components, Largo, FL Manufacturing Leadership Development Program, 1994
-Rotational assignments in various areas of manufacturing
-Nine month curriculum consisting of over 500 hours of class work BAR ADMISSIONS: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
December 2006 The Law Offices of Corey D. Buggs, PLLC to present Managing Attorney
-Concentration in criminal defense in state and federal court
-Represent clients at administrative hearings and proceedings
-Develop legal case-specific strategies based on research, client needs and precedents September 2003 Biesecker, Tripp, Sink & Fritts, LLP, Lexington, NC to December 2006 Associate
-Litigated civil and criminal cases
-Courtroom advocate in jury and bench trials
-Advised clients on civil and criminal legal issues
-Legal research and writing of memoranda of law, pleadings and motions September 1997 District Attorney’s Office (Alexander, Davidson, Davie, Iredell Counties) to September 2003 North Carolina Prosecutorial District 22 Assistant District Attorney
-Prosecuted criminal cases in Superior and District Court
-Substantial jury trial experience (including major felonies)
-Capital murder cases (Second chair)
-Case management responsibilities
-Liaison to community agencies, law enforcement and members of the criminal justice system Spring 1997 Wachovia Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC Law Clerk
Spring 1996 District Attorney’s Office (Forsyth County) North Carolina Prosecutorial District 21
Intern
Summer 1995 Duke Power Company, Charlotte, NC
Law Clerk
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ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE:
August 1992 General Electric Company – Specialty Components, Largo, FL to August 1994 Advanced Component Engineer, Lightning Arrester Connector Development
- Developed product designs and associated processes
- Provided technical expertise to the solution of development or production problems Operations Engineer, Magnetics Production
- Area Manager; supervised a team of 24 employees
- Coordinated the introduction of new products
- Coordinated process improvements to meet safety, quality, and cost objectives Summer 1992 IBM Corporation, Raleigh, NC
Customer Engineer
-Installed and repaired computer systems for assigned clients
- Resolved customers' hardware and software issues Summers 1989 IBM Corporation, Charlotte, NC
to 1991 Development Engineer, Intern
-Assembled IBM 3890/XP Document Processors
-Developed recognition patterns for neural network training sets
-Wrote and modified computer software for IBM 3890/XP Document Processors
-Ran diagnostic tests on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) hardware
-Built, tested, and debugged electronic cards
HONORS/ACTIVITIES:
-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
-National Society of Black Engineers
-William M. Cates Scholarship
-INROADS/Charlotte, Inc.
-U.S. Government Top Secret Security “Q” Clearance
-Junior Achievement Volunteer
-Phi Delta Phi, Legal Fraternity
-Black Law Student Association
-The Jurist, Staff Writer
-Zeliff Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
-Wake Forest University School of Law Trial Bar
-North Carolina Bar Association
-Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Council, Board Member
-Salvation Army, Advisory Board Member
-Public Housing Authority Sports and Athletics Conference (PHASAC)
-Boys and Girls Club of America, Advisory Board Chairman
-Davidson County Board of Health
-Wake Forest Baptist Health Lexington Medical Center Foundation Board
-ABC Board – City of Lexington, Chairman
-Project Potential Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman
-Files Chapel Baptist Church, Trustee and Financial Secretary
-Files Chapel Baptist Church, Youth Director
-Single Stop Program, Davidson-Davie County Community College
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.