Legal Support and Administrative Staff

Diane R. Libecki-Long, NCCP, PLS has been attorney H. Gerald Beaver's senior paralegal for 20 years and is the 2014 Cumberland County Paralegal of the Year recipient. Her primary areas of responsibility include staff support for both federal and state criminal cases, civil rights cases involving law enforcement misconduct, medical negligence actions and federal tort claims. Diane also assists attorney Hal W. Broadfoot Jr. in complex personal injury and civil litigation matters.

Education

Diane is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal, received her Paralegal Professional Certification and Professional Legal Secretaries Certification through NALS.

Professional and Community Affiliations

• Cumberland County Paralegal Association
• NCAJ Legal Assistants Division
• North Carolina Notary Public
• NCAJ”s High School Mock Trial Competition

Connie is the legal assistant. Her area of responsibility is providing support in the area of personal injury. Prior to joining the firm, Connie served as a legal assistant for 10 years at a law firm in Wake County. Prior to working in the law field, Connie worked for 12 years in the claims department at a major insurance company.

Personal and Community Involvement

Beta Sigma Phi Hope House volunteer Operation Inasmuch volunteer

Sherry Thompson has served as the Firm receptionist for 10 years. Her duties consist of answering the phones, scheduling depositions and mediations, closing files, and assisting clients upon arrival. Sherry has a 2 year associate degree in Bible Theology and is working toward her doctorate degree. Sherry is a true Southern Belle having grown up in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. She shared adventure with her husband who served in the Navy while living in Guam and had her own boutique called “Sweet and Simple Craft Boutique. Sherry is still crafty and shares her love of decorating at Christmas by putting together our beautiful office decorations.

Leslie ‘Dee’ Branham joined our firm late May of 2014 as our new Office Administrator. Dee provides support to Clients, Staff, and Attorneys working to ensure the firms daily administrative and accounting needs are met courteously, timely and accurately. Dee brings with her a wealth of Administrative experience, from her 20 years in the Health Insurance industry starting as a renewal clerk and ending as a Regional Sales Manager. She later transitioned to a 13 year career in the Manufacturing Industry where she held positions from Accounts Payable Manager, Purchasing Manager and Process Improvement Manager. She is currently serving on the board of directors for Teague’s Home for Homeless Woman through Southview Baptist church.

Education

Six Sigma Certification from NC State University.

She grew up in Chicago, but later in life joined her retired Special Forces father in Hope Mills, NC where she decided to stay and raise a family. She is the grandmother of four amazing grandchildren. Dee loves spending time in the outdoors and with her grandbabies, Son and Daughter, and enjoys teaching 3rd grade Bible school.