Penni Pearson Bradshaw

Practice Areas

Immigration

Labor and Employment

Career

A Board-Certified Specialist in Immigration Law, Penni was named in the 2004 Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” as the top employment attorney in North Carolina. She has been nationally recognized by inclusion in “Best Lawyers in America” for both Immigration Law and Employment Law, and by "Chambers & Partners" and "Super Lawyers" as a leading immigration attorney. She has also been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and The International Who’s Who of Professional & Business Women. Penni has also been a speaker on both immigration law and employment law before such organizations as the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the American Home Furnishings Association, the Georgia Employers' Association, and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Professional Memberships

-American Immigration Lawyers Association

-American Bar Association

-North Carolina Bar Association Employment Law Section, Membership Chair (1990-1993), Newsletter Editor (1989-1990), Employment Law Section Secretary (1987)

North Carolina Bar Association, Nominating Committee (2000-2002), Immigration and Nationality Law Committee (1989-1992), Practical Skills Course Committee (1986-1989), Steering Committee on the Bar Review Course (1984-1985)

-North Carolina State Bar, Committee on Specialization (2010-2017); Chair (2015-2017)

-Forsyth County Bar Association

-CareNet of the Triad, Board of Directors (2006-2008), Chair (2007), Vice Chair (2006)

Centers for Exceptional Children, Board of Directors (2016-2019)

-CrimeStoppers, Board of Directors (1984-2004)

-Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Inc., Founding Member, Board of Directors (1981-1986), Chair (1986), Vice Chair (1985), Secretary (1982-84)

-Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation, Board of Directors (2006-2012), Chair (2011), Vice Chair (2010)

-Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc., Board of Directors (1993-2013), Chair (1997, 2004), Vice Chair (1996, 2003)

-Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2001-2005), Executive Committee (2002-2005)

-Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, Founding Member, Board of Directors (1984-1987), Vice Chair (1985-1986)

-Northwest North Carolina Chapter American Red Cross, Board of Directors (1985-1998), Chair (1995-1997), Vice Chair (1993-1994)

-Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem, Board of Directors (2004-2010)

-Salvation Army Girls' Club, Advisory Council (1983-1995), Chair (1990-1991), Vice Chair (1988-1989)

-Summit School, Board of Trustees (2015-present)

-United Way of Forsyth County, Board of Directors (1992-1999), Executive Committee (1992-1999), Legal Advisor (1992-1999), Chair, Community Problem Solving Committee (1995-1997), Chair of Legal Division for Annual Campaign (2008)

-Winston-Salem Symphony, Board of Directors (2008-2011)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

-North Carolina

-U.S. Supreme Court

-North Carolina Supreme Court

-U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

-U.S. Court of Claims

-U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Awards

Education