Eva DuBuisson

Eva DuBuisson

Public School Board Lawyer
  • Education Law
  • North Carolina
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Eva DuBuisson received her law degree with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007, and has earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. While in law school, Ms. DuBuisson was a Chancellor’s Scholar, a published staff member of the North Carolina Law Review and an Articles & Notes Editor for the First Amendment Law Review, and admitted to the Order of the Coif. She completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University, where she was a Trinity Scholar and received an A.B. in public policy studies cum laude in 2001. Ms. DuBuisson has represented public school systems across North Carolina with Tharrington Smith since 2007, including successfully representing her clients in state and federal court and the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings, and before agencies including the EEOC, U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, and N.C. Department of Public Instruction. She is a Council Member of the Education Law Section Council of the North Carolina Bar Association, and a frequent speaker on education law topics including students with disabilities, student discipline and due process, school governance, and school personnel matters.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. DuBuisson worked as Program Associate for Disaster Relief for the Lawyers Alliance for New York, specializing in legal issues related to post-9/11 relief agencies. Ms. DuBuisson received the Super Lawyers “Rising Star” award for 2014.

Ms. DuBuisson is a public school board lawyer.

Practice Area
Education Law
Fees
  • Not Currently Accepting Clients
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Attorney
Tharrington Smith, LLP
- Current
Education
Duke University
M.A. (2007) | Public Policy
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University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D. (2007)
Honors: Order of the Coif
Activities: North Carolina Law Review (published staff member), First Amendment Law Review, Articles & Notes Editor
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Awards
Rising Star
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Rising Star
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Rising Star
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Rising Star
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Rising Star
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Professional Associations
North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section
Member
Current
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Wake County Bar Association
Member
- Current
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10th Judicial District Bar
Member
- Current
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North Carolina State Bar  # 36729
Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
Role of the Law in Public Education, EdTalk PodCast
Education North Carolina
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Tharrington Smith, LLP
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27601