Post Office Box 1767
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill, NC
Juris Doctor, 1995.

Boston College, Carroll School of Management
Bachelor of Science, Finance Concentration, magna cum laude, 1992.

EXPERIENCE

State of North Carolina, 10th Judicial District
Wake County District Court Judge, February 2007-Present.
Presides over Civil, Criminal, Traffic and Family Court.

Grafstein & Walczyk, P.L.L.C.
Founding Member, 1995-2007.
• Assisted businesses in matters including formation, contracts, stock and asset transfers, shareholder issues, employment matters and civil litigation
• Represented clients, including indigent defendants, in a broad range of criminal and juvenile matters, including all levels of misdemeanors and non-capital felonies

Meredith College
Instructor, Paralegal Program, 2002-2003. Employment Law and Employment
Discrimination Law.

Wake Technical Community College
Instructor, 1999-2001. Business Law I and Business Law II.

BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

North Carolina Association of District Court Judges, 2007-present.

North Carolina Bar Association, 1995-present.
• Family and Business Law Sections
• Committee on Women in the Legal Profession, 1996-present
    - Chair, 2006-Present
    - Vice-Chair, 2005
    - Chair, Women’s History Subcommittee, 2004-2005
    - Led effort to publish "The Changing Face of Justice: A Look at the First 100 Women Attorneys in North Carolina"

North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 1995-present.
• Board of Directors, 2000-2002
    - Chair, Publications (Editor, Quarterly Briefs newsletter)
    - Education Committee, 2000-2004

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1995-2007.
• Criminal Law Section

Tenth Judicial District Bar, 1995-present.
• Committee on Indigent Appointments, 2000-2002

Wake County Bar Association, 1995-present.

Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers, 1998-present.

Legal Aid of North Carolina, Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1995-2007.
• Outstanding Volunteer Attorney, 1997 & 1998

Wake Women Attorneys, 2000-present.

Wade Edwards High School Mock Trial Competition, Advisor, 1996-1997.

Featured in North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006-2007.

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Race and Gender in the Legal Profession: What's Our Current Status?, North Carolina Center for Voter Education (with Judge Wanda Bryant and Bert Brandenburg), September, 2005. Manuscript title: Creating a New Tradition: Family-Friendly Practices in the Legal Profession.

You’re Climbing the Wrong Ladder: Why and How to Start Your Own Law Practice, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Annual Conference (with Leah Broker), October, 2004. Manuscript title: Ten Mistakes Small and Solo Law Firms Should Avoid.

Basics of Business Law for Non-Practitioners: What You Should Know About Business Law in North Carolina, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Annual Conference, October, 2003.

Ninth Annual Report on Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses, Small Business and Technology Development Center, 1993.

BAR ADMISSIONS

North Carolina, 1995
Eastern District of North Carolina, 1995
United States Supreme Court, 2006

SPECIALIZED JUDICIAL TRAINING

Managing Civil Trials
May 9-11, 2007
North Carolina Judicial College,
School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC

Child Development Training for Judges
September 19-21, 2007
North Carolina Judicial College,
School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC