Winston-Salem
100 N. Cherry Street
Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101-4016T: 336.721.6842

Practice Areas

Practice Emphasis

  • Specializing in Immigration and Employment Law

Bar & Court Admissions

  • North Carolina Supreme Court, 1980
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Claims, 1982
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1980
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

  • J.D., with honors, 1980
  • Morehead Fellow
  • Order of the Coif
  • Research Editor, North Carolina Law Review

Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA

  • A.B., American Studies and Religion, magna cum laude, 1977
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Seminars & Presentations

News

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Penni P. Bradshaw
Partner

A Board-Certified Specialist in Immigration Law, Ms. Bradshaw 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 “The Best Lawyers in America” for both Immigration Law and Employment Law, and by "Chambers & Partners" as a leading immigration attorney. She has also been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 2000 Notable American Women, and The International Who’s Who of Professional & Business Women. Ms. Bradshaw has also been a speaker on both immigration law and employment law before such organizations as the American Bar 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.

Publications/Presentations

  • "Effective Handling of Employee Terminations", Chapter in How to Manage Your Support Staff (ABA Publications 1986)
  • "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again: The Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act and Employer Obligations to Military Reservists", American Journal of Trial Advocacy (Volume 15, No. 1, 1991)
  • "Disability Discrimination Under The Americans With Disabilities Act", 20 AmJur Proof of Facts 3d 361 (1993) 

Awards & Recognition

  • Marquis Who's Who
  • Chambers USA Guide
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2007 United Way Community Volunteer of the Year
  • 2008 Women Extraordinaire
  • Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite"

Professional Activities/Associations

  • 1980 - 2005 Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (Partner 1987 - 2005)
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Steering Committee on the Bar Review Course (1984-85); Practical Skills Course Committee (1986-89); Immigration and Nationality Law Committee (1989-92); Employment Law Section (Secretary, 1987; Newsletter Editor, 1989-1990; Membership Chair, 1990-1993); Nominating Committee (2000-02)
  • Forsyth County Bar Association

Other Personal Background Information and Interests

  • Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Inc., Founding member, Board of Directors (1981- 1986); Secretary (1982-84); Vice Chair (1985-86)
  • Salvation Army Girls' Club, Advisory Council (1983 to 1995); Secretary (1984-1987); Vice Chair (1988-1989); Chair (1990-1991)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, Founding member, Board of Directors (1984-1987); Vice Chair (1985-1986)
  • CrimeStoppers, Board of Directors (1984-2004)
  • Northwest North Carolina Chapter American Red Cross, Board of Directors (1985-1998); Secretary (1987); Treasurer (1989-1990); Vice Chair (1993-1994); Chair (1995-1997); Leadership Volunteer of the Year Award (1991, 1997)
  • United Way of Forsyth County, Board of Directors (1992-1999); Legal advisor (1992-1999); Executive Committee (1992-1999); Chair, Community Problem Solving Committee (1995-1997); Secretary (1997-1999); Chair of Legal Division for Annual Campaign (2008)
  • Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc., Board of Directors (1993-present); Vice Chair (1996, 2003); Chair (1997, 2004)
  • Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2001-2005); Executive Committee (2002-2005)
  • Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem, Board of Directors (2004 to Present)
  • CareNet of the Triad, Board of Directors (2006 to 2008); Vice Chair (2006); Chair (2007)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation, Board of Directors (2006-present); Vice Chair (2010)
  • Winston-Salem Symphony, Board of Directors (2008-present)