Attorney

Harrison A. Lord

Harrison grew up in Harnett County, North Carolina, before attending high school at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. He received his A.B. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he double majored in Classics and History. While in college, Harrison twice earned the Monogram Award as a member of the varsity fencing team, and was listed three times on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Harrison attended Washington University School of Law, where he received a Scholars in Law merit based scholarship and served as Associate Editor for the Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. At graduation, Harrison was awarded the Judge John W. Calhoun Trial Practice Award in recognition of his talent for and dedication to trial work. Harrison twice earned the right to represent Washington University in the ABA Representation in Mediation Competition. He and his partner finished as regional finalists during his second year, before winning the regional competition and placing third nationally in his final year. During law school, Harrison also worked as a state-certified intern with the St. Louis County Public Defender's Office, where he gained significant trial experience.

After graduation, Harrison served a two-year clerkship to the Honorable Richard A. Elmore of the North Carolina Court of Appeals before joining James, McElroy & Diehl. He is active in the North Carolina Bar Association, and is currently serving his second term as co-chair of the Young Lawyers Division Newsletter Committee.