Garrett Carpenter

Garrett Carpenter is a Legal Assistant who came to the firm through our collegiate internship program. He graduated from Swansboro High School as Valedictorian in 2015 and went on to earn a B.S. in Sports Management from North Carolina State University where he was also a member of the Pre-Law Student Association. Garrett furthered his education by earning a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Paralegal Technology from Carteret Community College, serving as a member of both the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and Sigma Alpha Pi – The National Society of Leadership and Success. At Commencement, he was honored as the Paralegal Graduate of the Year and awarded a Carteret County Bar Association scholarship to cover the cost of the North Carolina Paralegal Certification Examination, for which he plans to sit in October 2021. Garrett’s future aspirations include attending law school to obtain his Juris Doctor, after which he hopes to pass the North Carolina Bar Exam to become a licensed attorney. In his free time, Garrett enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing fantasy football, and competing in tennis, soccer, or football.