NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover County Board of Education’s legal counsel contract is again up for debate in the wake of the law firm’s two employee…
Cleveland County School Board hires new attorney
The decision, made during the January meeting, was not without controversy.
After a lengthy discussion, five members approved the hiring of Sink Law Firm while four voted against.
A husband-and-wife team, Sink Law Firm appears online as a Charlotte company, though Jonathan Sink told Gaston County Commissioners a year ago that they were moving to Belmont. He was being hired as Gaston County’s attorney at the time. Sink bought a house in Belmont in May 2020.
Last month Leigha Sink, Jonathan’s wife and fellow attorney, told Cleveland School Board members that their family was moving to Shelby where she would be the primary attorney for the board.