Department of Public Safety Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. has named Laura Howard as DPS general counsel. Howard will begin her new position on Jan. 24. As general counsel, she will lead the DPS legal team.
“Laura’s experience with the U.S. Department of Justice and in civil ligation will be a great benefit to our department,” said Buffaloe. “I look forward to the energy and vision she will bring to DPS senior leadership.”
Howard comes to DPS from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of North Carolina where she served as an assistant U.S. attorney since June 2015. She was a senior civil litigation associate with the law firm of Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C, from 2009-15 and a law clerk for Judge David Alan Ezra of the U.S. District Court in Hawaii.
She earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“I am thankful to Secretary Buffaloe for this opportunity,” Howard said. “The department has a strong legal team in place, and I look forward to working with them.”
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The North Carolina Department of Public Safety safeguards and preserves the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through prevention, protection and preparation. The department is comprised of the divisions of Administration; Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice; Alcohol Law Enforcement; Emergency Management (Homeland Security); North Carolina National Guard; Office of Recovery and Resiliency; Policy, Planning & Professional Standards; Samarcand Training Academy; State Capitol Police and State Highway Patrol. Find out more about the department by visiting www.ncdps.gov and following it on social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.