Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue today announced Eddie Speas as her general counsel.
Speas has three decades of legal experience in both the executive and legislative branches of state government. He joined Poyner Spruill in 2004 and is a partner at the firm.
In a news release, Perdue said Speas would help her administration operate "both openly and ethically."
He worked in the attorney general's office from 1971 to 2003. During that time he served as special deputy attorney general and head of the education section from 1975 to 1990. From 1990 to 1998, he was the senior deputy attorney general and head of the special litigation/education division. From 1998 to 2003, he was chief deputy attorney general.
Speas earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Wake Forest University.
"I believe in Bev Perdue’s vision for North Carolina and I’m excited about helping her make it a reality," Speas said in a news release.
