Speaker Availability: CLF Staff Attorney Elliot Engstrom

RALEIGH—The Center for Law and Freedom is making Staff Attorney Elliot Engstrom available to speak with groups statewide free of charge. Groups can choose to hear about a variety of topics, including:

• Governmental Accountability in North Carolina: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: North Carolinians regularly get stonewalled by their state and local governments while seeking access to public records. Learn about how to tailor your public records request to gain access as quickly as possible while avoiding costly fees.

• Wind Energy in North Carolina: The legal issues raised by wind energy’s presence in North Carolina are both complex and numerous. Learn about how wind energy is affecting local and state governments, as well as how the industry is impacting property and other legal rights.

• The Conservative Legal Movement: The conservative legal movement is on the upswing. Learn about its roots and where it is heading, from The Slaughterhouse Cases to economic liberties.

• The Legality of Occupational Licensure: Why does it take ten times as long to become a barber as it does to become an EMT in North Carolina? Learn about what licensing law is, and how it has spun out of control.

Engstrom, a Mecklenburg County native, holds a B.A. from Wake Forest University and a J.D. from the University of Georgia. While in law school he was President of the Georgia Society for International and Comparative Law and Secretary of the Federalist Society. Prior to joining the Civitas Institute, he worked as a litigation clerk at the Goldwater Institute and as Director of Communications for Young Americans for Liberty. He is a member in good standing of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Wake County Bar Association.

At CLF, Engstrom actively litigates cases in state and administrative courts across North Carolina. Cases range from public records lawsuits to administrative agency actions to constitutional litigation. He is available to speak free of charge as part of CLF’s mission to advance the message of limited, constitutional government.

Please direct inquiries to CLF@nccivitas.org.

The Civitas Institute is a North Carolina-based nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of conducting research, sponsoring education activities, and upholding the constitutional and legal rights of North Carolinians. In 2015, Civitas founded the Center for Law and Freedom, a public interest law firm that represents North Carolinians in administrative agency actions, constitutional litigation, and transparency lawsuits. Learn more at http://www.nccivitas.org.