Practice Areas
Education
- A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1948
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1950
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1950
Other Areas of Law
- Fidelity and Surety
- Finance
E. K. Powe
Former state senator and Durham County representative E.K. Powe began as a sole practitioner in Durham in 1950, subsequently building a full-service law firm that became the largest in the city. His special interests have been in corporate, finance and construction law, fidelity and surety law and estate planning.
Of Note
- Recipient, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Civic Award
- Former state senator cited for his courageous leadership as a state legislator on issues involving drug control, small loan regulation and public school integration
- Served as Durham County Representative to the North Carolina General Assemblyfor two regular and one special session
- Past President, University of North Carolina Law Alumni Foundation
- Past President, University of North Carolina Durham County Alumni Association
- Visiting lecturer, since 1996, at the law schools of UNC and Duke University
- Founder and Chairman, Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission
- Chairman, Durham City-County Charter Commission
- Board of Trustees, North Carolina Central University
- Advisory Board, Duke University Medical Center
- Durham County Board of Health
- State Board of the North Carolina Symphony
Professional Affiliations
- The North Carolina State Bar and Fourteenth Judicial District Bar, past President
- General Statues Commission
- Judicial Standards Commission, past Vice Chairman
- North Carolina Bar Association: Appellate Rules Study Committee, past Chairman
- Board of Directors, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina, Founder and Member
- Panel of Arbitrators, United States District Court
- American Arbitration Association: National Panel of Arbitrators for the Construction Industry, Panelist