The home of Millberg Gordon Stewart can be found in Raleigh, North Carolina, a city full of history. Raleigh is the state capital and, being centrally located in North Carolina, is just hours from the sandy beaches and beautiful mountains which make North Carolina a popular destination for those who are just visiting or those finding a new place to call home.
Named for Sir Walter Raleigh and founded in the early years of our nation's history, Raleigh has now become one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Raleigh is consistently rated among the best cities in many categories and was most recently rated the
#2 Best City in 2008 by
Kiplinger Magazine and the
#1 Best Place for Business and Careers by
Forbes Magazine for the third straight year.
Raleigh is home to the
Wake County District and Superior courts, the North Carolina
Court of Appeals and North Carolina
Supreme Court. On the federal level, Raleigh is the base for the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of North Carolina, and is part of the Court of Appeals for the
4th Circuit. The
N.C. State Bar and
North Carolina Bar Association are also both located in the Raleigh area.
With
Campbell University moving its law school program to downtown in the fall of 2009, Raleigh will have even more of a presence in the legal profession. Currently there are many law schools within a short drive of Raleigh, including the
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill,
Duke University,
North Carolina Central University,
Elon University,
Wake Forest University, and
The Charlotte School of Law.
