GUEST SPEAKER this Monday!

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF BANQUET KEYNOTE SPEAKER! 

The April 2021 meeting of the God and Country Christian Alliance is this Monday April 19 2021 at Moore's Old Tyme BBQ on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in New Bern.

Our guest speaker will be Trey Allen. See his bio below.

All interested citizens are invited and encouraged to attend!

The meeting this Monday will begin promptly at 7:00pm. Those who wish to eat and fellowship prior to the meeting are encouraged to arrive between 6:00 and 6:30.

TREY ALLEN

Curtis "Trey" Allen was born in Robeson County to Curtis and Elaine Allen. He obtained a bachelor's degree from UNC Pembroke and a law degree from UNC Chapel Hill. 

Trey began his legal career as a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps. He spent most of his time in the USMC overseas, and his military service included a deployment to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. As a judge advocate, Trey advised commanding generals and subordinate commanders on military justice and operational law matters, prosecuted violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and helped fellow Marines resolve personal legal issues.

After being honorably discharged, Trey completed a clerkship with Justice (now Chief Justice) Paul Newby of the NC Supreme Court. He then practiced education law in Raleigh at Tharrington Smith LLP, becoming a partner and representing public school systems around the state. In 2013 he joined the faculty at the UNC School of Government, where his research, writing, and teaching have focused on local government law. Trey was named Coates Distinguished Term Associate Professor of Public Law and Government for 2020-2022.

Following Paul Newby's installation as Chief Justice in January 2021, Trey took a leave of absence from UNC to serve as General Counsel for the NC Administrative Office of the Courts. In that capacity, he provides legal guidance on a broad range of subjects to court officials across the state.

Trey is married to Teryn Melissa Smith Allen, another Robeson County native. Together they have five (awesome) children, all of whom they home-school. Church activities, sports, and Scouting take up much of the family's free time.