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r. Petrusic has experience practicing a wide range of litigation, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, and securities enforcement.  He has also devoted considerable time to pro bono matters.

During law school, Mr. Petrusic served as a summer intern for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, where he assisted the prosecution of two felony trials as second chair. He was also the managing editor of the North Carolina Law Review, which published two of his articles: Oil and the National Security: CNOOC’s Failed Bid to Purchase Unocal, 84 N.C. L. REV. 1373 (2006) and Enemy Combatants in the War on Terror and the Implications for the U.S. Armed Forces, 85 N.C. L. REV. 636 (2007). Prior to attending law school, Mr. Petrusic was a Captain in the U.S. Army.  He deployed to Iraq as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.

Mr. Petrusic is currently a member of the Board of Directors of “PageTurners: Girls Who Read to Achieve,” a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower at-risk adolescent girls through the discussion of literature.