Cynthia S. Grady

Practices & Industries

• Business Law
• Construction Law
• Education Law
• Government & Public Policy
• Housing- Public & Affordable
• Non-profit Organizations
• Real Estate Law

Education

• Ohio State University, BA, 1971
• University of Houston, JD, cum laude, 1987

Bar & Court Admissions

• North Carolina Bar Association, Sections: Education, Government and Public Sector, Construction, Real Estate
• North Carolina State Bar
• Texas State Bar, 2000
• U.S. District Court, North Carolina, Western District
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Biography

Cynthia Grady, with more than 25 years of legal experience, advises and represents public and private school systems with a diverse range of education law matters from constitutional issues affecting public institutions to school district liability to public financing.  Cynthia regularly presents information on school law topics to teachers, school administrators, board members, and other school attorneys.   She is a member of the North Carolina School Boards Association, the National School Boards Association, the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, the National Council of School Attorneys and the North Carolina Association of Community College Attorneys. Among Cynthia's many professional accomplishments, she has helped secure more than $100 million in financing for school construction.

Cynthia also has extensive expertise in transactional business law for public and non-profit clients in the areas of housing, real estate, and construction.  She has structured, negotiated and drafted low-income housing tax partnerships, management and joint venture agreements, and has represented public housing authorities in the issuance of tax-exempt bonds.  Cynthia represents owners, developers, and general contractors in all aspects of building and renovation projects, from contract negotiations to dispute resolution, while remaining focused on obtaining the best outcome for her clients.  Cynthia prides herself on her responsiveness to client needs and using her creativity to problem-solve with her clients.

Cynthia is a partner of the firm originally from Ohio (attending Ohio State University), she began her career in Texas after graduating cum laude from the University of Houston Law Center. She has resided in Asheville, practicing at Roberts & Stevens, for over a decade.

Experience

Counsel on business and banking transactions

Asheville City Board of Education, Board Attorney

Representation of various public and private schools and colleges

Representation of borrowers, lenders, purchasers and sellers of real property

Representation of owners and contractors in connection with construction projects and real estate development

The Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, Board Attorney

Professional

Asheville City Schools Foundation, Board of Directors

The Best Lawyers in America, Education Law, 2012

Carolinas Council of NC/SC Housing Authorities

National Council of School Attorneys

National School Boards Association

North Carolina Association of Community College Attorneys.

North Carolina Council of School Attorneys

North Carolina School Boards Association

Education Law presentations include:

North Carolina School Boards Association Annual School Law Conference: Building Schools Through the Use of Certificates of Participation, 2007

Asheville City Board of Education: Keeping Kids Safe: Sexual Misconduct/Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Internet Use, 2008

Asheville City Board of Education: The Jessica Lunsford Act and Registered Sex Offender Policies, 2008

Buncombe County Board of Education: Legal Changes to Section 504, 2009

Asheville City Board of Education: Legal Changes to Section 504, 2009

Asheville City Board of Education: Reporting Criminal Offenses, 2010

UNC School of Government School Attorneys Conference:  Student Records: Expungement, Access By Military Recruiters, Fee Waivers, 2011