ANNOUNCEMENT: We regret to inform you that the 2024 NCAPSA Fall Conference scheduled for October 6-9 in Asheville, NC, has been officially CANCELLED due to the effects Hurricane Helene. Please join us in Wilmington for the Spring 2025 Conference on April 6-9, 2025.

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ABOUT US

Welcome! NCAPSA – the North Carolina Association of Police and Sheriffs’ Attorneys – is a not-for-profit corporation which exists to assist and support attorneys representing law enforcement agencies in North Carolina

OUR MISSION

Administration of Justice

Protect the rights of the people through education, advice and advocacy

Professionalism

Promote and enhance professionalism as well as skill and abilities of the participants in the Association

Legal Education

Improve and enhance the level of knowledge, education, training, and skill of those serving as legal counsel or legal advisors or public law enforcement agencies, officers and officials throughout the state of North Carolina

Law Enforcement Training

Improve and enhance the level of knowledge, education, training, and skill of public law enforcement agencies, officers and officials throughout the state of North Carolina

Community Engagement

Sponsor or engage in programs to improve personnel development, performance, and well-being of the members of the various law enforcement officers and agencies in the and throughout the State

Advocacy

Represent through its participants the interests of the law enforcement agencies and departments throughout the state of North Carolina in the courts of the State of North Carolina as well as the courts of the United States

OUR BOARD

NCAPSA is governed by a Board consisting of the President, Secretary/Treasurer, five (5) Board Members, and an ex-officio.

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George Guise

President

Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office

george.guise@mecknc.gov

(980) 314-5058

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David Addison

Secretary/Treasurer

(Ret. Chief, Statesville Police Department)

dwaddison@addisonlaw.org

(919) 225-0100

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Ronnie Mitchell

Board Member

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office

rmitchell@ccsonc.org

(910) 321-6764

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Martha Thompson

Board Member

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office
martha.thompson@clevelandcountync.gov
(704) 476-3089

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Nicholas Yates

Board Member

Town of Cary

nicholas.yates@carync.gov

(919) 469-4008

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Paul Gessner

Board Member

City of Raleigh
paul.gessner@raleighnc.gov
(919)996-6662

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David Wijewickrama

Board Member

Sheriff’s Attorney, Yancey County, NC
Law Office of David A. Wijewickrama, PLLC
davidwije17@yahoo.com
(828) 423-4708

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Adam Dillard

Ex-Officio

Iredell County Sheriff’s Office
adam.dillard@co.iredell.nc.us
(704) 924-4027

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025 Spring Conference

April 6, 2025

Wilmington, NC

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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