Campbell Law School Selects Nationally Acclaimed Architects For New Raleigh Location

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 1:43 am

RALEIGH, N.C. and BOSTON, Mass. – In anticipation of Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law’s summer 2009 move to downtown Raleigh, the school has retained Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott of Boston, Mass. and Small Kane of Raleigh, N.C. to design and oversee the renovation of its future location. Campbell Law’s selection of the two firms is the next step in bringing its $27.5 million dollar building project to Raleigh, which is currently the largest U.S. capital without a law school.

Campbell University and School of Law leadership selected an innovative partnership between Shepley Bulfinch and Small Kane that will leverage the expertise of both firms. Shepley Bulfinch, founded in 1874, has designed some of the nation’s leading law schools and expansions, including projects at Georgetown University Law School, Marquette University Law School, Elon University School of Law, and Harvard Law School. Small Kane enjoys a reputation as one of Raleigh’s top design firms for business and education. Joseph Bille of Shepley Bulfinch will be the principal designer and Shane Webster of Small Kane will oversee the design implementation and construction in Raleigh. Kerry Kane, Small Kane principal, will be a creative consultant to the project.

“Shepley Bulfinch is a highly respected firm of national reputation and Small Kane has distinguished itself within the Raleigh business community with skillful designs and project implementation,” said Campbell School of Law Dean Melissa A. Essary. “This creative partnership will allow Campbell Law to utilize the exceptional talents of these firms to design a world-class law school in downtown Raleigh. The new Campbell Law building will be a signature legal education facility in North Carolina’s capital city.”

Jim Roberts, vice president for business/treasurer of Campbell University explained that plans call for the complete renovation of the 107,000 square foot building at 225 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, including the development of a state-of-the-art law library, courtrooms, classrooms, common spaces, and gathering spaces. The redesigned law school is scheduled to open in August 2009.

“As the chair of Campbell Law’s ‘Campaign for Raleigh,’ I could not be more pleased with the dynamic partnership between Shepley Bulfinch and Small Kane, said Frank B. Holding, Jr., CEO of First Citizens Bank. “The law school will truly have the best of both worlds: a firm that has designed several of America’s premier law schools working with a firm that understands the dynamics of successful project execution in Raleigh. It will be a win-win for Campbell Law and the Raleigh community.”