Natalie C. Folmar Named Managing Partner of Tuggle Duggins P.A.

Tuggle Duggins recently announced that GBA member Natalie C. Folmar has been named managing partner of the Greensboro-based law firm, and released the following press release on January 21, 2025 to announce the exciting news:

“As we celebrate 50 years of client service and success, we are thrilled to have Natalie leading our continued growth,” said Partner and Management Committee Member D. Ross Hamilton, Jr. “Natalie has a distinguished reputation for her dedicated service and leadership to our clients, our firm, and our community. We are confident she will uphold our firm’s values and commitment to unparalleled client service.”

Natalie has been with Tuggle Duggins for nearly two decades and has served as a member of the firm’s management committee for seven years. Additional members of the firm’s management committee include partners Michael J. Wenig, D. Ross Hamilton, Jr., Jeffrey S. Southerland, and Erin C.V. Bailey. After nine years of dedicated leadership as managing partner, J. Nathan Duggins, III, will serve the firm as chairman of the board and will continue to be instrumental in the firm’s growth and service to clients.

“I am honored to serve in this position and to continue the firm’s legacy of dedicated service to businesses and their owners,” said Natalie. “Having joined Tuggle Duggins as a summer clerk and spending my career with the firm, I am proud to drive the firm’s strategic and thoughtful growth as we continue to provide solutions for our clients’ interests locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Serving clients is at the heart of what we do—which wouldn’t be possible without our incredible attorneys and staff. I have the highest esteem for our team, and I look forward to leading our continued collaborative and business-minded approach to serving as entrusted partners to our many longstanding clients.”

Natalie guides companies on matters relating to acquisition and divestiture as well as the day-to-day operations of their businesses. Having served for a period as inside counsel with a firm client, she understands the essential need for efficient, accurate, and practical legal representation. She is a member of the Greensboro Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, and American Bar Association. She serves on the board of the Guilford Education Alliance and recently taught as an adjunct professor at Elon School of Law. Natalie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.