NCTCA Advisor
Shea earned her A.B. in Journalism and Mass
Communication and her J.D. from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining
the School of Government, she was an assistant
federal public defender for the Eastern District
of North Carolina. Prior to that, she practiced
law with the firm of King and Spalding in
Atlanta, Georgia. Shea began her career as a
law clerk to the Honorable Malcolm J. Howard,
United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of North Carolina. She is a member of
the North Carolina State Bar. At the School,
Shea focuses on the law of property tax listing,
assessment, and collection and other local taxes
such as privilege license, occupancy, prepared
food and beverage, rental car excise, local ABC,
and motor vehicle license.
You may contact Shea for assistance at:
Phone: (919) 843-5120
E-mail Address: denning@sog.unc.edu