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Sheila Mikhail is the founder and managing member of several successful entrepreneurial ventures in the life sciences sector. Trained as a lawyer, she is founder and managing member of Life Sciences Law (LSL), a highly profitable boutique law firm focusing solely on the needs of biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. In addition, Sheila has founded several biotech and medical device companies, including Asklepios BioPharmaceutical Inc., NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc., ZumaTek, Inc., InnerOptic Technologies, Inc., and Novati Investments, LLC.Previously, Sheila has participated as an adviser in the Launching the Company program at UNC-Chapel Hill, which assists professors and university researchers in spinning out their technologies into new companies. She has also served as an Executive-in-Residence for North Carolina State University's TEC Program, which develops commercialization strategies for technologies developed at NC State and the greater RTP community. Sheila has been an invited speaker for multiple events, including various national BIO conferences, various AUTM conferences, the Management Biotech Conference at Northwestern University, the Industry Symposium at Ohio State University's Medical Center, MAGI Clinical Research Conferences in Miami and Boston, and ACRP conferences in Houston and Orlando.Prior to attending law school, Sheila worked as a consultant for for both Arthur Andersen, LLP and AT Kearney. Before founding LSL, Sheila served as a law clerk for the Honorable Martha Craig Daughtrey, 6th Circuit, US Court of Appeals. She also worked with Ropes & Gray, LLP in Boston and Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP in New York.Sheila received a B.S., with highest honors, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a finance M.B.A., with honors, from the University of Chicago, and a J.D., with honors, from Northwestern University. She is admitted to the bars of California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Illinois.

Laura Kastner, born in Bethesda, Maryland, grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She graduated from North Carolina State University with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Apparel and Textile Marketing Management. During her time at N.C. State, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority and a member of Sigma Tau Sigma Textiles Honor Society. She graduated from the university with honors and spent six semesters on the Dean’s List.. Ms. Kastner went on to attend The University of North Carolina School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor degree in 2015. In law school, she was a member of the Client Counseling Moot Court team and sat on the Executive Board for the Holderness Moot Court. She served as co-chair for the Craven Moot Court Competition. In her third year at UNC School of Law, Ms. Kastner was honored with an induction to the Order of the Barristers. While in law school, Ms. Kastner had numerous clerkships, which enabled her to better comprehend court processes. She clerked for the Honorable G. Wayne Abernathy, N.C. Superior Court Justice in District 15B, Orange and Chatham Counties, NC. In 2014, she clerked for the Honorable Christine M. Walczyk and Honorable Anna E. Worley in Wake County, where she gained experience in family law. Later that year, she clerked for the Honorable Robert N. Hunter of the North Carolina Supreme Court, where she experienced appeals work and brief writing.. When she is away from the office, Ms. Kastner spends time with loved ones, including her black lab, Scout. She enjoys exercising, traveling, and volunteering. Ms. Kastner is a dedicated advocate for children and a Guardian ad Litem for Orange and Chatham Counties. Laura Kastner joined Bagwell Holt Smith P.A. as a family law attorney in July of 2015, after having previously clerked for attorney John Miskey at the firm. She chose to focus on family law because she wanted to make a difference with clients who are in the throes of a crisis. While clients are sometimes unrealistic about the realities of the legal system, Ms. Kastner feels “a huge part of being a good attorney is managing client expectations and helping prepare them for the best and worst case scenarios.” She also finds, “making one person’s life better is extremely rewarding and makes a challenging job worth it.”

I have enjoyed the privilege of representing individuals, families, and businesses throughout North Carolina for over 20 years. I look forward to continuing to provide competent, conscientious, and ethical legal services to our firm's clients in the years ahead.. When I'm not in court or in the office, I love to hang out with my family or play bass in my bluegrass/old time string band, the Guilty Pleasures. Everyone needs balance in their lives, and playing music helps keep me sane. Most of the time, anyway.

Experienced H attorney serving clients in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.

Experienced H attorney serving clients in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.

Experienced H attorney serving clients in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.

Experienced H attorney serving clients in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas.