Our Support Team
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
Latasha Cobb
Paralegal
Latasha Cobb was born and raised in Chocowinity, in Beaufort County, North Carolina. At birth, she was born with a rare blood condition and had to undergo a blood transfusion. The odds were not in her favor, but she bounced back and was a healthy, energetic child. She was the one who defied the odds.
Attending and graduating from Chocowinity High School, Latasha was a cheerleader and participated in various clubs. During her senior year, she competed for Miss Teen North Carolina, and received the award for being Miss Photogenic.
Having always had a passion for helping others, Latasha brings a diverse perspective to our firm. Previously, she worked at East Carolina University in the Cashier’s Office and Financial Aid Office. Later, Latasha began her legal career as a Deputy Clerk with the Beaufort County Clerk’s Office in Washington, NC. Due to her work ethic, she was quickly promoted to Assistant Deputy Clerk. During the seven years Latasha served in the Clerk’s Office, she was able to help those who were in great need of assistance and exposed to various court proceedings. In this role, Latasha went to court frequently, prepared court orders for Judges and entered the orders into the system. Additionally, she entered default judgments, granted uncontested divorces, and worked with juvenile and child support matters.
Latasha’s experience at the Clerk’s Office led her to pursue a higher education degree in Criminal Justice. Recently, Latasha graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Currently, she is enrolled at Stratford Career Institute to achieve her Paralegal Certification. In addition, she is mother to three beautiful children: Johnny, Brandon, and Brianna. Latasha is the longest serving employee of our law firm. She joined our team on November 4, 2013, which was the first day our doors opened. Latasha is extremely instrumental in the day-to-day activities at our firm.
Kewayne’ Hedgebeth
Legal Assistant
Kewayne’ Hedgebeth is a Washington County native who was raised in Plymouth, NC. At an early age, Kewayne’ fell in love with God, cooking, playing sports, and riding dirt bikes. As a child Kewayne’ loved playing sports so much that he dedicated most of his childhood summers to practicing and traveling to play basketball. In June of 2011, Kewayne’ graduated from Plymouth High School, with honors, and over $20,000 in college scholarships. While at Plymouth High School, Kewayne’ played varsity basketball and joined multiple clubs wining numerous awards for academics as well as athletics.
Immediately following high school Kewayne’ attended North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Because of his love for business and entrepreneurship, Kewayne’ decided to major in business administration focusing on accounting and financing. While at NC A&T Kewayne’ received his Green Belt in Six Sigma for quality and efficiency. Working part time at Old Navy Inc. throughout his college years, Kewayne’ graduated in May of 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
Following his college graduation, Kewayne’s main focus was to find a way to help the community that gave him so much. After witnessing the majority of his friends and family have negative outcomes in the court system, Kewayne’ decided that working at The Law Office of D. Cole Phelps, PLLC, would be a great way for him to learn the law, while putting into practice his marketing and management skills at the same time.
Kewayne’ currently attends Temple of Christ Church located on Wilson Street in Plymouth, North Carolina. Kewayne joined our team on November 21, 2016, and has been a major asset to our firm.
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