Butler Snow attorney Diane K. Pappayliou has been selected to serve as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Smart Start of New Hanover County. As part of a statewide early childhood initiative, the organization serves as a local leader in developing a comprehensive, collaborative approach to meet the needs of all children from birth to age 5 in the areas of health, family support and early care and education. Click here for more information about the organization and its mission.

Pappayliou practices in Butler Snow’s Wilmington, N.C., office with the Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. She has served on civil litigation teams in a variety of contexts, including maritime law, corporate law, insurance defense, municipal law and transportation law.

Pappayliou is a member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina State Bar, the New Hanover County Bar Association, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Coastal Chapter and the Defense Research Institute. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and her Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law.