She has been certified by the North Carolina State Bar as an appellate practice specialist since 2011. She served as both vice-chair and chair of the North Carolina State Bar’s Appellate Practice Specialty Committee from 2011 to 2017. Beth is also a former chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Committee. Many of the links found in this article are to posts found on Smith Moore Leatherwood’s North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog (www.ncapb.com), to which Ms. Scherer is a regular contributor. The blog focuses on practicing law before and emerging issues in North Carolina’s state and federal appellate courts.