Donald R. Vaughan, Attorney: Teaching the Constitution

Donald R. Vaughan, Attorney, is a strong advocate of the free enterprise system in the United States. He worked in the private sector for several years in the 1980s as the Vice President of the Stedman Corporation, a North Carolina-based textile and apparel manufacturer. 

But Donald R. Vaughan, Attorney, has spent most of his career either in the private practice of law, or in politics. He is a former City Council member in Greensboro, where he was first elected in 1991, and he served two terms as Greensboro's Mayor Pro Tem. His wife also served on the Greensboro City Council, and is now the Mayor of Greensboro.

Donald R. Vaughan, Attorney, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate and served there for four years, from 2008 to 2012. During that time he supported an animal rights bill knows as Susie's Law that imposes stronger penalties for people convicted of animal abuse charges. He says that Susie's Law is about more than just animals, however, noting, "those that abuse pets will abuse their mates."

Donald R. Vaughan, Attorney, also helped enact laws in ten states to require teaching of the constitution and founding documents in the public schools. He was awarded at the North Carolina Court of Appeals the George Washington Freedom Medal for his legislative efforts.

Today, Donald R. Vaughan is in private practice in Greensboro. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Federal District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He practices law regularly in North Carolina District and Superior Courts, Federal Court. He is also licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.