Legal Elite; These members of the bar are top-shelf: the state's best lawyers, picked by their peers, in 14 categories.

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

Everett B. Saslow Jr.

Hill, Evans, Duncan, Jordan & Beatty PLLC, Greensboro

David M. Schilli

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte

John H. Small

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro

Traywick H. Stubbs Jr.

Stubbs & Perdue PA, New Bern

William B. Sullivan

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem

Gene B. Tarr

Blanco Tackaberry Combs & Matamoros PA, Winston-Salem

Judy D. Thompson

Poyner & Spruill LLP, Charlotte

Scott P. Vaughn

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

James E. Vaughan

James E. Vaughan Attorney at Law PC, Winston-Salem

N. Hunter Wyche Jr.

Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Saintsing & Myers LLP, Raleigh

BUSINESS

Robin L. Hinson

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte

Michael R. Abel

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro

E. Kent Auberry

Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro

John W. Babcock

Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP, Winston-Salem

David D. Beatty

Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec PA, Raleigh

Frank M. Bell Jr.

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem

David M. Bishop

The Bishop Law Firm PA, Charlotte

Peter C. Buck

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte

Boyd C. Campbell Jr.

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Greensboro

Christopher B. Capel

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh

A. Todd Capitano

Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte

Alfred P. Carlton Jr.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh

Kenneth G. Carroll

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem

James H. Clarke

Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Morrisville

P. Neal Cook

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte

D. Scott Coward

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Raleigh

Larry J. Dagenhart

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

Walter E. Daniels

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA, Durham

Mark Davidson

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro

Joseph B. Dempster Jr.

Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh

G. Stephen Diab

Murchison Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington

John C. Fennebresque

McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte

William D. Harazin

William D. Harazin PLLC, Raleigh

Jeffrey S. Hay

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte

Stephen D. Hope

Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte

Fred D. Hutchinson

Hutchison Law Group PLLC, Raleigh

James M. Iseman Jr.

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem

Cyrus M. Johnson Jr.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte

E. Lynwood Mallard

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Charlotte

Harrison L. Marshall Jr.

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

Merrill M. Mason

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh

John A. Morrice

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte

James W. Narron

Narron, O'Hale & Whittington PA, Smithfield

William G. Pappas

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh

Gerald F. Roach

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh

Braxton Schell

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro

Kieran Joseph Shanahan

Shanahan Law Group, Raleigh

Roy L. Smart

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte

J. Troy Smith Jr.

Ward & Smith PA, New Bern

Albert L. Sneed Jr.

Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis PA, Asheville

John Shorter Stevens

Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville

James F. Verdonik

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA, Durham

Thomas C. Watkins

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro

Edward W. Wellman Jr.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte

Edward C. Winslow III

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro

Michael G. Winters

Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary

John B. Yorke

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

CONSTRUCTION

Dudley Humphrey

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem

Greg C. Ahlum

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte

Bruce Ashley

Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro

Mark D. Boynton

Pharr & Boynton PLLC, Winston-Salem

Daniel L. Brawley

Maupin Taylor PA, Wilmington

Daniel K. Bryson

Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh

John E. Bugg

Bugg & Wolf PA, Durham

Robert L. Burchette

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte

B. David Carson

Erwin and Eleazer PA, Charlotte

David S. Coats

Bailey & Dixon LLP, Raleigh

Richard D. Conner

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Greensboro

David E. Fox

Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Morrisville

William H. Gammon

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Raleigh

Allen Holt Gwyn

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Greensboro

David B. Hamilton

Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte

H. Mark Hamlet

Maupin Taylor PA, Wilmington

R. Harper Heckman

Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro

Wayne P. Huckel

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte

Russell B. Killen

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh

Gilbert C. Laite III

Maupin Taylor PA, Raleigh

Fred T. Lowrance

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte

John I. Mabe Jr.

Maupin Taylor PA, Raleigh

Wayne K. Maiorano

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh

Bentford E. Martin

Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte

Kenneth R. Michael

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem

Joseph C. Moore III

Allen & Moore LLP, Raleigh

J. Anthony Penry

Taylor, Penry, Rash & Riemann PLLC, Raleigh

Rodney E. Pettey

Yates, McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh

Steve M. Pharr

Pharr & Boynton PLLC, Winston-Salem

Joel R. Rhine

Lea, Rhine, Rosbrugh & Chleborowicz PLLC, Wilmington

James A. Roberts III

Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh

James S. Schenck IV

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Raleigh

David A. Senter

Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro

John L. Shaw

Poyner & Spruill LLP, Greensboro

Jackson N. Steele

Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte

Robert C. Stephens

Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte

John B. Taylor

Taylor, Penry, Rash & Riemann PLLC, Charlotte

Jay M. Wilkerson

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Raleigh

Michael L. Wilson

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte

Steele B. "Al" Windle III

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, Charlotte

Garris Neil Yarborough

The Yarborough Law Firm PA, Fayetteville

CORPORATE

Keith Smith

Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte

Diana S. Allen

Cree Inc., Durham

Henry C. Babb

Alliance One International Inc., Morrisville

A. Robert Bell III

Office of Federal Public Defender, Raleigh

John Boswell

SAS Institute Inc., Cary

Mallard G. Brooks III

Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Raleigh

Adam H. Broome

Cree Inc., Durham

Charles L. Cain

Banner Pharmacaps Inc., High Point

Steve Celestini

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc., Raleigh

D. Scott Coward

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Raleigh

Larry J. Dagenhart

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte

John C. Fennebresque

McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte

R. Judd Hartman

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc., Wilmington

Rebecca S. Henderson

Wachovia Corp., Charlotte

Martin L. Holton III

Reynolds American Inc., Winston-Salem

Howard V. Hudson

BB & T Corp., Winston-Salem

Fred D. Hutchison

Hutchison Law Group PLLC, Raleigh

Stephen A. Johnson

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., Winston-Salem

Gaither M. Keener

Lowe's Cos., Mooresville

Janet G. Kelley

Family Dollar Stores Inc., Matthews

Hal A. Levinson

Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte

Richard L. Magee

EnPro Industries Inc., Charlotte

W. Christopher Matton

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh

Ronald S. Milstein

Lorillard Tobacco Corp., Greensboro

James R. Morgan

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Paul R. Newton

Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte

Maureen O'Connor

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

John S. Russell

Quintiles Transnational Corp., Durham

F. Alton Russell

The Title Company of North Carolina Inc., Raleigh

R. Andrew Spainhour

Replacements Ltd., Greensboro

Sterling Spainhour

Wachovia Corp., Charlotte

Michael A. Springs

Bank of America Corp., Charlotte

Meredith Stone

NAACO Materials Handling Group Inc., Greenville

J. Scott Taggart

Lanier & Taggart PLLC, Greenville

James F. Verdonik

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA, Durham

A. Rexford Willis III

Ward & Smith PA, New Bern

Frank B. Wyatt II

CommScope Inc., Hickory

CRIMINAL

Joseph B. Cheshire V

Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale, Raleigh

F. Hill Allen

Tharrington Smith LLP, Raleigh

Bradley J. Bannon