What prompts someone to become a lawyer, let alone one so skillful
in a field as to be picked by peers as among the state's best? In
many cases, a career can be shaped by another job, even that
person's first, which usually has nothing to do with the practice
of law. Toiling in a tobacco field, textile mill or machine shop can
inspire a desire to work with the mind instead of the hands. Skills
learned teaching school, tactics to capture and keep a classroom's
attention, can provide valuable lessons in how to sway juries. Just ask
the top-ranking members of the Legal Elite, BUSINESS NORTH
CAROLINA's annual list of top Tar Heel lawyers. One winner found
that even a job as a janitor in a nursing home taught valuable
lessons--if not in law, then in life. For those who received the most
votes in each category, there's a photo harking back to that early
job and commentary on how it helped. The Legal Elite, as it has been for
the six years of its existence, is chosen not by BNC editors but by the
state's lawyers. The magazine mailed nearly 18,000 ballots--one to
every member of the State Bar living in North Carolina--asking each a
simple question: Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed
firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these
categories? This time around, we added two categories--family law and
lawyers younger than 40--bringing the total to 14. Voters were not
allowed to vote for themselves. They could select members of their firms
only if they picked out-of-firm lawyers in the same categories, with the
latter votes weighted more heavily. Past winners become members of the
Legal Elite Hall of Fame and are ineligible to win again. Response to
the balloting was up nearly 20%, with more than 2,500 lawyers receiving
votes. But the list still lives up to its name: Only 607--slightly more
than 3% of the State Bar membership--made this year's Legal Elite.
You'll find them on the pages that follow.
HALL of FAME
These were the top vote getters of past Legal Elite balloting and
their firms when they were chosen. In 2004, we imposed a one-term limit,
so winners cannot be re-elected. Some categories have been modified
since the list was inaugurated in 2002.
ANTITRUST Matthew W. Sawchak, Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary (2002,
2003); Rodrick J. Enns, Enns & Archer LLP, Winston-Salem (2004);
Larry B. Sitton, Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro (2005); Everett J. Bowman,
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte (2006)
BANKRUPTCY J. Michael Booe, Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman
LLP, Charlotte (2002, 2003); Gregory B. Crampton, Nicholls &
Crampton PA, Raleigh (2004); Richard M. Hutson II, Hutson Hughes &
Powell PA, Durham (2005); C. Richard Rayburn Jr., Rayburn Cooper &
Durham PA, Charlotte (2006)
BUSINESS LAW Russell M. Robinson II, Robinson, Bradshaw &
Hinson PA, Charlotte (2002, 2003); Doris R. Bray, Schell Bray Aycock
Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro (2004); J. Norfleet Pruden III,
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte (2005); William
M. Flynn, Hunton & Williams LLP, Raleigh (2006)
CONSTRUCTION James A. Roberts III, Lewis & Roberts PLLC,
Raleigh (2004); Jeffrey J. Davis, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
(2005); John L. Shaw, Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh (2006)
CONSTRUCTION / REAL ESTATE Charles L. Fulton, Manning, Fulton &
Skinner PA, Raleigh (2002, 2003)
CORPORATE COUNSEL Russell M. Robinson II, Robinson, Bradshaw &
Hinson PA, Charlotte (2002); James E. Creekman, First Citizens Bank
& Trust Co., Raleigh (2003); David L. Ward Jr., Ward and Smith PA,
New Bern (2004); Douglas R. Edwards, Wachovia Corp., Charlotte (2005);
Stephen K. Coss, Sonic Automotive Inc., Charlotte (2006)
CRIMINAL DEFENSE Wade M. Smith, Tharrington Smith LLP, Raleigh
(2004); James F. Wyatt III, Wyatt & Blake LLP, Charlotte (2005);
David Freedman, White and Crumpler, Winston-Salem (2006)
EMPLOYMENT Philip M. Van Hoy, Van Hoy, Reutlinger & Adams,
Charlotte (2002); George J. Oliver, Smith Moore LLP, Raleigh (2003);
Penni Pearson Bradshaw, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem (2004);
Jonathan R. Harkavy, Patterson Harkavy LLP, Greensboro (2005); Patricia
L. Holland, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, Raleigh (2006)
ENVIRONMENTAL Charles D. Case, Hunton & Williams, Raleigh
(2002, 2003); H. Glenn Dunn, Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh (2004);
George W. House, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP,
Greensboro (2005); William D. Dannelly, Hunton & Williams LLP,
Raleigh (2006)
LITIGATION James T. Williams Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon,
Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro (2002, 2003); Clarence W. Walker,
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte (2004); Gary S.
Parsons, Bailey & Dixon LLP, Raleigh (2005); William K. Davis, Bell,
Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem (2006)
PATENTS / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Mitchell S. Bigel, Myers Bigel
Sibley & Sajovec PA, Raleigh (2002, 2003); Kenneth D. Sibley, Myers
Bigel Sibley & Sajovec PA, Raleigh (2004); Wesley Thaddeus Adams
III, Adams Evans PA, Charlotte (2005); J. Scott Evans, Adams Evans PA,
Charlotte (2006)
REAL ESTATE Alfred Adams, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC,
Winston-Salem (2004); Barry D. Mann, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA,
Raleigh (2005); Brent A. Torstrick, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA,
Charlotte (2006)
TAX / ESTATE PLANNING Robert C. Vaughn Jr., Vaughn Perkinson
Ehlinger Moxley & Stogner, Winston-Salem (2002, 2003); W. Curtis
Elliott Jr., Culp Elliott & Carpenter PLLC, Charlotte (2004); Ray S.
Farris, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte (2005); Elizabeth L.
Quick, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem (2006)
ANTITRUST
Douglas W. Kenyon
Hunton & Williams LLP, Raleigh
Michael R. Abel
Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro
Jonathan A. Berkelhammer
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
Daniel G. Clodfelter
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
W. Andrew Copenhaver
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem
J. Donald Cowan Jr.
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
Richard W. Ellis
Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh
Gary R. Govert
N.C. Department of Justice, Raleigh
John F. Graybeal
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh
Denise M. Gunter
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Winston-Salem
Mark J. Horoschak
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte
George L. Little Jr.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem
Mark W. Merritt
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
Pressly M. Millen
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Raleigh
John M. Murchison
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte
Jeffrey E. Oleynik
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
Mark N. Poovey
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem
Norman B. Smith
Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen LLP, Greensboro
Robert W. Spearman
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh
Robin Kenton Vinson
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP,
Raleigh
BANKRUPTCY
Terri L. Gardner
Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh
David R. Badger
David R. Badger PA, Charlotte
June L. Basden
Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro
Laurie B. Biggs
Stubbs & Perdue PA, Raleigh
William E. Brewer
The Brewer Law Firm, Raleigh
Algernon Lee Butler III
Butler & Butler LLP, Wilmington
Thomas E. Cabaniss
McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte
James Oliver Carter
Carter & Carter PA, Wilmington
Daniel G. Clodfelter
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
David Harris Conaway
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, Charlotte
Albert F. Durham
Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte
David L. Eades
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
Paul A. Fanning
Ward & Smith PA, Greenville
Michael P. Flanagan
Ward & Smith PA, Greenville
O. Max Gardner III
The Law Offices of O. Max Gardner III PC, Shelby
David G. Gray Jr.
Westall Gray Connolly & Davis PA, Asheville
Kenneth M. Greene
Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro
Holmes P. Harden
Maupin Taylor PA, Raleigh
W.B. Hawfield Jr.
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
James H. Henderson
The Law Offices of James H. Henderson PC, Charlotte
A. Lee Hogewood III
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Raleigh
Stephani Wilson Humrickhouse
Nicholls & Crampton PA, Raleigh
Charles M. Ivey III
Ivey, McClellan, Gatton & Talcott LLP, Greensboro
William P. Janvier
Everett, Gaskins, Hancock & Stevens LLP, Raleigh
Gerald A. Jeutter Jr.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh
Benjamin A. Kahn
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro
Joseph B.C. Kluttz
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte
R. Bradford Leggett
Allman Spry Leggett & Crumpler PA, Winston-Salem
Travis W. Moon
Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte
Ocie F. Murray Jr.
Murray, Craven & Inman LLP, Fayetteville
Christine L. Myatt
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro
John A. Northen
Northen Blue LLP, Chapel Hill
Jeffrey E. Oleynik
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
Walter W. Pitt Jr.
Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem
J. William Porter
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte
Amos U. Priester IV
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP,
Raleigh
Robert H. Pryor
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
Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale, Raleigh
H. Gerald Beaver
Beaver Holt Sternlicht & Courie PA, Fayetteville
Mark T. Calloway
Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte
Ames C. Chamberlin
Ames C. Chamberlin, Greensboro
Locke T. Clifford
Clifford Clendenin & O'Hale LLP, Greensboro
Christopher R. Clifton
Grace Holton Tisdale & Clifton PA, Winston-Salem
James P. Cooney III
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte
William K. Diehl Jr.
James McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte
Christopher C. Fialko
Rudolf, Widenhouse & Fialko PA, Charlotte
David B. Freedman
Crumpler, Freedman, Parker & Witt, Winston-Salem
Richard T. Gammon
DeMent, Askew, Gammon & DeMent, Raleigh
Edward T. Hinson Jr.
James McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte
Walter L. Jones
Jones & Free, Greensboro
George V. Laughrun II
Goodman, Carr, Laughrun, Levine & Murray PA, Charlotte
David W. Long
Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh
Thomas C. Manning
Manning & Crouch, Raleigh
T. Patrick Matus II
Essex Richards PA, Charlotte
Duncan A. McMillan
McMillan, Smith & Plyler, Raleigh
Calvin E. Murphy
Murphy & Chapman PA, Charlotte
H. Davis North III
Cahoon & Swisher, North, Cooke & Landreth, Greensboro
John P. O'Hale
Narron, O'Hale & Whittington PA, Smithfield
William L. Osteen Jr.
Adams & Osteen, Greensboro
W. Douglas Parsons
Johnson, Parsons & Hobson PLLC, Clinton
Bill Powers
Law Offices of Bush & Powers, Charlotte
Eben T. Rawls
Rawls, Dickson & Scheer PA, Charlotte
David Rudolf
Rudolf, Widenhouse & Fialko PA, Chapel Hill
Stephen T. Smith
McMillan, Smith & Plyler, Raleigh
Roger W. Smith
Tharrington Smith LLP, Raleigh
Jack W. Stewart Jr.
Jack W. Stewart PA, Asheville
Noell P. Tin
Tin Fulton Greene & Owen PLLC, Charlotte
Edwin L. West III
Edwin L. West III PLLC, Wilmington
Woody White
White & Hearne LLP, Wilmington
EMPLOYMENT
Louis L. Lesesne Jr.
Essex Richards PA, Charlotte
G. Bryan Adams III
Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn, Charlotte
Robin Adams Anderson
Nicholls & Crampton PA, Raleigh
Albert R. Bell Jr.
Ward & Smith PA, Raleigh
Kenneth P. Carlson Jr.
Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLC, Winston-Salem
Amie Flowers Carmack
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Raleigh
Denise Smith Cline
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
Seth R. Cohen
Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen LLP, Greensboro
Edward G. Connette III
Essex Richards PA, Charlotte
Louis W. Doherty
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem
John Doyle
Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLC, Winston-Salem
Stephen J. Dunn
Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn, Charlotte
Robert M. Elliot
Elliot Pishko Morgan LLP, Winston-Salem
Gretchen W. Ewalt
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, Raleigh
Thomas A. Farr
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, Raleigh
Lisa Grafstein
Grafstein & Walczyk PLLC, Raleigh
John W. Gresham
Ferguson, Stein, Chambers, Gresham & Sumter PA, Charlotte
Lucretia D. Guia
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem
Fred T. Hamlet
Law Offices of Fred T. Hamlet, Greensboro
Cecil W. Harrison Jr.
Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh
Philip R. Isley
Boyce & Isley PLLC, Raleigh
Meredith S. Jeffries
Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte
Charles E. Johnson
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
Kenneth R. Keller
Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro
Rosemary Gill Kenyon
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP,
Raleigh
Kimberly J. Korando
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP,
Raleigh
D. Beth Langley
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro
William "Bill" C. Livingston
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte
W. Randolph Loftis Jr.
Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLC, Winston-Salem
Margaret B. Maloney
Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte
Alexander L. Maultsby
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
John G. McDonald
Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte
M. Daniel McGinn
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
Griffin Morgan
Elliot Pishko Morgan LLP, Winston-Salem
Michael Murchison
Murchison Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington
Michael G. Okun
Patterson Harkavy LLP, Raleigh
Peter G. Pappas
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC, Greensboro
J. Heydt Philbeck
Bailey & Dixon LLP, Raleigh
David C. Pishko
Elliot Pishko Morgan LLP, Winston-Salem
Richard L. Rainey
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte
Robert A. Sar
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, Raleigh
Norman B. Smith
Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen LLP, Greensboro
L. Diane Tindall
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh
William M. Trott
Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh
Richard A. Vinroot
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
Kathleen Nowack Worm
Hutchison Law Group PLLC, Raleigh
David C. Wright III
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
ENVIRONMENTAL
Benne C. Hutson
Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC, Charlotte
Stephen R. Berlin
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem
Craig A. Bromby
Hunton & Williams LLP, Raleigh
William E. Burton III
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
Harold N. Bynum
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
William Clarke
Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville
Amos C. Dawson III
Maupin Taylor PA, Raleigh
Stephen W. Earp
Smith Moore LLP, Greensboro
Richard E. Fay
Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte
David E. Fox
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Morrisville
David "Dave" A. Franchina
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte
Richard C. Gaskins Jr.
Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte
Thomas N. Griffin
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte
R. Howard Grubbs
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Greensboro
James C. Gulick
N.C. Department of Justice, Raleigh
Lori Privette Hinnant
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Winston-Salem
Keith H. Johnson
Poyner & Spruill LLP, Raleigh
Robert J. King III
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
William F. Lane
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh
Steven J. Levitas
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh
Alan H. McConnell
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh
Kiran H. Mehta
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte
Richard E. Morton
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte
Donald M. Nielsen
Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem
Stephen T. Parascandola
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP,
Raleigh
William G. Ross Jr.
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh
Frank H. Sheffield Jr.
Ward & Smith PA, New Bern
Grady L. Shields
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh
V. Randall Tinsley
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
William W. Toole
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
FAMILY LAW
John H. Parker
Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale, Raleigh
Lisa M. Angel
The Rosen Law Firm, Raleigh
Marcia H. Armstrong
Armstrong & Armstrong, Smithfield