The National Law Journal’s annual survey of the nation’s top 250 law firms ranked Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP as one of the fastest growing firms in the United States.  Rising 29 spaces to the 209th spot on the publication’s annual NLJ 250 survey, Parker Poe has increased its number of attorneys by 18% in the past year.

“I’m pleased to see our firm’s dramatic growth reflected so positively in this year’s NLJ 250,” said  William P. Farthing, Jr., Parker Poe Managing Partner.  “Our growth – both in terms of the number of attorneys as well as the depth and breadth of our practice areas – is directly attributable to our commitment to our clients’ success and our response to their individual legal needs.”

The National Law Journal’s 2006 NLJ 250 survey measured the total number of attorneys at the country’s top 250 law firms between the dates of October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006.   

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP currently has more than 200 lawyers in six offices across the Carolinas including Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg.  The firm provides a complete range of legal services and has extensive experience in antitrust and business disputes, banking and finance, bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, employee benefits, employment, environmental, government and public policy, health care, immigration, international, mergers and acquisitions, public finance, real estate and commercial development, securities, tax, torts, trials and insurance. www.parkerpoe.com.