Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that 115 of its attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 23 attorneys were named "Ones to Watch," and 10 attorneys were honored as "Lawyer of the Year."

Best Lawyers is the oldest peer review publication in the legal profession. For more than 30 years, it has relied on exhaustive peer review surveys to compile its rankings. The surveys go out to tens of thousands of leading lawyers, who then confidentially evaluate their peers. Attorneys are not allowed to pay any fee to participate or be listed.

Attorneys were ranked across a wide range of Parker Poe’s practices and offices. Below are Parker Poe’s recognized attorneys and the practice areas in which they are ranked.

Atlanta, Georgia

• John Amabile
  • Commercial Litigation 
• Traci V. Bransford
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• John M. Moye
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Technology Law
• Kelley H. Pearson
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Construction Law
  • Education Law
• Angela Robinson
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Ellen W. Smith
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Todd Sprinkle
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Elizabeth R. Story
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Christian F. Torgrimson
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Litigation - Real Estate

Charleston, South Carolina

• Robert C. Byrd
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• William G. DesChamps IV
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Elizabeth Gibbes
  • Corporate Law
  • Immigration Law
• Thomas C. Hildebrand Jr.
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Robert H. Jordan
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Michael Larsen
  • Public Finance Law
• Taylor H. Stair
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Josh Umbarger
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Amanda C. Williams
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Michael G. Adams
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Jason Benton
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• John H. Beyer
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Michael W. Chen
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Immigration Law
• Eric H. Cottrell
  • Commercial Litigation
• Brian S. Cromwell
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jonathan M. Crotty
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Alan G. Dexter
  • Real Estate Law
• Jonathan W. Dion
  • Real Estate Law
• Sarah J. Douglas
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Thomas D. Eatman Jr.
  • Real Estate Law
• William L. Esser IV
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Kiah T. Ford IV
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• James N. Greene III
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Tax Law
• Thomas N. Griffin III
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• John R. Hairr III
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• R. Douglas Harmon
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Chip Holmes
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Joy M. Hord
  • Health Care Law
• Sarah F. Hutchins
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Charles B. Lee, Jr.
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
• Nicholas H. Lee
  • Commercial Litigation
• Scott E. Leo
  • Public Finance Law
• Brandon K. Lewisohn
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Tim P. Logan
  • Real Estate Law
• Craig T. Lynch
  • Real Estate Law
• Scott Manning
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Tax Law
• Brent M. Milgrom Jr.
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey J. Morris
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Bradley K. Overcash
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Insurance
• Kimberly Parker
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• LaToya B. Parker
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
• Daniel E. Peterson
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Municipal Law
• Shalanna L. Pirtle
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Emily L. Poe
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Thomas M. Quirk
  • Real Estate Law
• Richard J. Rivera
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Morgan Rogers
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Scott A. Shail
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Amanda K. Short
  • Environmental Law
• Roy L. Smart III
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tory I. Summey
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Wanda C. Townsend
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Steven D. Weber
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Keith M. Weddington
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Stacy K. Wood
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Columbia, South Carolina

• Walter H. Cartin
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
• Katon E. Dawson Jr.
  • Litigation - Construction
• Simpson Z. Fant
  • Real Estate Law
• M. Todd Haynie III
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Ashley Johnson
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Ray E. Jones
  • Economic Development Law
  • Public Finance Law
• Emily S. Luther
  • Public Finance Law
• Sam C. Moses
  • Economic Development Law
  • Public Finance Law
• David B. Summer Jr.
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
• William R. Thomas
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
• James Lynn Werner
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental

Greenville, South Carolina

• Emily I. Bridges
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Erika Newsom Byrd
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Madison Felder
  • Tax Law
• Richard L. Few Jr.
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amy Allen Hinson
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• E. Tyler Smith
  • Public Finance Law
• Timothy D. St. Clair
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
• Elias Underwood
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Patricia T. Bartis
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Scott Bayzle
  • Commercial Litigation
• Camden C. Betz
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Brandon G. Bordeaux
  • Real Estate Law
• William B. Cannon
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Trademark Law
• Stephen Carey
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• Kevin L. Chignell
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Michael Crook
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• Brian D. Darer
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Melanie Black Dubis
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Securities
• Eva G. Frongello
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Laura D. Goode
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Robert Jason Herndon
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Kay Linn Miller Hobart
  • Tax Law
• Corri A. Hopkins
  • Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca B. Joyner
  • Public Finance Law
• Russell B. Killen
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Daniel J. Knight
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Robb A. Leandro
  • Health Care Law
• John McTyeire
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Charles C. Meeker
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Municipal Law
• Jacob R. Parrott III
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Merrick Parrott
  • Energy Law
• Charles E. Raynal IV
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate Law
• Lauren V. Reeves
  • Real Estate Law
• Katherine E. Ross
  • Energy Law
• Jamie S. Schwedler
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Christopher M. Thomas
  • Advertising Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
• R. Bruce Thompson II
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Spartanburg, South Carolina

• Kevin A. Dunlap
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Debra E. Kleman
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Washington, DC

• Roderic L. Woodson
  • Municipal Law

About Parker Poe
Businesses and local governments turn to Parker Poe to structure transactions, navigate regulations, and resolve disputes. Founded in 1884, the Southeast business law firm today has approximately 300 attorneys across offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, DC.

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