Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 15 firm attorneys to its 2016 “Legal Elite” in seven legal categories. The complete list of the 2016 Parker Poe Legal Elite include the following:

Bankruptcy
J. William Porter, Charlotte

Business
Roy L. Smart III, Charlotte
William G. Pappas, Raleigh

Construction
R. Jason Herndon, Raleigh

Employment
Patricia T. Bartis, Raleigh
Stacy K. Wood, Charlotte

Environmental
Thomas N. Griffin III, Charlotte
Mary Katherine Stukes, Charlotte
Steven D. Weber, Charlotte

Intellectual Property
Alice C. Richey, Charlotte
Michael A. Tobin, Charlotte
William B. Cannon, Raleigh

Tax & Estate Planning
Andrew F. Dana, Charlotte
James N. Greene III, Charlotte

In addition the following attorneys were acknowledged as:

Young Guns
Sarah F. Hutchins, Charlotte
William B. Cannon, Raleigh

About Legal Elite
“Legal Elite” attorneys are selected through ballots sent to more than 20,000 attorneys who are active members of the North Carolina State Bar. Members of the Bar are asked to select the best lawyer in each field. Lawyers may not select themselves and can only vote for members of their own firms if they also chose someone outside their firms in the same category. With more weight given to outside votes, fewer than 3 percent of the state’s lawyers were named to the list this year.

About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has approximately 200 lawyers in six offices located in major markets across North Carolina and South Carolina. The firm provides legal counsel to large commercial and public organizations on litigation, corporate and regulatory matters.