Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that 37 of its attorneys and 12 of its practice groups have been ranked in Chambers USA 2023, one of the premier guides to the legal profession that develops rankings using in-depth interviews and objective research.

Five of Parker Poe’s practice groups received the highest possible ranking, Band 1, in North Carolina or South Carolina. In North Carolina, the firm’s Environmental, Financial Restructuring, Public Finance, and Tax Groups each received that ranking. In South Carolina, the Health Care Group received that ranking. Eight of the firm’s individual attorneys also received the Band 1 ranking in their respective practice areas in North Carolina or South Carolina.

In addition, Parker Poe is part of two legal networks that received “The Elite" global rankings: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance (ELA).

Ranked Practice Areas

• Banking & Finance (Band 3 in North Carolina)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1 in North Carolina)
• Corporate/M&A (Band 4 in Charlotte area)
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Environment (Band 1 in North Carolina, Band 2 in South Carolina)
• Health Care (Band 1 in South Carolina, Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Intellectual Property (Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Labor & Employment (Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Public Finance (Band 1 in North Carolina)
• Real Estate (Band 2 in North Carolina)
• Tax (Band 1 in North Carolina)

Ranked Attorneys

Banking & Finance
Tyler Smith (Band 1 in South Carolina)
Chuck Lee (Band 4 in North Carolina)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Chip Ford (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Brian Darer (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Ashley Edwards (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Will Esser (Band 3 in North Carolina)

Corporate/M&A
Richard Few (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Skip Smart (Band 4 in Charlotte area)

Energy & Natural Resources
Katherine Ross (Band 1 in North Carolina)

Environment
Tom Griffin (Eminent Practitioners in North Carolina)
Steve Weber (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Elizabeth Applegate Dieck (Band 3 in South Carolina)
Amanda Kitchen Short (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Katherine Ross (Band 4 in North Carolina)
Mallory Sparks (Associates to Watch in South Carolina)

Health Care
David Summer (Band 1 in South Carolina)
Walt Cartin (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Joy Hord (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Will Thomas (Band 2 in South Carolina)

Intellectual Property
Frank Silber (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Chris Thomas (Band 2 in North Carolina)

Labor & Employment
Keith Weddington (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Stacy Wood (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Jonathan Crotty (Band 3 in North Carolina)

Litigation: General Commercial
Melanie Dubis (Band 3 in North Carolina)

Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Rick Glaser (Senior Statespeople in North Carolina)
Brian Cromwell (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Sarah Hutchins (Up and Coming in North Carolina)

Public Finance
Rebecca Joyner (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Scott Leo (Band 2 in North Carolina)

Real Estate
Simpson Fant (Band 3 in South Carolina)
Todd Haynie (Band 3 in South Carolina)
Craig Lynch (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Brent Milgrom (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Camden Betz (Band 4 in North Carolina)

Real Estate: Finance
Wanda Townsend (Band 2 in North Carolina)

Tax
Jimmy Greene (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Kay Miller Hobart (Band 2 in North Carolina)

About Parker Poe
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has more than 275 lawyers in eight offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, DC. The firm provides legal counsel to many of the largest companies and local governments in the Southeast.

Parker Poe is a member of two leading international legal networks: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance. TerraLex and the ELA have chosen Parker Poe to help guide clients through the challenges of global business.