Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that feedback from its clients and peers led to 41 of its attorneys and 16 of its practice areas being ranked in Chambers USA 2025. Chambers is 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 areas received the highest possible ranking, Band 1, in North Carolina or South Carolina. In North Carolina, the firm received that ranking for its environmental, financial restructuring, public finance, and tax practice areas. In South Carolina, the firm received that ranking for health care.
Eleven 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 Band 1 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, Band 4 in Georgia)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2 in North Carolina)
- Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded (Band 3 in USA - Nationwide)
- Public Finance (Band 1 in North Carolina)
- Real Estate (Band 2 in North Carolina, Band 3 in South Carolina)
- Real Estate: Finance (Band 3 in North Carolina)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (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 5 in North Carolina)
Todd Haynie (Band 1 in South Carolina)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Chip Ford (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Will Esser (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Brian Darer (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Construction
Russell Killen (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Corporate/M&A
Skip Smart (Band 4 in Charlotte area)
Richard Few (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Energy & Natural Resources
Katherine Ross (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Merrick Parrott (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Environment
Tom Griffin (Eminent Practitioners in North Carolina)
Steve Weber (Band 1 in North 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)
Will Thomas (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Walt Cartin (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Robb Leandro (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Joy Hord (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Immigration
Elizabeth Gibbes (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Intellectual Property
Chris Thomas (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Will Cannon (Up and Coming in North Carolina)
Labor & Employment
Keith Weddington (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Jonathan Crotty (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Stacy Wood (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Litigation: General Commercial
Melanie Dubis (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Brian Cromwell (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Sarah Hutchins (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
Sarah Hutchins (Band 3 in USA - Nationwide)
Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
Sarah Hutchins (Band 5 in USA - Nationwide)
Public Finance
Scott Leo (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Rebecca Joyner (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Carlos Manzano (Associates to Watch in North Carolina)
Real Estate
Camden Betz (Band 4 in North Carolina)
Brent Milgrom (Band 3 in North Carolina)
Craig Lynch (Band 4 in North Carolina)
Todd Haynie (Band 2 in South Carolina)
Simpson Fant (Band 3 in South Carolina)
Real Estate: Finance
Wanda Townsend (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jamie Schwedler (Band 2 in North Carolina)
Ellen Smith (Band 2 in Georgia)
Tax
Kay Miller Hobart (Band 1 in North Carolina)
Jimmy Greene (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.