Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that 23 of its attorneys were named "Ones to Watch" by The Best Lawyers in America®, whose rankings are among the highest standard in the legal industry. The "Ones to Watch" are typically less than 10 years into their legal career and were selected by their peers for "outstanding professional excellence," according to Best Lawyers.
Attorneys were ranked across a range of Parker Poe's practices and offices. Below are the firm's recognized attorneys and the practice areas in which they are ranked.
Atlanta, Georgia
- Deepa Balavijayan
- Megan Naioti
- Alexis Trumble
- Shayla Wright
- Commercial Litigation
- Entertainment and Sports Law
Charleston, South Carolina
- Olivia W. Daly
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Caroline Frey
- Anna-Bryce Hobson
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
Charlotte, NC
- Caroline Barrineau
- Appellate Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Phillip Fajgenbaum
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Noah Ganz
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Carson Lane
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Charles Middlebrooks
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Sabrina Peace
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Andy Walsh
Columbia, South Carolina
- Kate Abdullah
- C. Dayton Riddle IV
- Ryan Romano
- Mallory S. Sparks
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
Raleigh, North Carolina
- Zack S. Anstett
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Robert Botkin
- Intellectual Property Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Technology Law
- Tiffany M. Burba
- Corporate Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jeremy D. Locklear
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Carlos Manzano
Other Recognition
In addition, 115 Parker Poe attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers for 2025. You can find the full list and learn more about Best Lawyers' rankings here. You can also find a list of 10 Parker Poe attorneys that Best Lawyers named "Lawyer of the Year" here.
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.
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.