Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce the largest group of new associates in the firm's history.  Fifteen associates have joined Parker Poe's Charlotte and Raleigh offices, which brings the firm's total attorney count to more than 200 across the Carolinas.  Scott S. Addison, Kimberly O. Austin, J. Christopher Bauer, Thomas C. Brady, Samuel Lindsay Carrington, Erik R. Lowe, Heather R. Martin, A. Todd Sprinkle and Brian R. Weyhrich have joined the firm in the Charlotte office.  Antonio M. Aquilante, Andrew A. Bennington, Benn A. Brewington III, Robert Jason Herndon, Robb A. Leandro and John H. McTyeire have joined the firm in the Raleigh office.

The following have joined our Litigation Department:

Scott S. Addison received his JD, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina in 2006 and his BS from Davidson College in 1998.

Andrew A. Bennington received his JD, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina in 2006 and his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999.

Samuel Lindsay Carrington received his JD, magna cum laude, from Samford University in 2006 and his BS from Wake Forest University in 2001.

Robert Jason Herndon received his JD, with highest honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005 and his BS, summa cum laude, from Appalachian State University in 2002.

Erik R. Lowe received his JD from Vanderbilt University in 2006 and his BS, magna cum laude, from the University of Utah in 2001.

A. Todd Sprinkle received his JD from Emory University in 2006 and his BA from the University of Virginia in 2000.

Brian R. Weyhrich received his JD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 and his BS, with high distinction, from Indiana University in 2002.

The following have joined our Regulatory Department:

Benn A. Brewington III received his JD from North Carolina Central University in 2006 and his BS from North Carolina A & T State University in 1993.

Robb A. Leandro received his JD from Vanderbilt University in 2006 and his BA from Duke University in 2001.

Heather R. Martin received her JD in 2006 and her MPA in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BA from Miami University in 1996.

The following have joined our Transactional Department:

Antonia M. Aquilante received her JD from Duke University in 2006 and her BSBA, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2003.

Kimberly O. Austin received her JD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 and her BS from the University of Virginia in 2003.

J. Christopher Bauer received his JD from William & Mary School of Law in 2006, his MBA from East Carolina University in 2003 and his BS from the University of Virginia in 1999.

Thomas C. Brady received his JD from Vanderbilt University in 2006 and his BA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 2003.

John H. McTyeire received his JD from Wake Forest University in 2004 and his BA, with distinction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP currently has more than 200 lawyers in six offices across the Carolinas including Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg.  The firm provides a complete range of legal services and has extensive experience in antitrust and business torts, banking and finance, bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, employee benefits, employment, environmental, government and public policy, health care, international, mergers and acquisitions, public finance, real estate and commercial development, securities, tax and torts, trial and insurance.