Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as having the highest number of lawyers in North Carolina listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009® in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Venture Capital Law and Medical Malpractice Law.
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh with 33 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Commercial Litigation with 5 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Corporate Law with 7 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 6 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Medical Malpractice Law with 4 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Real Estate Law with 3 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Securities Law with 6 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Venture Capital Law with 4 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in Raleigh in Tax Law with 3 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 6 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Securities Law with 6 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Venture Capital Law with 4 lawyers
- Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Medical Malpractice Law with 4 lawyers
Individual Smith Anderson lawyers are also listed in the following practice areas: Banking; Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Construction; Government Relations; Environmental; Health Care, Labor and Employment; Land Use & Zoning; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Professional Malpractice and Trust & Estates.
Firm lawyers included in the 2009 list and the areas of practice for which they received recognition are:
- Marks Arnold (Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law)
- Mark Ash (Commercial Litigation)
- Francis Bagbey (Real Estate Law)
- Amy Batten (Securities Law)
- Bo Bobbitt (Health Care Law)
- Martin Brinkley (Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law)
- Chris Capel (Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital Law)
- Jim Dorsett (Commercial Litigation)
- Dave Horne (Government Relations Law)
- John Jernigan (Banking Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law)
- Byron Kirkland (Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital Law)
- Kim Korando (Labor and Employment Law)
- Tim Lehan (Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law)
- John Madden (Medical Malpractice Law)
- Pete Marino (Construction Law)
- Steve Mason (Real Estate Law)
- Merrill Mason (Securities Law; Venture Capital Law)
- Henry Mitchell (Corporate Law)
- Bill Moss (Medical Malpractice Law)
- Don Munford (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
- Bill Nelson (Tax Law)
- Steve Parascandola (Environmental Law)
- Carl Patterson (Commercial Litigation)
- Buck Priester (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
- Lacy Reaves (Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
- Gerald Roach (Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital Law)
- Walter Rogers (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
- Kerry A Shad (Labor & Employment Law)
- Dana Simpson (Government Relations Law)
- Sammy Thompson (Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation)
- Sean Timmons (Health Care Law)
- Don Tucker (Commercial Litigation)
- Kirk Warner (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation)
The Best Lawyers in America guide, representing 78 practice areas in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is compiled based on "an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers." For more information about the research methodology and selection process, please refer to www.bestlawyers.com.