Smith Anderson Achieves All Time Highs for Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® in Three Categories

Hitting three all-time record highs for Smith Anderson, we are delighted that the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers® recognized 78 of our lawyers – including 12 named “Lawyer of the Year” for Raleigh and 33 named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This category recognizes lawyers who have been in practice for fewer than 10 years.

Best Lawyers® rankings are based on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of the legal abilities of other lawyers.

Smith Anderson’s 2024 “Lawyers of the Year” for Raleigh are:

1. Clifton L. Brinson (Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions)
2. Curtis C. Brewer IV (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law)
3. Christopher B. Capel (Securities / Capital Markets Law)
4. Lori Fuller (Government Relations Practice)
5. Kimberly J. Korando (Employment Law – Management)
6. Timothy P. Lehan (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
7. John D. Madden (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
8. Caryn Coppedge McNeill (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
9. Robert Joseph Morris (Litigation – Patent)
10. Donavon Munford, Jr. (Litigation and Controversy – Tax)
11. Gerald F. Roach (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
12. Kimberly Quarles Swintosky (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)

Best Lawyers

The full list of Smith Anderson lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and their areas of recognition is as follows:

1. Geoffrey W. Adams (Banking & Finance Law)
2. Zebulon D. Anderson (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
3. Mitch Armbruster (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation)
4. Heyward D. Armstrong (Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
5. Amy Meyers Batten (Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
6. David W. Berry (Environmental Law, Energy Law)
7. Julian D. Bobbitt, Jr. (Health Care Law)
8. Curtis C. Brewer IV (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Venture Capital Law)
9. Martin H. Brinkley (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
10. Clifton L. Brinson (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities)
11. Joshua D. Bryant (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law)
12. Christopher B. Capel (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law)
13. Kevin Ceglowski (Employment Law – Management)
14. Ansley Chapman Cella (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
15. Toby R. Coleman (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
16. Bradley J. Daves (Real Estate Law)
17. Joshua Diver (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law)
18. James K. Dorsett III (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
19. Robert E. Duggins (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
20. Sarah W. Fox (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation Labor & Employment,)
21. Blake Simpson Fricks (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
22. Darrell A. Fruth (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law, Trade Secrets Law)
23. Lori Fuller (Government Relations Practice)
24. Timothy S. Goettel (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
25. Mark Griffith (Energy Law)
26. Jamison H. Hinkle (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
27. Travis Hockaday (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
28. Davis Horne, Jr. (Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
29. John L. Jernigan (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
30. John H. Jo (Commercial Litigation)
31. Rosemary G. Kenyon (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
32. Christopher R. Kiger (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
33. Lee M. Kirby, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law)
34. Byron B. Kirkland (Corporate Law, Leverages Buy Outs & Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law)
35. Kimberly J. Korando (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
36. Geoffrey R. Krouse (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
37. Timothy P. Lehan (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
38. Isaac A. Linnartz (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
39. John D. Madden (Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants)
40. Wayne K. Maiorano (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
41. Peter J. Marino (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
42. Jason Martinez (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
43. Steven Mason (Real Estate Law)
44. Merrill M. Mason (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
45. Caryn Coppedge McNeill (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
46. Brian Meacham (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
47. Miranda Miller (Venture Capital Law)
48. Scott A. Miskimon (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate)
49. Michael W. Mitchell (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Real Estate Law)
50. Jackson Moore (Commercial Litigation)
51. Joseph Morris (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Advertising Law)
52. William H. Moss (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
53. Donavon Munford, Jr. (Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
54. William W. Nelson (Tax Law)
55. Bart A. Norman (Banking and Finance Law)
56. Anna B. Osterhout (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
57. Stephen T. Parascandola (Environmental Law)
58. Carl N. Patterson, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities)
59. Armand A. Perry (Banking and Finance Law)
60. Lacy H. Reaves (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
61. Matthew D. Rhoad (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
62. Addie K. S. Ries (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
63. Gerald F. Roach (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law)
64. Michael P. Saber (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
65. Kerry A. Shad (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
66. Robert Shaw (Administrative/Regulatory Law)
67. Dana E. Simpson (Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
68. Christopher G. Smith (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental)
69. Richard Stevens (Government Relations Practice)
70. Kimberly Quarles Swintosky (Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
71. John Therien (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Copyright Law, Trademark Law)
72. Michael R. Thornton (Real Estate Law)
73. Justin G. Truesdale (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
74. Donald H. Tucker, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities)
75. Kirk G. Warner (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
76. Sharita M. Whitaker (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Real Estate Law)
77. James C. Wrenn, Jr. (Health Care Law)
78. Allen York (Real Estate Law)

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

The full list of Smith Anderson lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America and their areas of recognition is as follows:

1. Andrew P. Atkins (Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
2. Lindsay F. Avagliano (Venture Capital Law)
3. Jenny Bobbitt (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
4. Alexander M. Bowling (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
5. Kara Brunk (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
6. Tyler Cook (Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
7. Amy C. Crout (Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
8. Taylor Dewberry (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
9. Joseph C. Fields (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
10. Jordan Fieldstein (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law)
11. John Gibson (Health Care Law)
12. Grace Gregson (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction)
13. John Harris (Commercial Litigation)
14. Robert Hash (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
15. Samuel A. Hipps (Banking and Finance Law)
16. James R. Jolley (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
17. Charles R. Kabugo-Musoke (Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
18. Megan C. Lambert (Technology Law)
19. Deborah McDermott (Trusts and Estates)
20. Elizabeth (Liza) Nye (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
21. David Pasley (Commercial Litigation)
22. Tommy Postek (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
23. William Pugh (Venture Capital Law)
24. Davis F. Roach (Construction Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law)
25. Edward F. Roche (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
26. Melissa Schluter (Banking and Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
27. Amelia Serrat (Commercial Litigation)
28. Mary Pat K. Sullivan (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law)
29. James Todd (Real Estate Law)
30. William “Casey” Vaughn (Construction Law, Litigation Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
31. Jessica B. West (Banking and Financial Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)
32. Kendra L. White (Banking and Finance Law)
33. Patrick D. Wilson (Real Estate Law)