News Article
134 Womble Carlyle Attorneys Ranked Among The Best Lawyers in America 2013
September 4, 2012
Public Relations contact: Bruce Buchanan (336) 728-7027
Womble Carlyle placed 134 attorneys on the 2013 Woodward/White Inc.’s The Best Lawyers in America rankings, a new record for the firm. Last year, 125 Womble Carlyle lawyers made the list.
The following is a list of the Womble Carlyle attorneys who rank among the country’s best. Attorneys marked with an asterisk (*) are new to the Best Lawyers list for 2013. Lawyers marked with (10) have been on the Best Lawyers list for at least 10 years. Those marked with (20) have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years, while those marked with (25) have been on the Best Lawyers list for at least 25 years:
Atlanta
William M. Ragland, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Patent Litigation, Technology Law
William M. Ragland, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Patent Litigation, Technology Law
*Clinton D. Richardson, Jr., Corporate Law
John F. Sandy Smith, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael J. Sullivan, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
James F. Vaughan, Patent Litigation
Richard H. Vincent, Health Care Law
Michael J. Sullivan, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
James F. Vaughan, Patent Litigation
Richard H. Vincent, Health Care Law
Baltimore
David B. Hamilton, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
Barry J. Herman, Intellectual Property Litigation
John Parker Sweeney, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
T. Sky Woodward, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants),
John Parker Sweeney, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
T. Sky Woodward, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants),
Charleston
J. Marshall Allen, Health Care Law
Charles J. Baker III, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation
*Laurel R.S. Blair, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William C. Cleveland III, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Mediation
David M. Collins, Admiralty & Maritime Law
David H. Crawford, Real Estate Law
Morris A. Ellison (10), Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Real Estate Law
W. Foster Gaillard (10), Real Estate Law
C. Allen Gibson Jr. (10), Construction Law, Construction Litigation
Henry E. Grimball, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Thomas L. Harper Jr., Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Law
Julius H. Hines, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Greg Horton, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Sean D. Houseal, Environmental Litigation
John J. Kerr, First Amendment Law, First Amendment Litigation, Media Law
David B. McCormack, Arbitration, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
*Cynthia Spieth Morton, Real Estate Law
James D. Myrick, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Gordon D. Schreck (20), Admiralty & Maritime Law
Kenneth F. Smith, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
Henry B. Smythe, Jr. (10), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Susan M. Smythe (20), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Charles P. Summerall IV, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
David S. Yandle, Employment Law (Management), Labor Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
Charlotte
G. Michael Barnhill, Commercial Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Municipal Litigation
Cornelius W. Coghill III, Trusts & Estates, Trust & Estates Litigation
Jim D. Cooley, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Real Estate Litigation
James P. Cooney III (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), White-Collar Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
James E. Daniel, Employee Benefits Law
Bradford A. De Vore, Environmental Law
Debbie W. Harden, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
Jeffrey S. Hay, Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
G. Michael Barnhill, Commercial Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Municipal Litigation
Cornelius W. Coghill III, Trusts & Estates, Trust & Estates Litigation
Jim D. Cooley, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Real Estate Litigation
James P. Cooney III (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), White-Collar Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
James E. Daniel, Employee Benefits Law
Bradford A. De Vore, Environmental Law
Debbie W. Harden, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
Jeffrey S. Hay, Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
*Mark Henriques, Commercial Litigation
Mark J. Horoschak (10), Antitrust Law, Health Care Law, Antitrust Litigation
Mark J. Horoschak (10), Antitrust Law, Health Care Law, Antitrust Litigation
*Katherine T. Lange, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
*Meredith J. McKee, Commercial Litigation
Richard E. Morton, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Richard L. Rainey, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
William C. Raper (20), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation
Raboteau T. Wilder, Jr. (10), Health Care Law
Richard E. Morton, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Richard L. Rainey, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
William C. Raper (20), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation
Raboteau T. Wilder, Jr. (10), Health Care Law
Columbia
Kevin A. Hall, Commercial Litigation
Greensboro
Frank W. Bullock, Jr., Appellate Law, Arbitration, Mediation
Frank W. Bullock, Jr., Appellate Law, Arbitration, Mediation
Jacqueline E. Camp, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
Gregory M. Chabon, Corporate Law
Randall A. Hanson, Mergers & Acquisition Law
Jack B. Hicks (10), Intellectual Property Litigation, Copyright Law, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
James M. Powell (10), Labor Law (Management), Employment Law (Management)
C. Robert Rhodes, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Jack B. Hicks (10), Intellectual Property Litigation, Copyright Law, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
James M. Powell (10), Labor Law (Management), Employment Law (Management)
C. Robert Rhodes, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Thomas S. Stukes (10), Health Care Law
Greenville
Larry D. Estridge (20), Real Estate Law
R. Howard Grubbs (10), Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
D. Allen Grumbine (10), Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller, Health Care Law
Samuel W. Outten, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Lindsay Smith (10), Real Estate Law
Elizabeth O. Temple, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Rory D. Whelehan, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
R. Howard Grubbs (10), Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
D. Allen Grumbine (10), Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller, Health Care Law
Samuel W. Outten, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Lindsay Smith (10), Real Estate Law
Elizabeth O. Temple, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Rory D. Whelehan, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
*Sandi Wilson, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
Raleigh
Elizabeth K. Arias, Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation
Paul H. Billow, Public Finance Law
John C. Cooke, Land Use & Zoning Law, Land Use & Zoning Litigation
Donald A. Donadio (20), Real Estate Law
Marilyn R. Forbes, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants)
Garth A. Gersten, Insurance Law
Paul H. Billow, Public Finance Law
John C. Cooke, Land Use & Zoning Law, Land Use & Zoning Litigation
Donald A. Donadio (20), Real Estate Law
Marilyn R. Forbes, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants)
Garth A. Gersten, Insurance Law
*Christopher M. Humphrey, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Litigation
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., Economic Development Law
G. Thomas Lee, Public Finance Law
Johnny M. Loper, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William C. Matthews, Jr., Real Estate Law
Pressly M. Millen, Antitrust Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Frederick W. Rom, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Nellie K. Shipley, Real Estate Law
G. Thomas Lee, Public Finance Law
Johnny M. Loper, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William C. Matthews, Jr., Real Estate Law
Pressly M. Millen, Antitrust Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Frederick W. Rom, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Nellie K. Shipley, Real Estate Law
Hayden J. Silver III, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Research Triangle Park
Leslie E. Browder (25), Real Estate Law
Kenneth N. Shelton, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Timber Law
Leslie E. Browder (25), Real Estate Law
Kenneth N. Shelton, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Timber Law
Elizabeth C. Lee, Real Estate Law
*Howard N. Solodky, Tax Law
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Mary Craven Adams, Family Law
Reid C. Adams, Jr., Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs)
H. Grady Barnhill, Jr. (25), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Jimmy H. Barnhill (10), Family Law
Anthony H. Brett (20), Health Care Law
Peter S. Brunstetter (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law
Karen E. Carey, Construction Law
Keith A. Clinard, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Andrew Copenhaver (10), Antitrust Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, First Amendment Law
Linwood L. Davis (25), Corporate Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law
Ronald R. Davis, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Securities Litigation
Reid C. Adams, Jr., Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs)
H. Grady Barnhill, Jr. (25), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Jimmy H. Barnhill (10), Family Law
Anthony H. Brett (20), Health Care Law
Peter S. Brunstetter (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law
Karen E. Carey, Construction Law
Keith A. Clinard, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Andrew Copenhaver (10), Antitrust Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, First Amendment Law
Linwood L. Davis (25), Corporate Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law
Ronald R. Davis, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Securities Litigation
* Christina Upton Douglas, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
*Jonathan M. Engram, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Allan R. Gitter (20), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants), Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
Ellen M. Gregg, Commercial Litigation
Michael D. Gunter (20), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Hardin G. Halsey (10), Real Estate Law, Timber Law
Hada de Varona Haulsee, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Lori Privette Hinnant, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Jeffrey C. Howland (10), Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Technology Law, Venture Capital Law, Securities Regulation
*Jonathan M. Engram, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Allan R. Gitter (20), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants), Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
Ellen M. Gregg, Commercial Litigation
Michael D. Gunter (20), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Hardin G. Halsey (10), Real Estate Law, Timber Law
Hada de Varona Haulsee, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Lori Privette Hinnant, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Jeffrey C. Howland (10), Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Technology Law, Venture Capital Law, Securities Regulation
*Trent E. Jernigan, Real Estate Law
Jeffrey T. Lawyer (10), Tax Law
Christopher E. Leon, Banking & Finance Law
R. Michael Leonard, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action (Defendants)
Jeffrey T. Lawyer (10), Tax Law
Christopher E. Leon, Banking & Finance Law
R. Michael Leonard, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action (Defendants)
Jeffrey R. McFadden, Patent Law
James R. Morgan, Jr. (10), Labor and Employment Litigation
Elizabeth L. Quick (25), Trusts & Estates
George A. Ragland (10), Trusts & Estates
Michael E. Ray, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation
Greg L. Smith (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law
Kimberly H. Stogner, Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William B. Sullivan (10), Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Keith W. Vaughan (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William R. Whitehurst (10), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
C. Mark Wiley (10), Tax Law, Tax Litigation & Controversy
Erna A.P. Womble, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William F. Womble, Jr. (20), Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
James R. Morgan, Jr. (10), Labor and Employment Litigation
Elizabeth L. Quick (25), Trusts & Estates
George A. Ragland (10), Trusts & Estates
Michael E. Ray, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation
Greg L. Smith (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law
Kimberly H. Stogner, Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William B. Sullivan (10), Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Keith W. Vaughan (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William R. Whitehurst (10), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
C. Mark Wiley (10), Tax Law, Tax Litigation & Controversy
Erna A.P. Womble, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William F. Womble, Jr. (20), Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
About Womble Carlyle
Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.
The firm serves clients nationally and globally with more than 550 attorneys in fourteen offices: Atlanta; Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.
Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.
The firm serves clients nationally and globally with more than 550 attorneys in fourteen offices: Atlanta; Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.
