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Ninety-Eight Womble Carlyle Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers In America

September 7, 2007

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WINSTON-SALEM, NC—Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC today announced that 98 attorneys firm-wide have ranked highly on Woodward/White Inc.'s The Best Lawyers in America rankings.

The total number of Womble Carlyle attorneys appearing on the list has increased again for the seventh consecutive time, from 91 attorneys in the 2007 rankings to 98 in the 2008 rankings.

The 2008 edition is the fourteenth edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which thousands of top leading attorneys throughout the country cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. The current edition is based on more than 1.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Womble Carlyle ranked #1 overall in North Carolina, and ranked #1 in 15 other state-level and market-specific categories. The list below highlights those rankings.

  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina with 79 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Antitrust Law with 4 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 5 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Commercial Litigation with 15 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Corporate Law with 12 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Environmental Law with 4 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Health Care Law with 6 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Personal Injury Litigation with 7 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Product Liability Litigation with 7 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in North Carolina in Trusts and Estates with 4 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Research Triangle Park, NC with 5 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Winston-Salem, NC with 41 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Winston-Salem, NC in Commercial Litigation with 6 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Winston-Salem, NC in Corporate Law with 6 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Winston-Salem, NC in Personal Injury Litigation with 6 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Winston-Salem, NC in Product Liability Litigation with 6 attorneys.

Please click here for a list of Womble Carlyle attorneys who rank among the country's best. Attorneys marked with an asterisk (*) are first-time selections to the Best Lawyers list. Lawyers marked with (10) have been on the Best Lawyers list for at least 10 years, while those marked with (20) have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

Click here for more Womble Carlyle Attorney Honors

 
Public Relations contacts: Russell Thomas (202) 857-4517
                                    Bruce Buchanan (336) 728-7027

Womble Carlyle is a 550-attorney law firm that corporate clients rely on to provide core legal services, such as Complex Business Litigation, Mass Torts, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Securities, Finance and Real Estate.
 
Our focus is the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Silicon Valley markets, and from this footprint, we serve clients in matters across the country and across the world. Clients trust us because we understand their businesses, focus on their successes, demonstrate a commitment to help, and deliver value for their dollars they spend on us. 
 
Thanks to Womble Carlyle’s partnership with Lex Mundi, the world’s largest association of independent law firms, we can offer clients access to quality-tested local counsel in more than 120 countries. Lex Mundi provides seamless access to local attorneys and market knowledge throughout the globe.
 
Womble Carlyle’s office are located in: 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.

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