News Article
Six Greenville Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
February 14, 2008
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC announced that 72 attorneys were named to the 2008 Super Lawyers list, which is published annually by Law & Politics. The firm added four more attorneys than were listed in 2007 and nine of the firm's selected attorneys were listed in the Top 10, Top 25, Top 50 Women and Top 100 categories in their respective markets.
"We are extremely pleased that so many of our attorneys are being recognized," said Keith Vaughan, Chair of the Firm's Management Committee. "Receiving awards and accolades has its place and we are thankful, but we take the most pride knowing our clients and peers rate our work as highly as they do."
Womble Carlyle's major highlights from this year's list include:
- 72 attorneys on the 2008 List
- 9 attorneys in the Top 10, Top 25, Top 50 Women and Top 100 North Carolina
- 4 attorneys more than 2007
- 12 attorneys named to the premiere Corporate Counsel Edition
Super Lawyers is a listing of the top five percent of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The 2008 list will be published by state between March and April and will be mailed to attorneys in the respective states, nationwide to the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and to the ABA-accredited law school libraries. The premiere Corporate Counsel Edition will feature the top business litigation attorneys from across the country.
Following is a list of the Womble Carlyle lawyers located in our Greenville office who were named to the 2008 list and the practice area for which each was selected:
Greenville
Brent Clinkscale, Business Litigation
Larry Estridge, Real Estate
Allen Grumbine, Banking
Samuel Outten, Business Litigation, **Top 25 South Carolina
Lindsay Smith, Real Estate
Rory Whelehan, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
* Denotes a Top 10 listing
**Denotes a Top 25 listing
*** Denotes a Top 50 Women listing
**** Denotes a Top 100 listing
A full-service business law firm, Womble Carlyle ranks among AmLaw's 100 leading firms in the country and is a top law firm for companies doing business in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states. The firm is a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award, making Womble Carlyle the first law firm ever to receive the highest honor given to a business organization in recognition of its support of the Fund and its 45 member educational institutions.
Founded in 1876, Womble Carlyle operates in six states and the District of Columbia with nearly 550 attorneys in eleven offices located in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington, DC; Tysons Corner, VA; Wilmington, DE; and Baltimore, MD. Womble Carlyle is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and serves clients nationally and globally.