72 Brooks Pierce attorneys, more than 70% of the firm’s attorneys, were named industry leaders in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ©. This includes 11 lawyers named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of expertise, and a further nine Brooks Pierce attorneys named by The Best Lawyers in America © in its edition of “Ones to Watch”.
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Brooks Pierce’s 11 attorneys named Attorney of the Year for their respective areas of expertise are:
- Libby Brewington for Commercial Finance Law in Greensboro
- Johannes Cross for corporate law in Greensboro
- Mark Davidson for Closed Companies and Family Business Law in Greensboro
- Jim Phillips for litigation – securities in Greensboro
- Coe Ramsey for copyright in Raleigh
- David Sar for trade secret law in Greensboro
- Bob Saunders for litigation and controversy – Greensboro Tax
- Randy Tinsley for environmental law in Greensboro
- Jennifer Van Zant for Litigation – Banking and Finance in Greensboro
- Ed Winslow for the Greensboro Financial Services Regulation Act
- Kyle Woosley for Litigation – Environment in Greensboro
Brooks Pierce’s 63 lawyers featured in The Best Lawyers in America © 2022 are:
- Jimmy Adams for commercial disputes; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities
- Julia Ambrosius for appointment practice; Commercial litigation; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecommunications, Energy)
- Charles Baldwin for international commercial and finance law
- Tony Barwick for real estate law
- Camden Betz for real estate law
- Marc Bishop for partnerships and family business law; Commercial finance law; Commercial transactions / UZK law; Corporate law; Merger and takeover law
- Arty Bolick for building law
- Libby Brewington for business finance law; Corporate law
- Forrest Campbell for health law
- Bill Cary for labor law management; Labor Law Management; Litigation – work and employment
- Charles Coble for trade disputes
- Johannes Cross for corporate organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); Law of closed companies and family businesses; Corporate law; Merger and takeover law
- Eric David for commercial disputes; Corporate governance law; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Mark Davidson for corporate organizations (including LLCs and partnerships); Law of closed companies and family businesses; Corporate law; Merger and takeover law; Securities / capital market law; Tax law
- Ben Davis for banking and finance law
- Kearns Davis for Bet-the-Company litigation; Commercial litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Alex Elkan for environmental law; Land Use and Zoning Act; Natural Resources Law
- Shana Fulton for trade disputes
- Tricia Goodson for labor law management; Litigation – work and employment
- Stephen Hartzell for administrative / regulatory law
- George house for environmental law; Litigation – Environment; Mining rights; Natural Resources Law; Water law
- Patrick J. Johnson for corporate law; Merger and takeover law
- Bob King for commercial disputes; Environmental law
- David Kushner for media law
- Beth Langley for commercial disputes; Labor Law Management; Litigation – work and employment
- Brian McMillan for Eminent Domain and Conviction Law
- Bill McNairy for tax law; Trusts and estates
- Clint Morse for litigation – bankruptcy
- Ben Norman for trade disputes
- DJ O’Brien for labor law management
- Jeff Oleynik for antitrust law; Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
- John Ormand for commercial disputes; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation in the event of personal injury – defendant
- Gary Parsons for Bet-the-Company litigation; Commercial litigation; Right of error of law – defendant; Litigation in the event of personal injury – defendant
- Jim Phillips for Bet-the-Company litigation; Commercial litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
- Reid Phillips for commercial disputes; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Clint Pinyan for trade disputes
- Joey Ponzi for trade disputes
- Mark Prak for First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Media law; Merger and takeover law
- Bo Rodenbough for commercial disputes; Real estate law
- Will be fast for trade disputes
- Coe Ramsey for copyright; Entertainment law – music; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- David Sar for litigation – intellectual property; Litigation – Patent; Patent law; Trade Secrets Act; Trademark law
- Bob Saunders for litigation and controversy – taxes; Charity / Charity Act; Tax law
- Craig Schauer for trade disputes
- Bob singer for banking and finance law; Corporate law; Law Regulating Financial Services; Merger and takeover law
- John Small for bankruptcy and creditor debtor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law; Bet-the-company litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Dan Smith | for trade disputes
- Elizabeth Spain Hour for administrative / regulatory law; Merger and takeover law
- Mack Sperling for trade disputes
- Adam Tarleton for trusts and estates
- Jessi Thaller-Moran for litigation – work and employment
- Randy Tinsley for environmental law; Litigation – Environment
- Walt Tippett for commercial disputes; Building law
- Marcus Trathen for First Amendment Law
- Ed Turlington for commercial disputes; Corporate law; Practice for Government Relations
- Randy Underwood for the Law Regulating Financial Services; Real estate law
- Jennifer Van Zant for antitrust law; Bet-the-company litigation; Commercial litigation; Litigation – Antitrust Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
- Melissa Weber for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Act
- Ed West for commercial disputes; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation and Controversy – Taxes
- Howard Williams for litigation and controversy – taxes; Tax law
- Jill Wilson for education law; Labor Law Management
- Ed Winslow for banking and finance law; Law Regulating Financial Services; Litigation – banking and finance
- Kyle Woosley for environmental law; Litigation – Environment
This is the first year Spainhour and Thaller-Moran have been named America’s Best Lawyers ©.
Brooks Pierce’s nine attorneys who are recognized as “Ones to Watch” in their respective fields are:
- Melissa Bailey for corporate law; Merger and takeover law; Real estate law
- Patrick Cross for appointment practice; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Ryan Fairchild for commercial disputes; Entertainment and sports law
- Kim Marston for trade disputes
- Haniya Mir for corporate governance and compliance law; Corporate law; Securities / capital market law
- Andy Rodenbough for commercial disputes; Litigation – work and employment
- Sarah saint for labor and labor law management
- Anna Tison for real estate law
- Elizabeth Troutman for commercial disputes; Education law; Labor and Labor Law Management; Litigation – work and employment
This marks the first year Fairchild has been named America’s Best Lawyers ©: Ones to Watch.