05/02/2024
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Poyner Spruill LLP is pleased to announce 68 firm attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 in 53 practice areas.

  1. Nicholas Ellis, Keith H. Johnson, and Susanna Knutson Gibbons earned “Lawyer of the Year” distinctions. Ellis was recognized for his work in Litigation-Real Estate and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Johnson in Litigation-Environmental, and Knutson Gibbons in Labor Law-Management. These three “Lawyer of the Year” honorees are individuals with the highest overall peer feedback. This recognition is given to only one lawyer in each specialty and location.

Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on peer review, and research is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. This year, Poyner Spruill had 45 attorneys honored with this award.

Additionally, 23 firm attorneys were named “Ones to Watch.” Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years and is established on peer review.

The 68 attorneys honored by Best Lawyers, in all categories, and their respective ranked practice areas are:

* denotes a first-time ranking in 2024

Lawyer of the Year:
J. Nicholas Ellis

  • Litigation-Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants

Susanna Knutson Gibbons

  • Labor Law-Management

Keith H. Johnson

  • Litigation-Environmental

Best Lawyers:

Randall R. Adams

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation-Construction

Kim L. Bayless

  • Corporate Law

Andrew W. Blair*

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Tax Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Trusts and Estates

Matthew C. Bouchard

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation-Construction

Chalk Broughton

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Daniel G. Cahill

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Litigation-Banking and Finance

Karen Chapman

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation-Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants

William S. Cherry, Jr.

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Real Estate Law

Michael S. Colo

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Brian F. Corbett

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Real Estate Law

Thomas H. Davis, Jr.

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law

Joseph B. Dempster, Jr.

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

Sarah DiFranco*

  • Commercial Litigation
  1. Glenn T. Dunn
  • Environmental Law
  1. Nicholas Ellis
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law-Management
  • Litigation-Municipal
  • Litigation-Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants

Steven B. Epstein

  • Commercial Litigation

Andrew H. Erteschik

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

Chad Essick

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Lemuel H. Gibbons III

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law

Susanna Knutson Gibbons

  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law-Management
  • Labor Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment

Cecil W. Harrison, Jr.

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law-Management
  • Labor Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment

Brad Herring

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Keith H. Johnson

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation-Environmental

Samuel W. Johnson

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David R. Krosner*

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David W. Long

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation-Antitrust
  • Litigation-Health Care
  • Litigation-Securities
  • Litigation-Trusts and Estates

Kelsey Mayo

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law-Management

Emily Meeker

  • Commercial Litigation

Robert B. Meyer

  • Employment Law-Management
  • Labor Law-Management

Thomas Ogburn*

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law

Jennifer Parser*

  • Immigration Law

Robin Pipkin*

  • Tax Law

Chris Roede

  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Stephanie Sanders

  • Real Estate Law

Steven Shaber

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation-Health Care

William R. Shenton

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation-Health Care

Bardin Simmons

  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • FinTech Practice

Mike Slipsky*

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Eddie Speas*

  • Litigation-Land Use and Zoning

Deborah Sperati

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation-Bankruptcy

Jesse St.Cyr*

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Eric Stevens*

  • Litigation-Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

David L. Terry

  • Employment Law-Management
  • Labor Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment

Matt Weiner

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation-Bankruptcy

David L. Woodard

  • Employment Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law


Ones to Watch:

Ben Buskirk

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation-Construction

Brett Carpenter

  • Labor and Employment Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment

Dylan Castellino

  • Insurance Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Transportation Law

Charlie Davis

  • Corporate Law
  • Family Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Sydney P. Davis*

  • Insurance Law

Kate Dewberry

  • Labor and Employment Law-Management
  • Litigation-Labor and Employment

John Michael Durnovich

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation-Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy-Tax
  • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Tax Law

Christopher Dwight

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law

Stephanie Goodbar

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation-Bankruptcy

Stephanie Gumm

  • Commercial Litigation=

Melissa Jaskolka

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Real Estate Law

Laura Jordan

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Colin McGrath

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Brandon L. McPherson*

  • Education Law

Hannah Munn*

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Rachel P. Nicholas

  • Education Law

Grace Sykes Pennerat*

  • Education Law

Francis Pray III*

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Amanda Sherin

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Real Estate Law

Nick Tosco

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Rebecca M. Williams
  • Education Law

Rebecca M. Williams

  • Education Law

Joanne Wu-White

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation-Bankruptcy

Cosmo Zinkow

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

 

About Poyner Spruill

Poyner Spruill LLP is a full-service law firm that provides comprehensive business counsel and litigation services to clients ranging from small family-owned companies to publicly traded corporations. As one of North Carolina’s largest law firms, Poyner Spruill has a reputation for professional excellence in client service throughout the Southeast. Poyner Spruill has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, and Southern Pines. For more information, visit www.poynerspruill.com.

 

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