Brooks Pierce has been named a “Highly Recommended” law firm in North Carolina in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Litigation, the only publication to focus exclusively on litigation firms and attorneys. In addition to the firm-wide ranking, eight Brooks Pierce partners were named either a “Local Litigation Star” or a “Future Star.”
“Brooks Pierce leads in complex business litigation in our state and region. We are very pleased to be recognized for what we do by Benchmark Litigation and the lawyers, businesses and others whom they interviewed,” said Ed Winslow, the firm’s managing partner. “Our firm boasts many of North Carolina’s top litigators, and we look forward to continued growth in this area.”
The Brooks Pierce partners recognized as “Local Litigation Stars” were:
- Jimmy Adams for General Commercial
- Kearns Davis for White Collar Crime
- Reid Phillips for Antitrust, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, and Securities
- Jim Phillips for General Commercial and Intellectual Property
- Mark Prak for First Amendment, General Commercial and Intellectual Property
- Jim Williams for Antitrust, General Commercial and Securities
Firm partners Bob King and Jennifer Van Zant were also recognized as “Future Stars.”
Benchmark Litigation serves as the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Rankings are based on a six-month period where Benchmark researchers conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients to identify the leaders in litigation. More information on the guide’s methodology can be found at this link.
