Thirty-six Brooks Pierce Attorneys Recognized by 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers

Thirty-six Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized in the 2016 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers including seven attorneys named to the "Rising Stars" category.  In addition, Kearns Davis, a partner in the Greensboro office was ranked by North Carolina Super Lawyers as the number two attorney in North Carolina.  Partners Jennifer Van Zant, Jim Williams and Gary Parsons were ranked in the Top 100 attorneys in North Carolina.  Van Zant was also named among the Top 50 Women attorneys in the state.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.  Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.  For more information about the Super Lawyers methodology, visit http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.

The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized in 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers are:

• Jimmy Adams for Business Litigation
• Arty Bolick for Construction Litigation
• Wes Camden for Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Forrest Campbell for Health Care
• Bill Cary for Employment and Labor
• Charles Coble for Business Litigation
• John Cross for Business/Corporate
• Mark Davidson for Business/Corporate
• Kearns Davis for Criminal Defense: White Collar (Ranked 2^nd Overall)
• Alex Elkan for Environmental Litigation
• George House for Environmental Litigation
• Bob King for Environmental
• Charles Marshall for Business Litigation
• Dan McGinn for Employment and Labor
• Jeff Oleynik for Bankruptcy: Business
• John Ormand for Business Litigation
• Gary Parsons for Business Litigation (Top 100 Overall)
• Jim Phillips for Business Litigation
• Reid Phillips for Business Litigation
• Mark Prak for Communications
• David Sar for Intellectual Property Litigation
• Bob Singer for Banking
• John Small for Bankruptcy: Business
• Mack Sperling for Business Litigation
• Ed Turlington for Business/Corporate
• Jennifer Van Zant for Business Litigation (Top 100 Overall, Top 50 Women)
• Howard WIlliams for Business/Corporate
• Jim Williams for Business (Top 100 Overall)
• Ed Winslow for Banking

The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized as 2016 "Rising Stars" are:

• Eric David for Business Litigation
• Anna McLamb for Real Estate
• Clint Morse for Business Litigation
• Ben Norman for Business Litigation
• Dan Smith for Environmental
• Adam Tarleton for Estate and Probate
• Thomas Varnum for Intellectual Property