Twenty-One Brooks Pierce Attorneys Named to Business North Carolina’s 2020 “Legal Elite” and “Hall of Fame”
Twenty-one Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” and “Hall of Fame,” a listing of the state’s top lawyers in business-related practice areas.
Each year, Business North Carolina sends ballots to members of the North Carolina Bar Association who are residents of the state. Voters are asked one question: “Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these categories?” Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves, and may only select members of their own firms if they also select out-of-firm lawyers in the same categories, with the out-of-firm votes weighted more heavily. Attorneys who receive the most votes in their respective categories become permanent members of the “Legal Elite” Hall of Fame. For more information about the “Legal Elite” methodology, visit businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/.
The Brooks Pierce attorneys named to Business North Carolina’s 2020 “Legal Elite” are:
- Arty Bolick for Construction
- John Cross for Business
- Eric David for Litigation
- Alex Elkan for Environmental
- Beth Langley for Employment
- Clint Morse for Bankruptcy
- Jeff Oleynik for Bankruptcy
- Jim Phillips for Litigation
- Will Quick for Young Guns
- David Sar for Intellectual Property
- Adam Tarleton for Tax and Estate
- Walt Tippett for Construction
- Jennifer Van Zant for Litigation
- Thomas Varnum for Intellectual Property
- Ed West for Criminal Law
Partner Kearns Davis was named to the Hall of Fame for Criminal Law this year. Other Brooks Pierce attorneys in the Hall of Fame are:
- Charles Baldwin for Business
- Mark Davidson for Business
- George House for Environmental
- Gary Parsons for Litigation
- Jennifer Van Zant for Antitrust
