Twenty-five Brooks Pierce Attorneys Recognized in Business North Carolina’s 2018 “Legal Elite” and "Hall of Fame"

Twenty-five Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite,” and the "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, click here.

The Brooks Pierce attorneys named to Business North Carolina’s 2018 “Legal Elite” are:

• Arty Bolick for Construction
• John Cross for Business and Corporate
• Eric David for Litigation
• Kearns Davis for Criminal
• Mike Dowling for Young Guns
• Brian Fork for Bankruptcy
• Darrell Fruth for Intellectual Property
• Clint Morse for Young Guns
• Jeff Oleynik for Antitrust; Bankruptcy
• Justin Outling for Young Guns
• Jim Phillips for Appellate
• Clinton Pinyan for Antitrust
• David Sar for Intellectual Property
• John Small for Bankruptcy
• Adam Tarleton for Tax/Estate Planning and Young Guns
• Walter Tippett for Construction; Litigation
• Jennifer Van Zant for Litigation
• Thomas Varnum for Intellectual Property
• Ed West for Criminal

The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized as members of the "Legal Elite 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
• Jim Williams for Litigation