Thirty-Four Brooks Pierce Attorneys Recognized in Business North Carolina's 2025 "Legal Elite" and "Hall of Fame"

Thirty-four Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 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, asking, “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.”  

The Brooks Pierce attorneys named to Business North Carolina’s 24^th edition of “Legal Elite” are:  

• Tony Barwick for Real Estate
• Marc Bishop for Business
• Libby Brewington for Business
• Eric David for Litigation
• Kearns Davis for Litigation
• Sam Ervin IV for Appellate 
• Shana Fulton for Criminal Law
• Jimmy Haynes for Real Estate
• Jonathan Jenkins for Business
• Bob King for Environmental
• Beth Langley for Employment
• Jamey Lowdermilk for Bankruptcy
• Agustin Martinez for Young Guns
• Brian McMillan for Employment
• Clint Morse for Bankruptcy 
• Jeff Oleynik for Litigation
• Jim Phillips for Litigation
• Clint Pinyan for Antitrust
• Joey Ponzi for Environmental
• Collins Saint for Young Guns
• Adam Tarleton for Tax and Estate Planning
• Jessi Thaller-Moran for Employment
• Anna Tison for Real Estate
• Jennifer Van Zant for Litigation
• Ed West for Criminal Law

The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized as members of the “Legal Elite Hall of Fame” are:

• Charles Baldwin for Business
• Arty Bolick for Construction
• John Cross for Business and Corporate
• Mark Davidson for Business
• Kearns Davis for Criminal Law
• George House for Environmental
• Jonathan Jenkins for Corporate
• Jeff Oleynik for Bankruptcy 
• Gary Parsons for Litigation
• David Sar for Intellectual Property (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
• Jennifer Van Zant for Antitrust
• Katie Wong for Young Guns 

For more information, visit https://businessnc.com/legal-elite-2025-the-states-top-lawyers/.