Raleigh, NC – Twenty-three lawyers from Poyner & Spruill LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in Law & Politics ranking of North Carolina “Super Lawyers.” Over one third of Poyner & Spruill’s seventy-one partners are included in the Super Lawyer list for this year.

The list of 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers is based on surveys of more than 17,000 active lawyers across the state, and inclusion is thought to be a singular honor.

The 2008 list includes:

Craig Dalton (Tax, Raleigh), Hugh Davis (Employee Benefits/ERISA, Raleigh), Tom Davis (Litigation, Raleigh), David Dreifus (Business Litigation, Raleigh), Glenn Dunn (Environmental, Raleigh), Mark Edwards (Estate Planning/Trusts, Charlotte), Nick Ellis (Business Litigation, Rocky Mount), Chip Gibbons (Tax, Raleigh), Susie Gibbons (Labor & Employment – Top 50 North Carolina Female Lawyers, Raleigh), Cecil Harrison (Labor & Employment – Top 100 Super Lawyers, Raleigh), Keith Johnson (Business Litigation, Raleigh), David Long (Business Litigation – Top 100 Super Lawyers, Raleigh), Louis Meyer (Labor & Employment, Raleigh), Tom Norris (Estate Planning/Trusts, Raleigh), Jim O’Brien (Mergers & Acquisitions, Raleigh), Jerry Parnell (Professional Liability Defense, Charlotte), John Shaw (Construction – Top 100 Super Lawyers, Raleigh), Bill Shenton (Health Care, Raleigh), Eddie Speas (General Litigation, Raleigh), David Terry (Labor & Employment, Charlotte), Judy Thompson (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Charlotte), Joe Zeszotarski (White Collar Criminal Defense, Raleigh).

Attorney Susie Gibbons was named among the Top 50 North Carolina Female Lawyers. Attorneys David Long and John Shaw were both among the state’s Top 100 Super Lawyers.