RALEIGH, NC -- We are pleased to announce that both the firm and five of its attorneys have been given high honors by Chambers USA in the 2009 listings for North Carolina. Poyner Spruill is ranked in Tier 3 in both the Environment and Labor & Employment areas. David Warren and Robin Currin both received Chambers' highest Tier 1 ranking for individual attorneys.

Warren, a partner in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice group, is ranked in Tier 1 in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring area for North Carolina. He practices in the firm’s Raleigh and Rocky Mount offices. He can be reached at 919.783.1112 or dwarren@poynerspruill.com.

Currin, a partner in the Firm’s Raleigh office, also received top honors with a Tier 1 ranking in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in North Carolina. Currin can be reached at 919.783.2931 or rcurrin@poynerspruill.com.

Three other Poyner Spruill partners have also been recognized with a Tier 3 ranking in North Carolina in their respective fields: Glenn Dunn for Environment, David Terry for Labor & Employment, and Susie Gibbons for Labor & Employment.

Glenn Dunn practices in the firm’s Raleigh office in the Environmental Law practice group and can be reached at 919.783.2841 or gdunn@poynerspruill.com.

David Terry is a member of the Employment Law practice group, and is based in the firm’s Charlotte office. Terry can be reached at 704.342.5272 or dterry@poynerspruill.com.

Susie Gibbons is head of the Employment Law practice group, based in Raleigh. Gibbons can be reached at 919.783.2813 or sgibbons@poynerspruill.com.

Since 1999, Chambers has been researching the US legal profession, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients. Chambers’ rankings are highly valued because of the independence and objectivity of their research. For more information on Chambers: www.chambersandpartners.com.