Poyner Spruill is pleased to announce 19 of its attorneys have been recognized as North Carolina Super Lawyers 2010 and another seven were named North Carolina Rising Stars 2010 by North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine. Each year, Law & Politics and Key Professional Media, Inc., the publishers of the Super Lawyers Magazine, undertake a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of attorneys, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Only five percent of the attorneys in each state are recognized by Super Lawyers.
The 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list includes the following Poyner Spruill attorneys:
Dan Cahill (Business Litigation, Raleigh), Robin Currin (Zoning and Land Use, Raleigh),
Craig Dalton (Estate Planning, Raleigh),
David Dreifus (Business Litigation, Raleigh),
Glenn Dunn (Environmental, Raleigh),
Nick Ellis (Business Litigation, Rocky Mount),
Chip Gibbons (Tax, Raleigh),
Susie Gibbons (Employment Law, Raleigh),
Cecil Harrison (Employment Law, Raleigh),
Keith Johnson (Environmental, Raleigh),
David Long (Business Litigation, Raleigh),
Tom Norris (Estate Planning, Raleigh),
Jim O’Brien (Entertainment and Sports Law, Raleigh),
Jerry Parnell (Professional Liability: Defense, Charlotte),
John Shaw (Construction/Surety, Raleigh),
Bill Shenton (Health Care, Raleigh),
David Terry (Employment, Charlotte),
David Warren (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Raleigh) and
Joe Zeszotarski (Criminal Defense: White Collar, Raleigh).
Raleigh attorneys David Long, John Shaw and Joe Zeszotarski were also recognized as being in the "Top 100" attorneys in North Carolina. Susie Gibbons, a Raleigh employment attorney, was named as one of the "Top 50" women attorneys in the state.
In addition, attorneys
Paul Arena (Real Estate, Charlotte),
Chris Ayers (Utilities, Raleigh),
Josh Durham (Business Litigation, Charlotte),
Julie Hampton (General Litigation, Raleigh),
Jason James (Business Litigation, Charlotte),
Elizabeth Johnson (Consumer Law, Raleigh) and
Jessica Lewis (Health Care, Raleigh) were named among North Carolina’s Rising Stars for 2010. This coveted list honors up-and-coming attorneys who are either under the age of 40 or have been practicing for 10 years or less.