RALEIGH, NC – Poyner Spruill is pleased to announce that 16 of its attorneys have been recognized as 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 7 were named as 2018 North Carolina Rising Stars by North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine. Each year, the publishers of Super Lawyers Magazine, undertake a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research to identify outstanding lawyers, evaluation of candidates based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and peer achievement, a blue ribbon panel review by practice area and state, and a discipline check of each candidate. No more than five percent of the attorneys in each state are recognized by Super Lawyers.
The 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list includes the following Poyner Spruill attorneys:
- Kenneth L. Burgess (Health Care, Raleigh)
- Daniel G. Cahill (Business Litigation, Raleigh)
- Joseph B. “Bo” Dempster, Jr. (Real Estate, Raleigh)
- David Dreifus (Business Litigation, Raleigh)
- J. Nicholas Ellis (Business Litigation, Rocky Mount)
- Andrew H. Erteschik (Appellate, Raleigh)
- Susanna Knutson Gibbons (Employment and Labor, Raleigh)
- Cecil W. Harrison, Jr. (Employment and Labor, Raleigh)
- Keith H. Johnson (Environmental, Raleigh)
- James S. Livermon, III (Creditor Debtor Rights, Rocky Mount) *Listed as Super Lawyers Top 100
- David W. Long (Business Litigation, Raleigh) *Listed as Super Lawyers Top 100 and Top 25 Raleigh
- Thomas L. Ogburn, III (Business Litigation, Charlotte)
- E. Fitzgerald “Jerry” Parnell, Jr. (Professional Liability – Defense)
- John L. Shaw (Surety, Raleigh)
- William R. Shenton (Health Care, Raleigh)
- Cynthia L. Van Horne (Professional Liability – Defense)
The 2018 North Carolina Rising Stars list includes the following Poyner Spruill attorneys:
- Christopher S. Dwight (Business/Corporate, Rocky Mount)
- Chad W. Essick (Land Use/Zoning, Raleigh)
- Paul M. Fogleman (Banking, Raleigh)
- Caroline P. Mackie (Business Litigation, Raleigh)
- Richard A. Prosser (Creditor Debtor Rights, Raleigh)
- E. Bardin Simmons, Jr. (Banking, Raleigh)
- Michael E. Slipsky (Mergers & Acquisitions, Raleigh)
