2015 Best Lawyers in America® Selects 54 Smith Anderson Lawyers

Raleigh, N.C. – Smith Anderson has 54 lawyers who were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Additionally, the following lawyers have been further recognized as Best Lawyers' 2015 “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practices:

• Timothy P. Lehan – 2015 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year"
• R. Joseph Morris – 2015 Litigation – Patent "Lawyer of the Year"
• Lacy H. Reaves – 2015 Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year"
• Walter R. Rogers, Jr. – 2015 Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• Michael P. Saber – 2015 Biotechnology Law “Lawyer of the Year”

The following is a full list of Smith Anderson’s 2015 Best Lawyers and the areas of law for which they've been recognized:

1. Geoffrey W. Adams (Banking & Finance Law)
2. Deanna Davis Anderson (Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants)
3. J. Mitch Armbruster (Commercial Litigation)
4. R. Marks Arnold (Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
5. Francis C. Bagbey (Real Estate Law)
6. Amy Meyers Batten (Securities / Capital Markets Law)
7. David W. Berry (Environmental Law)
8. Julian D. Bobbitt, Jr. (Health Care Law)
9. Curtis C. Brewer IV (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Venture Capital Law)
10. Martin H. Brinkley (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
11. Christopher B. Capel (Biotechnology Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law)
12. James K. Dorsett III (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
13. Robert E. Duggins (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
14. Sarah W. Fox (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
15. Timothy S. Goettel (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
16. Jamison H. Hinkle (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
17. B. Davis Horne, Jr. (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
18. John L. Jernigan (Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
19. Lee M. Kirby, Jr. (Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law)
20. Byron B. Kirkland (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
21. Kimberly J. Korando (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
22. Geoffrey R. Krouse (Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
23. Timothy P. Lehan (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
24. John D. Madden (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
25. Wayne Maiorano (Construction Law)
26. Peter J. Marino (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
27. C. Steven Mason (Real Estate Law)
28. Merrill M. Mason (Biotechnology Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
29. Caryn Coppedge McNeill (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
30. Scott A. Miskimon (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate)
31. Henry A. Mitchell, Jr. (Corporate Law)
32. Michael W. Mitchell (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Real Estate Law)
33. R. Joseph Morris (Litigation – Patent)
34. William H. Moss (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
35. R. Donavon Munford, Jr. (Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates)
36. William W. Nelson (Tax Law)
37. Stephen T. Parascandola (Environmental Law)
38. Carl N. Patterson, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities)
39. Armand A. Perry (Banking & Finance Law)
40. Amos U. Priester IV (Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
41. Lacy H. Reaves (Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
42. Gerald F. Roach (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law)
43. Walter R. Rogers, Jr. (Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates)
44. Margaret N. Rosenfeld (Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
45. Michael P. Saber (Biotechnology Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
46. Steven M. Sartorio (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Insurance)
47. Kerry A. Shad (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment)
48. Dana E. Simpson (Government Relations Practice)
49. Christopher G. Smith (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental)
50. Samuel G. Thompson (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
51. Michael R. Thornton (Real Estate Law)
52. Donald H. Tucker, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions)
53. Kirk G. Warner (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
54. Craig B. Wheaton (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)

About The Best Lawyers in America

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