27 Smith Anderson Attorneys Named North Carolina Super Lawyers® Recognition, One Landing in Top 50 Women List!

The 2024 edition of Super Lawyers® has selected 19 Smith Anderson lawyers as Super Lawyers and eight lawyers as “Rising Stars.”

Additionally, Kerry Shad, co-lead of Smith Anderson’s Employment Litigation team, received special recognition in the Top 50: 2024 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers list. According to the publication, each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in North Carolina via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. The North Carolina lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers Top Lists.

Smith Anderson’s 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers are:

• Zebulon D. Anderson
• Ansley Chapman Cella
• Robert E. Duggins
• John Jo
• Rosemary G. Kenyon
• Christopher Kiger
• Byron Kirkland
• Kimberly J. Korando
• John D. Madden
• Peter J. Marino
• Caryn Coppedge McNeill
• Michael W. Mitchell
• Carl N. Patterson Jr.
• Gerald F. Roach
• Kerry A. Shad
• Christopher G. Smith
• Kimberly Q. Swintosky
• Kirk G. Warner
• Allen York

Super Lawyers also recognizes North Carolina “Rising Stars.” These individuals are lawyers who the publication believes are the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state, who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Our firm's 2024 North Carolina “Rising Stars” are:

• Andrew P. Atkins
• John Harris
• James R. Jolley
• Charles R. Kabugo-Musoke
• Elizabeth (Liza) Nye
• Edward F. Roche
• Justin G. Truesdale
• Sharita Whitaker

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. For more information, please visit www.SuperLawyers.com.