Twenty-Five Smith Anderson Lawyers Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP (Smith Anderson) is pleased to announce that the following twenty-five Firm lawyers are included in the 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers:

Business/Corporate
R. Marks Arnold
Martin H. Brinkley
Byron B. Kirkland
Merrill M. Mason
Henry A. Mitchell, Jr.

Business Litigation
Mark A. Ash
James K. Dorsett, III
Carl N. Patterson, Jr.
Christopher G. Smith
Donald H. Tucker, Jr.

Civil Litigation Defense
James D. Blount, Jr.
Kirk G. Warner

Construction/Surety
Peter J. Marino

Employment & Labor
Kimberly J. Korando

Health Care
Julian D. Bobbitt, Jr.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Christopher B. Capel
John L. Jernigan
Gerald F. Roach

Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Timothy P. Lehan
John D. Madden
Samuel G. Thompson

Real Estate
Francis C. Bagbey
C. Steven Mason

Tax
William W. Nelson
Walter R. Rogers, Jr.

Receiving additional recognition, Kimberly J. Korando is honored as one of the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in the State. Mark A. Ash, Christopher B. Capel, C. Steven Mason, Gerald F. Roach and Samuel G. Thompson are among the lawyers who received the highest recognition during the evaluation process, and are included in the Top 100 Super Lawyers listing.

About North Carolina Super Lawyers
To select those lawyers honored as 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers, publisher Law & Politics implemented a four-step selection process. This process included mailing 17,000 ballots to North Carolina lawyers and asking for nominations of the best lawyers in the state and conducting an independent candidate search; candidate evaluation; peer evaluation by practice areas and final selection. The final list includes approximately 5% of the total lawyers in North Carolina. www.superlawyers.com.