Our actions are based on our core values: Teamwork, Reputation, and Client Service. Our attorneys are committed to these values, and it’s reflected in our relationship with clients, philanthropic work, leadership roles in the industry, and diversity initiatives.
TEAMWORK
Teamwork happens with open minded sharing of ideas with the focus on reliability/accountability from internally motivated people who take initiative and are proactive.
REPUTATION
Our reputation is based on treating all people with respect in all settings particularly with professionalism in the practice of law.
CLIENT SERVICE
To value client service, we identify the different and specific needs and goals of our clients, and we are responsive to those needs while we build genuine personal relationships.
Building leaders
The management team at Cranfill Sumner actively nurtures the professional growth of our attorneys—and it shows. Attorneys serve as leaders in their respective communities through involvement in professional, civic, and nonprofit organizations.
Within the firm, attorneys take advantage of ample opportunities to grow and develop as leaders:
The Women’s Initiative empowers our women attorneys to discuss and act on issues that are important to them. The group holds an annual retreat and events throughout the year.
Junior-level attorneys who show leadership skills are elected to the Associates Committee, which has regular representation at Management Committee meetings. The chair and co-chair of the committee are elected by their peers.
The Diversity & Inclusion Committee meets regularly to assess the firm’s diversity efforts and implement new initiatives, including the active recruitment of attorneys and staff through minority job fairs and at historically black colleges and universities.
Most Recent Posts
Benton Toups Named Chair of the Cranfill Sumner Employment Law Practice Group
Benton Toups, an attorney with Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), has been named the Chair of the Cranfill Sumner Employment Law Practice Group.… Read More
Eleanor Gilroy Appointed Co-Chair of NCBA YLD Committee
Eleanor Gilroy has been appointed the Co-Chair of the Foundation and Development Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Gilroy previously served as a member of the committee prior to beginning her term as co-chair in August 2019.… Read More
Deedee Gasch Named Partner of Cranfill Sumner LLP
Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) today announced that Deedee Gasch has been named a partner in the firm. Deedee is based in the firm’s Wilmington office.… Read More
Jennifer Morris Jones Appointed Chair of DRI Workers’ Compensation Committee
Jennifer Morris Jones, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), has been appointed the Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Committee of DRI. She previously served as the Committee’s Vice Chair for 2017-2019.… Read More
Cranfill Sumner Women’s Initiative Names New Leaders
Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) has named Melody Jolly, Stephanie Gaston Poley and Virginia Wooten as the new leaders of its Women’s Initiative. The Women’s Initiative empowers our women attorneys to discuss and act on issues that are important to them. The group holds an annual retreat and events throughout the year.… Read More
