Twenty-four attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
The attorneys selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 include:
Bet-the-Company Litigation: Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh; Theodore B. Smyth, Raleigh
Commercial Litigation: Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh; Samuel H. Poole JR., Charlotte; Theodore B. Smyth, Raleigh
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law: George B. Autry, Jr., Raleigh; Stephanie Hutchins Autry, Raleigh
Employment Law – Management: Paul H. Derrick, Raleigh; Patrick H. Flanagan, Charlotte
Insurance Law: Susan K. Burkhart, Raleigh; Theodore B. Smyth, Raleigh
Litigation – Labor and Employment: Paul H. Derrick, Raleigh; Patrick H. Flanagan, Charlotte; Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh
Litigation – Municipal: Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh
Mediation: Richard T. Boyette, Raleigh
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: H. Lee Evans, Jr., Raleigh; John D. Martin, Wilmington; Pankaj K. Shere, Raleigh; David D. Ward, Raleigh
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Dan M. Hartzog, Raleigh; John D. Martin, Wilmington; Theodore B. Smyth, Raleigh; Robert W. Sumner, Raleigh; Emerson M. Thompson III, Charlotte; David D. Ward, Raleigh
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs: Theodore B. Smyth, Raleigh
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Robert W. Sumner, Raleigh
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers: M. Andrew Avram, Charlotte; P. Collins Barwick III; Raleigh; Paul L. Cranfill, Raleigh; Leanne Livengood Dale*, Raleigh; W. Scott Fuller, Raleigh; Kirk D. Kuhns, Raleigh; C.D. Taylor Pace, Raleigh; David A. Rhoades, Raleigh; Robin H. Terry, Raleigh
*Attorney listed for the first time in The Best Lawyers in America©.
ABOUT THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA©
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