Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025.
The attorneys selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 include:
Appellate Practice: Steven Bader (Raleigh)
Bet-the-Company Litigation: Ted Smyth (Raleigh)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships): Marshall Wall (Raleigh)
Civil Rights Law: Pat Flanagan (Charlotte)
Commercial Litigation: Rebecca Knudson (Wilmington); Lee Poole (Charlotte); Ted Smyth (Raleigh); Marshall Wall (Raleigh)
Construction Law: Dan Katzenbach (Raleigh)
Criminal Defense – White Collar: Patrick Mincey (Raleigh/Wilmington)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law: George Autry (Raleigh); Stephanie Autry (Raleigh); Jeremy Hopkins (Raleigh)
Employment Benefits (ERISA) Law: Benton Toups (Wilmington)
Employment Law – Individuals: Benton Toups (Wilmington)
Employment Law – Management: Pat Flanagan (Charlotte); Benton Toups (Wilmington)
Insurance Law: Ted Smyth (Raleigh)
Litigation – Construction: Dan Katzenbach (Raleigh)
Litigation – Insurance: Pat Flanagan (Charlotte); Deedee Gasch (Wilmington); Rob Griffin (Raleigh); John Martin (Wilmington); Marshall Wall (Raleigh)
Litigation – Health Care: Colleen Shea (Wilmington)
Litigation – Labor and Employment: Pat Flanagan (Charlotte)
Litigation – Municipal: Pat Flanagan (Charlotte)
Mediation: Richard Boyette (Raleigh)
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Deedee Gasch (Wilmington); John Martin (Wilmington); Colleen Shea (Wilmington); Ryan Shuirman (Raleigh)
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Dan Katzenbach (Raleigh); Todd King (Charlotte); Rebecca Knudson (Wilmington); John Martin (Wilmington); Colleen Shea (Wilmington); Ryan Shuirman (Raleigh); Ted Smyth (Raleigh); James Thornton (Raleigh)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs: Ted Smyth (Raleigh)
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants: Dan Katzenbach (Raleigh); Todd King (Charlotte); Marshall Wall (Raleigh)
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants: Deedee Gasch (Wilmington); Melody Jolly (Wilmington); Dan Katzenbach (Raleigh); John Martin (Wilmington); Marshall Wall (Raleigh)
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers: Andrew Avram (Charlotte); James Black (Raleigh); Buck Copeland (Raleigh); Scott Fuller (Raleigh); Jennifer Morris Jones (Raleigh); Bradley Kline (Charlotte); Taylor Pace (Raleigh); Amy Pfeiffer (Raleigh); David Rhoades (Raleigh); Jerri Simmons (Charlotte); Nick Valaoras (Charlotte)
