Ward and Smith is thrilled to announce that 44 attorneys have been named as Best Lawyers in America, in their respective practice areas, in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers®.
The Best Lawyers list is based entirely on a peer-review survey process in which thousands of leading attorneys evaluate other colleagues in their practice areas. For the 2019 edition, nearly 8 million votes were analyzed across 145 practice areas.
The Ward and Smith attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® are as follows:
Asheville
Derek Allen
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Family Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bill Wolcott
- Real Estate Law
Greenville
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Construction
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Benjamin Waller
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
New Bern
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Patent
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Banking and Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
Michael Miller
- Arbitration
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mediation
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
- Timber Law
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Real Estate Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Health Care Law
Ken Wooten
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Construction
Raleigh
Al Bell (Retired)
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
Wes Camden
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
John Cella
- Trusts and Estates
Bob Crouse
- Patent Law
Benji Jones
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Shawna Lemon, P.h.D.
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Patent Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tax Law
- Real Estate Law
Gary Rickner
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
Jerry Sayre
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Liz Stanek
- Patent Law
- Litigation - Construction
Jim Verdonik
- Corporate Law
- Technology Law
- Venture Capital Law
Wilmington
Tom Babel
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Litigation - Construction
- Trusts and Estates
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Real Estate
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
