Business North Carolina has released the 2019 "Legal Elite"

The start of a new year brings many opportunities to improve ourselves, but it is also a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the prior year. Each January, Business North Carolina releases the results of its annual survey of lawyers. The survey asks one simple question: "Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these categories?"

(Lawyers are never allowed to vote for themselves.) This year, I was included among the 22 honorees in the "Corporate" law category, along with some incredibly talented and accomplished lawyers.  I want to thank all of the lawyers across the state who took the time to vote.  Your confidence is humbling (and inspires me to be a better lawyer to meet your estimation!).

[I was also included in the "Young Guns" category again this year, and I'm delighted that some people still consider me young!] 

I hope each of you find meaning and purpose in your work in 2019 and that your efforts are rewarded with great success!

In Good Company

It is an honor to see my name among the names of so many fine lawyers across the state in the 2015 "Legal Elite." This year I was listed in the "Business" category, as well as the "Young Guns" category. Business North Carolina magazine surveys more than 20,000 North Carolina lawyers by asking the following question: "Whom would you rate among the current best in these categories [of law]?" The results are compiled, and fewer than 3% of the lawyers in North Carolina are then named to the list.

My sincere thanks go out to all of the lawyers across North Carolina who participated in the peer review process conducted by Business North Carolina magazine. I certainly do appreciate your support. I know that many of you read this blog, and I have the privilege to work with many of you through the North Carolina Bar Association on important issues affecting our state and our profession. I truly appreciate your friendship and trust. I consider it a privilege to be able to recommend several of you for well-deserved recognition, and I am pleased to see some very deserving names on this year's list (although there are several others I wish had also been included). May this new year bring each of you the success and recognition you have earned.