We are pleased to announce fourteen of our North Carolina lawyers are recognized in Business North Carolina magazine’s 2026 Legal Elite edition, a listing of the state’s top lawyers in their respective areas of business practices. This list acknowledges fewer than 4% of more than 28,000 practicing attorneys in the state and this year’s class recognizes lawyers in all our core practice areas.  We congratulate all lawyers selected for their well-deserved respect earned among peers:

David Liggett – Business
Erin Berry – Young Guns
Ashleigh Black – Real Estate
Melissa Brumback – Construction
Dottie Burch – Business
John Cella – Tax & Estate Planning
Ben Kuhn – Real Estate
John Nunnally – Construction
Elizabeth Overmann – Litigation
Bill Pollock – Construction
Bob Ramseur – Real Estate
Amie Sivon – Appellate
Chanon Smith – Young Guns
Mary Webb – Litigation

Business North Carolina magazine has honored North Carolina lawyers since 2002 in its annual Legal Elite edition, a listing of the state’s top lawyers in business related categories. Winners are selected from a statewide ballot where votes are cast by their fellow North Carolina lawyers.