Forty-Four Brooks Pierce Attorneys Recognized in Business North Carolina's 2026 "Legal Elite" and "Hall of Fame"
Forty-four Brooks Pierce attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” and “Hall of Fame,” a listing of the state’s top lawyers in business-related practice areas.
Each year, Business North Carolina sends ballots to members of the North Carolina Bar Association who are residents of the state, asking, “Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these categories?” Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves and may only select members of their own firms if they also select out-of-firm lawyers in the same categories, with the out-of-firm votes weighted more heavily. Attorneys who receive the most votes in their respective categories become permanent members of the “Legal Elite Hall of Fame.”
The Brooks Pierce attorneys named to Business North Carolina’s 25th edition of “Legal Elite” are:
- Daniel Adams for Criminal
- David Allen for Litigation
- Tony Barwick for Real Estate
- Libby Brewington for Corporate
- Ben Chesson for Litigation
- Charles Coble for Appellate
- Eric David for Litigation
- Sam Ervin IV for Appellate
- Shana Fulton for Criminal Law
- Nancy Hardison for Environmental
- Amanda Hawkins for Young Guns
- Jimmy Haynes for Real Estate
- Samantha Hovaniec for Tax and Estate Planning
- Jonathan Jenkins for Business
- Beth Langley for Employment
- Jamey Lowdermilk for Bankruptcy
- Agustin Martinez for Young Guns
- Clint Pinyan for Antitrust-Complex Business Disputes
- Joey Ponzi for Environmental
- Mark Prak for Appellate
- Kasi Robinson for Criminal
- Dan Smith for Appellate
- Adam Tarleton for Tax and Estate Planning
- Jessi Thaller-Moran for Employment
- Randy Underwood for Real Estate
- Jennifer Van Zant for Litigation
- Thomas Varnum for Intellectual Property
- Ed West for Criminal Law
The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized as members of the “Legal Elite Hall of Fame” are:
- Charles Baldwin for Business
- Marc Bishop for Corporate (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- Arty Bolick for Construction
- John Cross for Business and Corporate
- Mark Davidson for Business
- Kearns Davis for Criminal Law
- George House for Environmental
- Jonathan Jenkins for Corporate
- Bob King for Antitrust-Complex Business Disputes (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- Brian McMillan for Business (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- Clint Morse for Litigation (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- Jeff Oleynik for Bankruptcy
- Gary Parsons for Litigation
- Bo Rodenbough for Real Estate (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- David Sar for Intellectual Property
- Jennifer Van Zant for Antitrust-Complex Business Disputes
- Sara Vizithum for Tax and Estate Planning (newly chosen for Hall of Fame)
- Katie Wong for Young Guns
For more information, visit https://businessnc.com/legal-elite-2026-the-states-top-lawyers/.
People
- Daniel D. Adams
- David N. Allen
- Charles S. Baldwin IV
- Anthony J. Barwick
- Marc D. Bishop
- H. Arthur Bolick II
- Elizabeth S. Brewington
- Benjamin S. Chesson
- Charles E. Coble
- John Cross Jr.
- Eric M. David
- Mark Davidson
- Kearns Davis
- Sam J. Ervin IV
- Shana L. Fulton
- Nancy Dunn Hardison
- Amanda S. Hawkins
- Jimmy Haynes
- George W. House
- Samantha J. Hovaniec
- Jonathan Jenkins
- Robert King III
- D. Beth Langley
- Jamey Lowdermilk
- Agustin M. Martinez
- Brian McMillan
- Clint S. Morse
- Jeffrey E. Oleynik
- Gary S. Parsons
- Clinton R. Pinyan
- Joseph A. Ponzi
- Mark J. Prak
- Kasi Wahlers Robinson
- S. Leigh Rodenbough IV
- David W. Sar
- Daniel F.E. Smith
- Adam P.M. Tarleton
- Jessica Thaller-Moran
- Randall A. Underwood
- Jennifer K. Van Zant
- Thomas G. Varnum
- Sara R. Vizithum
- Edwin L. West III
- Katarina Wong