THE TOP 100
An alphabetical listing of the lawyers who received the
highest point totals in the North Carolina Super Lawyers
2012 nomination, research and blue ribbon review process
Adams, Alfred G., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice,
Winston-Salem
Ahlum, Greg C., Johnston Allison & Hord, Charlotte
Arrowood, Catharine Biggs, Parker Poe Adams &
Bernstein, Raleigh
Avram, Randall D., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton,
Raleigh
Barefoot, Jr., D. Caldwell, Barefoot Family Law,
Raleigh
Berkelhammer, Jonathan A., Smith Moore
Leatherwood, Greensboro
Bradshaw, Penni P., Constangy Brooks & Smith,
Winston-Salem
Buck, Peter C., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
Carter, Jean Gordon, Hunton & Williams, Raleigh
Case, Charles D., Hunton & Williams, Raleigh
Cheshire, V, Joseph B., Cheshire Parker Schneider &
Bryan, Raleigh
Colombo, Michael A., Colombo Kitchin Dunn Ball &
Porter, Greenville
Comerford, Jr., W. Thompson, Comerford & Britt,
Winston-Salem
Conner, Richard D., Conner Gwyn Schenck,
Greensboro
Connette, III, Edward G., Essex Richards, Charlotte
Cooney, III, James P., Womble Carlyle Sandridge &
Rice, Charlotte
Cowan, Jr., J. Donald, Ellis & Winters, Greensboro
Davis, Joslin, Davis Harwell & Biggs, Winston-Salem
Davis, Kearns, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey &
Leonard, Greensboro
Davis, William K., Bell Davis & Pitt, Winston-Salem
Dawson, III, Amos C., Williams Mullen, Raleigh
Diehl, Jr., William K., James McElroy & Diehl,
Charlotte
Dorsett, Stuart B., Ward and Smith, Raleigh
Dorton, David R., Williams Mullen, Raleigh
Duncan, Alan W., Smith Moore Leatherwood,
Greensboro
Durham, Albert F., Rayburn Cooper & Durham,
Charlotte
Elliot, Robert M. “Hoppy”, Elliot Pishko Morgan,
Winston-Salem
Ellis, Richard W., Ellis & Winters, Cary
Ey, Jr., Douglas W., McGuire Woods, Charlotte
Ferguson, II, James E., Ferguson Stein Chambers
Gresham & Sumter, Charlotte
Fisher, Stewart W., Glenn Mills Fisher & Mahoney,
Durham
Flynn, William M., Hunton & Williams, Raleigh
Fuller, III, Robert W., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
Godwin, Michael H., Schell Bray Aycock Abel &
Livingston, Greensboro
Graebe, Christopher T., Graebe Hanna & Welborn,
Raleigh
Greene, Kenneth M., Carruthers & Roth, Greensboro
Grier, III, Joseph W., Grier Furr & Crisp, Charlotte
Gum, Howard L., Gum Hillier & McCroskey, Asheville
Gwyn, Jr., William B., Manning Fulton & Skinner,
Raleigh
Hamilton, David B., Hamilton Stephens Steele &
Martin, Charlotte
Harden, Holmes P., Williams Mullen, Raleigh
Harkavy, Jonathan R., Patterson Harkavy, Greensboro
Harris, Thomas E., Harris Creech Ward & Blackerby,
New Bern
Hinson, Jr., Edward T., James McElroy & Diehl,
Charlotte
Holland, Patricia L., Jackson Lewis, Cary
Hope, Stephen D. (Steve), Moore & Van Allen,
Charlotte
Hutson, II, Richard M., Hutson Law Office, Durham
Ivey, III, Charles M., Ivey McClellan Gatton & Talcott,
Greensboro
Johnson, Keith H., Poyner Spruill, Raleigh
Kahn, Benjamin A., Nexsen Pruet, Greensboro
Kean, Warren P., K&L Gates, Charlotte
Kirby, David F., Kirby & Holt, Raleigh
Laughrun, II, George V., Goodman Carr Laughrun
Levine & Greene, Charlotte
Lawyer, Jeffrey T., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice,
Winston-Salem
Lesesne, Jr., Louis L., Essex Richards, Charlotte
Long, David W., Poyner Spruill, Raleigh
Lynch, Maria M., Lynch & Eatman, Raleigh
Lynch, Stephen M., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
McBryde, Neill G., Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte
McGinn, M. Daniel, Brooks Pierce McLendon
Humphrey & Leonard, Greensboro
McLamb, Dan J., Yates McLamb & Weyher, Raleigh
Medford, Michael T., Manning Fulton & Skinner,
Raleigh
Merritt, Mark W., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
Millen, Pressly, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice,
Raleigh
Narron, James W., Narron O’Hale and Whittington,
Smithfield
Northen, John A., Northen Blue, Chapel Hill
O’Hale, John P. (Jack), Narron O’Hale and
Whittington, Smithfield
Oliver, Jr., Samuel T. “Ted”, Manning Fulton &
Skinner, Raleigh
Packer, Leslie C., Ellis & Winters, Cary
Parker, John H., Cheshire Parker Schneider & Bryan,
Raleigh
Parnell, III, E. Fitzgerald “Jerry”, Poyner Spruill,
Charlotte
10THE TOP
CO WAN, JR., J. DONALD
• 2nd Top Point Getter •
Ellis & Winters, Greensboro
DAVIS, WILLIAM K.
Bell Davis & Pitt, Winston-Salem
LYNCH, MARIA M.
Lynch & Eatman, Raleigh
MCLAMB, DAN J.
• Top Point Getter •
Yates McLamb & Weyher, Raleigh
MERRIT T, MARK W.
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, Charlotte
Parsons, Gary S., Troutman Sanders, Raleigh
Ponton, Jr., Robert A., Wyrick Robbins Yates &
Ponton, Raleigh
Powers, Bill, Powers McCartan, Charlotte
Pruden, III, J. Norfleet, K&L Gates, Charlotte
Rayburn, Jr., C. Richard, Rayburn Cooper & Durham,
Charlotte
Robbins, Larry E., Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton,
Raleigh
Rudolf, David S., Rudolf Widenhouse & Fialko,
Charlotte
Sasser, Jonathan D., Ellis & Winters, Cary
Sawchak, Matthew W., Ellis & Winters, Cary
Schenck, James S., Conner Gwyn Schenck, Raleigh
Schilawski, Michael F., Wake Family Law Group,
Raleigh
Shaw, John L., Poyner Spruill, Raleigh
Smith, Wade M., Tharrington Smith, Raleigh
Sparkman, Richard De Witte, Richard D. Sparkman &
Associates, Angier
Stephens, Richard D., Dozier Miller Pollard & Murphy,
Charlotte
Stinson, Robin J., Bell Davis & Pitt, Winston-Salem
Stubbs, Jr., Trawick H., Stubbs & Perdue, New Bern
Sumwalt, Mark T., The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte
Taylor, Jr., Daniel R., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton,
Winston-Salem
Torstrick, Brent A., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
Van Zant, Jennifer K., Brooks Pierce McLendon
Humphrey & Leonard, Greensboro
Vitale, Lori M., Vitale Family Law, Raleigh
Wester, John R., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
Whitman, Lee M., Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton,
Raleigh
Williams, Jr., James T., Brooks Pierce McLendon
Humphrey & Leonard, Greensboro
Williams, James W., Roberts & Stevens, Asheville
Wilson, Michael L., Johnston Allison & Hord,
Charlotte
Winslow III, Edward C., Brooks Pierce McLendon
Humphrey & Leonard, Greensboro
Wright, III, David C., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson,
Charlotte
RAYBURN, JR., C. RICHARD
Rayburn Cooper & Durham, Charlotte
SASSER, JONATHAN D.
Ellis & Winters, Cary
SMITH, WADE M.
Tharrington Smith, Raleigh
WESTER, JOHN R.
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, Charlotte
WILLIAMS, JR., JAMES T.
• 3rd Top Point Getter •
Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard,
Greensboro
