2020 Clay A. Campbell, Marcellino & Tyson PLLC, Charlotte; David N. Allen, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte; Lisa W. Arthur, Fox Rothschild LLP, Greensboro; Kristen Beightol, Edwards Kirby LLP, Raleigh; Jonathan A. “Jon” Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Rachel Blunk, Forrest Firm PC, Greensboro, Charlotte; Ashley K. Brathwaite, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Suzanne K. “Suzy” Canali, Safe Alliance Inc., Charlotte; R. Michael Chandler, Hull & Chandler PA, Charlotte; Karen Chapman, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; David S. Coats, Bailey & Dixon LLP, Raleigh; Stephen Corby, Emblem Legal PLLC, Charlotte; C. David Creech, Harris Creech Ward & Blackerby PA, New Bern; Amanda K. Cutler, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Eric M. David, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Joshua B. “Josh” Durham, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Charlotte; Mary E. Euler, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; J. Scott Flowers, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, Fayetteville; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Ross Fulton, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; James B. “Brad” Gatehouse, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Charles O. George, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; Chad Hansen, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem, Raleigh; Drew Haywood, The Law Office of Drew Haywood PLLC, Durham; J. Alexander Heroy, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Clay Hodges, Harris Sarratt & Hodges, LLP, Raleigh; Pearlynn G. Houck, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; John N. Hutson Jr., Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; Christopher W. “Chris” Jackson, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Jason B. James, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Charlotte; Shannon R. Joseph, Morningstar Law Group, Raleigh; Patrick M. Kane, Fox Rothschild LLP, Greensboro, Charlotte; Lori Keeton, Law Offices of Lori Keeton PLLC, Charlotte; Henry L. “Hal” Kitchin Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Harrison A. Lord, Lord Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Joseph P. “Joe” McGuire, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; Andrew K. “Andy” McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Jason A. Miller, Miller Monroe & Plyler PLLC, Raleigh; Leslie C. Packer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Joseph Pellington, Redding Jones PLLC, Charlotte; Jim W. Phillips Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Stephanie Gaston Poley, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh; William W. “Bill” Pollock, Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, Raleigh; Erik Rosenwood, Rosenwood, Rose & Litwak PLLC, Charlotte; Adam L. Ross, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Thomas H. “Tom” Segars, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Mark Russell Sigmon, Sigmon Law PLLC, Raleigh; Grant Sigmon, Sigmon Klein PLLC, Greensboro; Joseph H. “Joe” Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh; Wyatt S. Stevens, Roberts & Stevens PA Attorneys at Law, Asheville; Jennifer K. Van Zant, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Kirk G. Warner, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Benjamin L. “Ben” Worley, Longleaf Law Partners, Raleigh; David C. Wright III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
2019 Elizabeth Scott, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; David N. Allen, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte; Michael F. “Mike” Anderson, Michael F. Anderson Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Christopher K. “Chris” Behm, Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed LLP, Wilmington; John T. Benjamin Jr., Law Office of John T. Benjamin Jr. PA, Raleigh; Jonathan A. “Jon” Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Matthew C. “Matt” Bouchard, Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Greensboro Law Center, Greensboro; John D. Burns, Forrest Firm PC, Raleigh; Clay A. Campbell, Marcellino & Tyson PLLC, Charlotte; Diana Coada, Rogers, Townsend & Thomas PC, Charlotte; Edward G. “Woody” Connette, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; Jim D. Cooley, Womble Bond Dickinson, Charlotte; Richard A. Coughlin, Fox Rothschild LLP, Charlotte, Greensboro; Meredith L. Cushing, McAngus, Goudelock & Courie PLLC, Charlotte; Eric M. David, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Pamela S. Duffy, Sharpless and Stavola PA, Greensboro; Andrew H. “Drew” Erteschik, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh; James R. Faucher, Greensboro Law Center, Greensboro; Andrew L. “Andy” Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Law PC, Winston-Salem; J. Scott Flowers, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, Fayetteville; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Bradley “Brad” Friesen, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Robert W. Fuller, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; James B. “Brad” Gatehouse, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Charles George, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; J. Douglas “Doug” Grimes, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Charlotte; H. Mark Hamlet, Hamlet and Associates PLLC, Wilmington; James M. Hash, Everett Gaskins Hancock LLP, Raleigh; Drew Haywood, The Law Office of Drew Haywood PLLC, Durham; Elizabeth Sims “Liz” Hedrick, Fox Rothschild LLP, Raleigh, Wilmington; John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; Michael J. Hoefling, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; Pearlynn G. Houck, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; Donald G. Hunt Jr., Akins Hunt Adkins PC, Fuquay-Varina; John N. Hutson Jr., Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; J. Christopher Jackson, Morningstar Law Group, Raleigh; Jason B. James, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Charlotte; Shannon R. Joseph, Morningstar Law Group, Raleigh; Patrick M. Kane, Fox Rothschild LLP, Charlotte, Greensboro; Lori R. Keeton, Law Offices of Lori Keeton PLLC, Charlotte; Hal Kitchin, McGuireWoods LLP, Wilmington; Ben E. Klein, Sigmon Klein PLLC, Greensboro; Mark R. Kutny, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Kenny Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Phillip E. Lewis, Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes PA, Charlotte; Harrison A. Lord, Lord Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Robert R. “Rob” Marcus, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Charlotte; Gregg McDougal, Shanahan McDougal PLLC, Raleigh; Robert G. “Bob” McIntosh, The McIntosh Law Firm PC, Davidson; Andrew K. “Andy” McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Jason A. Miller, Miller Monroe & Plyler PLLC, Raleigh; Jeffrey R. “Jeff” Monroe, Miller Monroe & Plyler PLLC, Raleigh; Allison Mullins, Turning Point Litigation, Greensboro; Mark A. Nebrig, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Benjamin R. “Ben” Norman, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Joseph “Joe” Pellington, Redding Jones PLLC, Charlotte; Jim W. Phillips Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Paul J. “PJ” Puryear Jr., Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Charnanda “Charn” Reid, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Alice Carmichael Richey, Alexander Ricks PLLC, Charlotte; Erik Rosenwood, Rosenwood, Rose & Litwak PLLC, Charlotte; Adam L. Ross, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Alan M. Ruley, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Joseph A. “Joe” Schouten, Ward and Smith PA, Raleigh; Christopher J. “Chris” Skinner, Yates McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; William C. Smith Jr., Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Eric Spengler, Spengler & Agans PLLC, Charlotte; Joseph H. “Joe” Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh; Luther D. “Lew” Starling Jr., Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence & Starling LLP, Clinton, Smithfield; Wyatt S. Stevens, Roberts & Stevens PA Attorneys at Law, Asheville; Samuel G. “Bo” Thompson Jr., Yates McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; Scott M. Tyler, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Joshua R. “Josh” Van Kampen, Van Kampen Law PC, Charlotte; Kirk G. Warner, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Judson A. “Judd” Welborn, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Dixie T. Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; John R. Wester, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; Kevin G. Williams, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Benjamin L. “Ben” Worley, Longleaf Law Partners, Raleigh; David C. Wright III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
2018 Ward Davis, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Charlotte; David N. Allen, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte; Allison J. Becker, Yates, McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; John E. Branch III, Shanahan McDougal PLLC, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Brown, Faucher, Peraldo & Benson PLLC, Greensboro; Daniel K. Bryson, Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP, Raleigh; Daniel G. Cahill, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh; Diana Coada, Rogers, Townsend & Thomas PC, Charlotte; Edward G. “Woody” Connette, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; Meredith L. Cushing, McAngus Goudelock & Courie PLLC, Charlotte; Eric M. David, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Matthew Davis, N2 Publishing, Wilmington; Alan W. Duncan, Mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell PLLC DBA Turning Point Litigation, Greensboro; Andrew H. Erteschik, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh; Mary E. Euler,McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; Andrew L. “Andy” Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Law PC, Winston-Salem; J. Scott Flowers, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, Fayetteville; Ross Fulton, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; Phillip A. Harris Jr., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Raleigh; Drew Haywood, Law Office of Drew Haywood PLLC, Durham; Elizabeth Sims Hedrick, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; Sally Higgins, Higgins & Owens PLLC, Charlotte; Edward T. Hinson Jr., James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Adam S. Hocutt, Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy LLP, Charlotte; Gregory G. Holland, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; Morgan Holt, Holton Law Firm PLLC, Winston-Salem; L. Phillip Hornthal III, Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland LLP, Elizabeth City; J. Christopher Jackson, Morningstar Law Group, Raleigh; Jason B. James, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Charlotte; Patrick M. Kane, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte, Greensboro; Lori Keeton, Law Offices of Lori Keeton PLLC, Charlotte; Richard J. Keshian,Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem; Thomas “Tom” Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Law Group PLLC, Raleigh; Ben E. Klein, Sigmon Klein PLLC, Greensboro; Kenny Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Harrison A. Lord, [ask LEGAL] | Lord Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Steven Lucente, Snyder Lucente PLLC, Charlotte; Robert R. Marcus, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte; Andrew K. McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Michael T. Medford, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; David Melin, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Jason A. Miller, Miller Monroe & Plyler PLLC, Raleigh; Travis K. Morton, Law Offices of Travis Morton PLLC, Raleigh; Ray Owens, Higgins & Owens PLLC, Charlotte; Leslie C. Packer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Jeffrey K. Peraldo, Brown, Faucher, Peraldo & Benson PLLC, Greensboro; Michael D. Phillips, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Lonnie M. Player Jr., The Law Offices of Lonnie M. Player Jr. PLLC, Fayetteville; David G. Redding, Redding Jones PLLC, Charlotte; Gary J. Rickner, Ward and Smith PA, Raleigh; James M. Roane III, Roane Law, Greensboro; Luke P. Sbarra, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte; Elizabeth Davenport Scott, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Jeffrey S. Southerland, Tuggle Duggins PA, Greensboro; Joseph H. Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh; Luther D. “Lew” Starling Jr., Daughtry and Starling PLLC, Smithfield; Walter L. Tippett Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Jennifer K. Van Zant, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Camden R. Webb, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Martin L. White, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; Molly A. Whitlatch, Sharpless & Stavola PA, Greensboro; Kevin G. Williams, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; David C. Wright III, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
2017 Greg Merritt, Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby PA, New Bern; David N. Allen, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte; Fred Barbour, Cloninger, Barbour, Searson, Jones & Cash PLLC, Asheville; Allison J. Becker, Yates, McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; John T. Benjamin Jr., The Law Office of John T. Benjamin Jr. PA, Raleigh; Stephen M. Bennett, Helms Robison & Lee PA, Monroe; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; Kelly Street Brown, Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; Matthew W. Buckmiller, Stubbs & Perdue PA, Raleigh; Colleen L. Byers, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; William E. Cannon Jr., Cannon Law PC, Waynesville; Andrew S. Chamberlin, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Edward G. “Woody” Connette, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; C. David Creech, Harris, Creech, Ward & Blackerby PA, New Bern; Meredith Cushing, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC, Charlotte; Eric M. David,Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; F. William “Will” Devore IV, Devore, Acton & Stafford PA, Charlotte; Alan W. Duncan, Turning Point Litigation, Greensboro; Andrew H. “Drew” Erteschik, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh; Douglas W. Ey Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Stephen D. Feldman, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Russ Ferguson, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, Charlotte; Andrew L. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Litigation, Winston-Salem; J. Scott Flowers,Hutchens Law Firm, Fayetteville; Robert W. Fuller, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; Ross Fulton, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Kenneth M. Gondek, Crumley Roberts, Greensboro; Chris Graebe,Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; Phillip A. Harris Jr., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Raleigh;James M. Hash, Everett Gaskins Hancock LLP, Raleigh; Gary S. Hemric, James, McElroy and Diehl PA, Charlotte;John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; Adam S. Hocutt, Dozier Miller Law Group, Charlotte; Gregory G. Holland, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; John N. Hutson Jr., Howard, Stallings, From, Hutson, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh; Philip R. Isley,Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; J. Christopher Jackson, Morningstar Law Group, Raleigh; Patrick M. Kane, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte/Greensboro; Lori R. Keeton, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Henry L. “Hal” Kitchin Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Wilmington; Mark Kutny, Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Matthew Nis Leerberg, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Sara R. Lincoln, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; John M. McCabe, Law Offices of John M. McCabe PA, Cary; Joseph P. McGuire, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; Andrew K. McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Pressly M. Millen, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, Raleigh; Jason A. Miller, Miller & Monroe PLLC, Raleigh; Jeffrey R. Monroe, Miller & Monroe PLLC, Raleigh; Joseph W. Moss Jr., Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Allison Van Laningham Mullins, Turning Point Litigation,Greensboro; Joe Nanney, Meynardie & Nanney PLLC, Raleigh; John C. Nipp, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA,Charlotte; John D. Noor, Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville; Leslie C. Packer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Alan Parry, Parry Tyndall White, Chapel Hill; Stephen W. Petersen, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; Lonnie M. Player Jr., Law Offices of Lonnie M. Player Jr. PLLC, Fayetteville; Joel R. Rhine, Rhine Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Samuel A. Slater, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Jeffrey S. Southerland, Tuggle Duggins PA, Greensboro; Joseph H. “Joe” Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From, Hutson, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh;Wyatt S. Stevens, Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville; Samuel G. “Bo” Thompson Jr., Yates, McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; Scott M. Tyler, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Judson A. Welborn, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Martin L. “Marty” White, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; Kevin G. Williams, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; David C. Wright III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
2016 Jean Sutton Martin, Law Office of Jean Sutton Martin PLLC, Wilmington; Noah Breen Abrams, Abrams & Abrams PA, Raleigh; D. Erik Albright, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; John T. Benjamin Jr., The Law Office of John T. Benjamin Jr. PA, Raleigh;Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Ashley K. Brathwaite, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; Clint Byrd, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Marcus Wayne Conner Jr., The Graham Nuckolls Conner Law Firm PLLC, Greenville; Edward G. “Woody” Connette, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; Heather Connor, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC, Raleigh; Peter J. Covington, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; John H. Culver III, K&L Gates LLP, Charlotte; Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; F. William DeVore IV, DeVore, Acton & Stafford PA, Charlotte; Mary M. Dillon, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Jake Epstein, The Epstein Law Firm PLLC, Raleigh; Russ Ferguson, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, Charlotte; Andrew L. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Litigation, Winston Salem; Paul T. Flick, Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton PLLC,Raleigh; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Kenneth M. Gondek, Crumley Roberts LLP, Greensboro; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; J. Douglas Grimes, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte; James M. Hash, Everett Gaskins Hancock LLP, Raleigh; J. Patrick Haywood, Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro; Drew Haywood, The Law Office of Drew Haywood PLLC, Durham; Elizabeth Sims Hedrick, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; Jon David Hensarling, Carlton Law Group PLLC, Raleigh; John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; Adam S. Hocutt, Dozier Miller Law Group, Charlotte;Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Kacy L. Hunt, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; J. Christopher Jackson, Wood Jackson PLLC,Raleigh; Jason B. James, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; M. Keith Kapp, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Lori R. Keeton, Lincoln Derr PLLC,Charlotte; Andrew E. Kristianson, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Sara R. Lincoln, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Robert B. Long Jr., Long Parker Warren Anderson & Payne PA, Asheville; Harrison A. Lord, Bernhardt and Strawser PA, Charlotte; John D. Martin, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Wilmington; John M. McCabe, Law Offices of John M. McCabe PA, Cary; W. Gregory Merritt, Harris Creech Ward & Blackerby PA, New Bern; Jason A. Miller, Miller & Monroe PLLC,Raleigh; David A. Nash, Hogue Hill LLP, Wilmington; John C. Nipp, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; John M. Nunnally, Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, Raleigh; Ray Owens, Higgins & Owens PLLC, Charlotte; Michael J. Parrish, Ward and Smith PA, New Bern; Jim W. Phillips Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Matthew D. Quinn, The Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice Jr., Raleigh; Charles “Chet” H. Rabon Jr., Rabon Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Joel R. Rhine, Rhine Law Firm PC, Wilmington; James A. Roberts III, Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh; Erik Rosenwood, Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Adam L. Ross, James McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Amiel J. Rossabi, Rossabi Black Slaughter PA, Greensboro; Alan M. Ruley, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA,Winston-Salem; Bryan T. Simpson, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP, Raleigh; Jeffrey S. Southerland, Tuggle Duggins PA,Greensboro; Joseph H. Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From, Hutson, Atkins, Angell & Davis PA, Raleigh; Don Strickland, Twiggs Strickland & Rabenau PA, Durham; Mike Tadych, Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych PLLC, Raleigh; Benjamin N. Thompson, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Camden R. Webb, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Martin L. White, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA,Charlotte; Molly A. Whitlatch, Sharpless & Stavola PA, Greensboro; Kevin G. Williams, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; David C. Wright III, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte.
2015 Jonathan D. Sasser, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; D. Erik Albright, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP,Greensboro; Corby C. Anderson, Nexsen Pruet PLLC, Charlotte; Nigle B. Barrow Jr., Raleigh; Christopher K. Behm, Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed LLP, Wilmington; John T. Benjamin Jr., The Law Office of John T. Benjamin Jr. PA, Raleigh; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Walter E. Brock Jr., Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; A. Todd Capitano, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; W. Thompson Comerford Jr., Comerford & Britt LLP, Winston-Salem;Edward G. “Woody” Connette, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; Stephen Corby, Law Office of Stephen M. Corby PLLC, Charlotte; Richard A. Coughlin, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; Auley M. Crouch III, Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed LLP, Wilmington; B. Joan Davis, Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson PA, Raleigh;Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Richard Dietz, N.C. Court of Appeals, Raleigh;Alan W. Duncan, Van Laningham Duncan PLLC, Greensboro; Mary E. Euler, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA,Asheville;Lynwood P. Evans, Ward and Smith PA, Greenville; Andrew L. Fitzgerald, Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP, Winston-Salem; Patrick H. Flanagan, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Charlotte; William R. Forstner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Robert W. Fuller, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; E. D. Gaskins Jr., Everett Gaskins Hancock LLP, Raleigh; Drew Haywood, The Law Office of Drew Haywood PLLC, Durham; John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins & Pendleton PA, Charlotte; Edward T. Hinson Jr., James McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Sarah Fulton Hutchins, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte; J. Christopher Jackson, Wood Jackson PLLC, Raleigh; Jason B. James, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; Shannon R. Joseph, Morningstar Law Group, Morrisville; C. Bailey King Jr., Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte; Henry L. Kitchin Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Wilmington; Norman F. Klick Jr., Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro; Christopher C. Lam, Nexsen Pruet PLLC, Charlotte; Kenny Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Kurt Lindquist II, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, Charlotte; Harrison A. Lord, Bernhardt and Strawser PA, Charlotte; Carlos E. Mahoney, Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney PA, Durham; Jean S. Martin, Rhine Martin Law Firm PC, Wilmington;Patrick M. Meacham, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh ; Michael T. Medford, Manning Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; W. Gregory Merritt, Harris Creech Ward & Blackerby PA, New Bern; Press Millen, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP,Raleigh; Jason A. Miller, Miller & Monroe PLLC, Raleigh; Kimberly Miller, Owens & Miller PLLC, Raleigh; Amanda K. Moore, Rogers, Townsend & Thomas PC, Charlotte; John M. Moye, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Raleigh; Kirk “Alan” Parry, Parry & Tyndall PLLC, Chapel Hill; Andy Penry, Penry Riemann PLLC, Raleigh; Jim Phillips Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Reid Phillips, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Stephanie Gaston Poley, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh; David Redding, Tison Redding PLLC, Charlotte; Alice Carmichael Richey, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte;James A. Roberts III, Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh; Alan M. Ruley, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Patricia P. Shields, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Raleigh; Christopher G. Smith, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Joseph H. Stallings, Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson PA, Raleigh;Matthew S. Sullivan, White & Allen PA, Kinston; Hoyt G. Tessener, Martin & Jones PLLC, Raleigh; Benjamin N. Thompson, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Cynthia L. Van Horne, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte;Allison O. Van Laningham, Van Laningham Duncan PLLC, Greensboro; Camden R. Webb, Williams Mullen, Raleigh;John R. Wester, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; David C. Wright III, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA,Charlotte; Courtauld Young, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte
2014 Michael J. Byrne, Byrne Law PC, Raleigh; D. Erik Albright, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; Corby C. Anderson, Nexsen Pruet LLC, Charlotte; Mark E. Anderson, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; J. Dennis Bailey, Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP, Winston-Salem; Allison J. Becker, Yates, McLamb & Weyher LLP, Raleigh; John T. Benjamin Jr., The Law Office of John T. Benjamin Jr. PA, Raleigh; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; J. Daniel Bishop, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Walter E. Brock Jr., Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; Daniel K. Bryson, Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP, Raleigh; John Buford, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Daniel G. Cahill, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh; A. Todd Capitano, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Robert M. Chandler, Hull & Chandler PA, Charlotte; Edward G. Connette III, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; B. Joan Davis, Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson PA, Raleigh; Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Fred W. DeVore III, DeVore Acton & Stafford PA, Charlotte; Alan W. Duncan, Van Laningham Duncan PLLC, Greensboro; Donalt J. Eglinton, Ward and Smith PA, New Bern; E. Bradley Evans, Ward and Smith PA, Greenville; Doug Ey, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Stephen D. Feldman, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Reed N. Fountain, Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Morrisville; Mel J. Garofalo, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte; James B. Gatehouse, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Charles George, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; J. Douglas Grimes, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte; Dan M. Hartzog, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh; George W. Hendon, Adams Hendon Carson Crow & Saenger PA, Asheville; John P. Higgins, Additon, Higgins, Pendleton & Ashe PA, Charlotte; Adam Horner, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; John N. Hutson Jr., Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson PA, Raleigh; Charles M. Ingram, Ingram & Ingram, Kenansville; J. Christopher Jackson, Wood Jackson PLLC, Raleigh; Robert King III, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; David F. Kirby, Kirby & Holt LLP, Raleigh; Mark Kutny, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Kenny Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; Sara R. Lincoln, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Chris Loebsack, Caudle & Spears PA, Charlotte; Jeffrey A. Long, Bray & Long PLLC, Charlotte; Robert R. Marcus, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte; Jean S. Martin, Rhine Martin Law Firm PC, Wilmington; John D. Martin, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Wilmington; Joseph P. McGuire, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; Andrew K. McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Steven A. Meckler, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, Charlotte; Michael T. Medford, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; W. Gregory Merritt, Harris, Creech, Ward and Blackerby PA, New Bern; Jason A. Miller, Miller Law PLLC, Raleigh; Leslie C. Packer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; K. Alan Parry, Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley & Gill PLLC, Durham; Jim Phillips Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Lonnie M. Player Jr., The Law Offices of Lonnie M. Player Jr. PLLC, Fayetteville; Mark Prak, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Toniann Primiano, Horowitz & Primiano PLLC, Charlotte; Joel R. Rhine, Rhine Martin Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Alice Carmichael Richey, Alice Carmichael Richey PLLC, Charlotte; James M. Roane III, Roane Law, Greensboro; Jonathan D. Sasser, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Patricia P. Shields, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Raleigh; Curtis J. Shipley, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Kerri L. Sigler, Wait Law PLLC, Winston-Salem; Christopher G. Smith, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Don Strickland, Twiggs, Strickland & Rabenau PA, Durham; Benjamin N. Thompson, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Walter Tippett Jr., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh; Scott M. Tyler, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Cynthia L. Van Horne, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; Allison O. Van Laningham, Van Laningham Duncan PLLC, Greensboro; F. Marshall Wall, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh; Judson A. Welborn, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Dixie T. Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; John R. Wester, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; W. Swain Wood, Wood Jackson PLLC, Raleigh; David C. Wright III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte
2013 Lee M. Whitman, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Reid C. Adams Jr., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLLLC, Winston-Salem; D. Erik Albright, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; David Neal Allen, Charlotte; Mark E. Anderson, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Nigle B. Barrow Jr., Raleigh; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; J. Daniel Bishop, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Walter E. Brock Jr., Young Moore and Henderson PA, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; John R. Buric, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; A. Todd Capitano, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Andrew S. Chamberlin, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Stephen E. Coble, Coble Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Michael D. DeFrank, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Ronald C. Dilthey, Patterson Dilthey LL P, Raleigh; Alan W. Duncan, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; Joshua B. Durham, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; Donalt J. Eglinton, Ward and Smith PA, New Bern; A. Charles Ellis, Ward and Smith PA, Greenville; Richard W. Ellis, Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary; E. Bradley Evans, Ward and Smith PA, Greenville; Douglas W. Ey Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Richard B. Fennell, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Paul T. Flick, Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton PLLC, Raleigh; David E. Fox, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Mel J. Garofalo, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte; James B. Gatehouse, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Richard S. Gottlieb, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem; Chris Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh; Dan M. Hartzog Sr., Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh; Gary S. Hemric, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; George Ward Hendon, Adams, Hendon, Carson, Crow & Saenger PA, Asheville; Edward F. Hennessey IV, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; John P. Higgins, Summa, Additon & Ashe PA, Charlotte; Sara W. “Sally” Higgins, Higgins & Owens PLLC, Charlotte; Edward T. Hinson Jr., James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Adam Horner, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; John N. Hutson Jr., Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson PA, Raleigh; Gary W. Jackson, Jackson & McGee LLP, Charlotte; M. Keith Kapp, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Richard J. Keshian, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem; Robert King III, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Henry L. Kitchin Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Wilmington; Norman F. Klick Jr., Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro; Mark Kutny, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Kenny Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; Trisha Lawson, Bank of America Corp., Charlotte; Sara R. Lincoln, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Kurt E. Lindquist III, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Charlotte; Dana C. Lumsden, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Charlotte; Robert R. Marcus, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte; Jean Sutton Martin, Rhine Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Bill Mayberry, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Andrew K. McVey, Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC, Wilmington; Michael T. Medford, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Pressly M. Millen, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Raleigh; Joseph W. Moss Jr., Erwin, Bishop, Capitano & Moss PA, Charlotte; Isaac N. Northup Jr., Northup McConnell & Sizemore PLLC, Asheville; Reid L. Phillips, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LL P, Greensboro; Lonnie M. Player Jr., The Law Offices of Lonnie M. Player Jr. PLLC, Fayetteville; Gary J. Rickner, Ward and Smith PA, Raleigh; Michael L. Robinson, Robinson & Lawing LLP, Winston-Salem; William C. Robinson, Robinson Elliott & Smith, Charlotte; Erik Rosenwood, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLL C, Charlotte; Stephen M. Russell Sr., Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Jonathan D. Sasser, Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary; Elizabeth D. Scott, Williams Mullen, Raleigh; Thomas H. Segars, Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary; Patricia P. Shields, Troutman Sanders LLP, Raleigh; Wyatt S. Stevens, Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville; Matthew S. Sullivan, White & Allen PA, Kinston; Paul K. Sun Jr., Ellis & Winters LLP, Cary; Benjamin N. Thompson, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Scott M. Tyler, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte; Cynthia L. Van Horne, Poyner Spruill LL P, Charlotte; Judson A. Welborn, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Dixie T. Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; John R. Wester, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; William E. Wheeler, Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler LLP, High Point; Kevin G. Williams, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem
2012 Daniel L. Brawley, Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed LLP, Wilmington; L. Lamar Armstrong Jr., Armstrong & Armstrong PA, Smithfield; Nigle B. Barrow Jr., Nigle B. Barrow Jr., Raleigh; Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro; J. Daniel Bishop, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano and Moss PA, Charlotte; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro ; Daniel K. Bryson, Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh; A. Todd Capitano, Erwin, Bishop, Capitano and Moss PA, Charlotte; Joseph T. Carruthers, Carruthers & Bailey PA, Winston-Salem; Barry S. Cobb, Yates, McLamb and Weyher LLP, Raleigh; Harvey L. Cosper Jr., Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte; Paul E. Davis, Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Raleigh; Hampton Y. Dellinger, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Chapel Hill; Ronald C. Dilthey, Patterson Dilthey LLP, Raleigh; Richard W. Ellis, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Douglas W. Ey Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotte; Andrew L. Fitzgerald, Strauch, Fitzgerald & Green, Winston-Salem; Robert W. Fuller, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte; James B. Gatehouse, Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA, Charlotte; Sally L. Geib, Goodrich Corp., Charlotte; Richard S. Gottlieb, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem; Christopher T. Graebe, Graebe Hanna & Welborn PLLC, Raleigh; Kenneth J. Gumbiner, Higgins, Benjamin, Eagles & Adams PLLC, Greensboro; Perry C. Henson Jr., Henson & Talley LLP, Greensboro; Sara W. “Sally” Higgins, Higgins Law Firm PLLC, Charlotte; Edward T. Hinson Jr., James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Justin D. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; J. Christopher Jackson, Wood Jackson PLLC, Raleigh; Jason B. James, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte; Richard J. Keshian, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem; Thomas C. Kilpatrick, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Robert King III, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Norman F. Klick Jr., Carruthers & Roth PA, Greensboro; Kenneth T. Lautenschlager, Johnston, Allison & Hord PA, Charlotte; E. Hardy Lewis, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley PA, Raleigh; J. Scott Lewis, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garafalo LLP, Wilmington; Sara R. Lincoln, Lincoln Derr PLLC, Charlotte; Jean S. Martin, Rhine Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Joseph P. McGuire, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Asheville; Alan D. McInnes, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Raleigh; Michael T. Medford, Manning, Fulton & Skinner PA, Raleigh; Robert A. Meynardie, Meynardie & Nanney PLLC, Raleigh; Joseph H. Nanney Jr., Meynardie & Nanney PLLC, Raleigh; Raymond E. Owens Jr., K&L Gates LLP, Charlotte; Leslie C. Packer, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Stephen W. Petersen, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; J. Heydt Philbeck, Bailey & Dixon LLP, Raleigh; Reid Phillips, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro; Samuel H. “Lee” Poole Jr., Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Charlotte; P. Tilghman Pope, The Pope Law Firm, Dunn; Charles E. Raynal IV, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh; Joel R. Rhine, Rhine Law Firm PC, Wilmington; Jonathan D. Sasser, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Patricia P. Shields, Troutman Sanders LLP, Raleigh; Curtis J. Shipley, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Hayden J. Silver III, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Raleigh; Christopher G. Smith, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Wyatt Shorter Stevens, Roberts & Stevens PA, Asheville; Paul K. Sun Jr., Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; Benjamin N. Thompson, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Andrew A. Vanore III, Brown Crump Vanore & Tierney LLP, Raleigh; J. Kellam Warren, Mainsail Lawyers, Chapel Hill; Dixie T. Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro; William E. Wheeler, Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler LLP, High Point; Lee M. Whitman, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; Fred M. Wood Jr., Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Charlotte; Kenneth R. Wooten, Ward and Smith PA, New Bern; David C. Wright III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte