Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 32 firm attorneys were selected by their peers to Business North Carolina magazine’s 2022 Legal Elite, including Philip Hackley who was named category winner for Real Estate Law. Readers can get to know category winners through lighthearted profiles and this year, Philip shared details of his very first job, the best advice he’s ever received, and why he chose real estate and the law after deciding a career in the FBI wasn’t for him.
Congratulations to all of the Wyrick Robbins attorneys included in North Carolina’s 2022 Legal Elite:
- Thomas Allen (Business)
- Charles V. Archie (Young Guns)
- Taylor C. Auten (Business)
- Heidi C. Bloom (Family Law)
- Jenna C. Borders (Employment)
- Madison E. Bullard, Jr. (Tax and Estate Planning)
- David P. Creekman (Business)
- Michael D. DeFrank (Litigation)
- C. Joseph DelPapa (Business)
- Kurt R. Dumaw (Real Estate)
- Kenneth E. Eheman, Jr. (Business)
- Katie M. Ertmer (Young Guns)
- John M. Fuscoe (Intellectual Property)
- Charles George (Litigation)
- Edward Greene (Appellate Law)
- Philip K. Hackley (Real Estate)
- Jennifer M. Hall (Real Estate)
- Christie A. Hartinger (Young Guns)
- Jessica B. Heffner (Family Law)
- J. Blakely Kiefer (Appellate)
- J. Christopher Lynch (Business)
- Jack R. Magee (Corporate)
- Molly F. Martinson (Young Guns)
- Joshua J. Otto (Business)
- Daniel J. Palmieri (Employment)
- Robert A. Ponton, Jr. (Family Law)
- Paul J. Puryear (Litigation)
- Donald R. Reynolds (Business)
- Samuel A. Slater (Litigation)
- Adam B. Snyder (Tax and Estate Planning)
- Kevin J. Stanfield (Construction)
- Eric A. Vernon (Real Estate)
- Devon E. White (Intellectual Property)
Anna P. McLamb (Real Estate), Grady L. Shields (Environmental), Kyle R. Still (Employment), and Lee M. Whitman (Litigation) are included in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.
Since 2002, Business North Carolina has honored Tar Heel attorneys by publishing Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, a listing of the state’s top attorneys in business-related categories. Winners are chosen by a pool of their peers, totaling over 28,000 attorneys from across the state. Less than 4% make the cut. North Carolina’s Legal Elite remains unique as the only award that gives every active attorney in the state the opportunity to participate.