22 Wyrick Robbins Attorneys Selected to Legal Elite 2013

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RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 22 firm attorneys were recently selected by their peers as members of “North Carolina’s 2013 Legal Elite” in Business North Carolina magazine.  In addition, Grady Shields and Lee Whitman received the most votes in the Environmental and Litigation categories, respectively.

Congratulations to the following firm attorneys included in North Carolina’s 2013 Legal Elite:

• Zachary R. Bishop (Business)
• Heidi C. Bloom (Family Law)
• Madison E. Bullard, Jr. (Tax and Estate Planning)
• David A. Burns (Tax and Estate Planning)
• James L.S. Cobb (Antitrust)
• Thomas H. Cook, Jr. (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Michael D. DeFrank (Litigation)
• Elie J. Foy (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Tobias S. Hampson (Young Guns)
• Jeffrey J. Johnson (Real Estate)
• Leah M. Moore (Employment)
• Daniel J. Palmieri (Employment)
• Robert A. Ponton, Jr, (Family Law)
• Donald R. Reynolds (Corporate Counsel)
• Larry E. Robbins (Business Law)
• Grady L. Shields (Environmental and Environmental Category Winner)
• Benjamin N. Thompson (Litigation)
• L. Diane Tindall (Employment)
• Eric Vernon (Real Estate)
• Lee M. Whitman (Litigation and Litigation Category Winner)
• David L. Wilke (Business)
• James M. Yates, Jr. (Corporate Counsel)

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 20,000 attorneys from across the state.  North Carolina’s Legal Elite remains unique as the only award that gives every active attorney in the state the opportunity to participate.

About Wyrick Robbins

Wyrick Robbins is an entrepreneurial law firm with a focus on growth-oriented businesses.  The firm handles financial and corporate transactions and commercial litigation as well as other legal needs of dynamic companies.  In addition, Wyrick Robbins attorneys serve as trusted advisors to founders, investors, directors, and management.