Womble Bond Dickinson (US) is pleased to announce that 54 attorneys and 19 state-level practice areas have been ranked in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business. This includes three attorneys who have been recognized in Chambers High Net Worth Guide. 

Six practices earned Band 1 rankings, Chambers’ highest ranking, and 10 attorneys received one or more Band 1 rankings.  

Ranked Lawyers 

Banking & Finance

• Jacqueline E. Camp (North Carolina)

Banking & Finance/Public Finance

• Paul H. Billow (North Carolina)
• G. Thomas Lee* (North Carolina)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• James S. Livermon III (North Carolina)
• Lisa Tancredi (Maryland)
• Matthew Ward (Delaware)

Corporate/M&A

• Jeffrey S. Hay (North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds)
• Elizabeth O. Temple (South Carolina)

Energy & Natural Resources

• Jed Nosal (Massachusetts)

Environment

• Michael James Bogle (South Carolina)
• Susan Cooper (North Carolina)
• Bradford A. De Vore (North Carolina)
• Jimmy Kirkland (Georgia)
• Richard E. Morton (North Carolina)
• Lisa K. Rushton (North Carolina)

Government Contracts

• Kelley P. Doran (USA – Nationwide)
• Matt Koehl (USA – Nationwide)

Healthcare

• Anthony H. Brett (North Carolina)
• Sandra L. W. Miller (South Carolina)
• Tom Stukes* (North Carolina)

High Net Worth

• Elizabeth Arias (North Carolina)
• Edward Griggs (North Carolina)
• Kimberly H. Stogner (North Carolina)

Immigration

• Jennifer Cory* (North Carolina)
• Susan Ramos* (North Carolina)

Intellectual Property

• Mary W. Bourke (Delaware)
• Cristin H. Cowles (Massachusetts)
• William S. (Evan) Fultz (North Carolina)
• Barry J. Herman* (Maryland)
• Chris Humphrey (North Carolina)
• John Morrow (North Carolina)
• William M. Ragland, Jr. (Georgia)
• Jeffrey Whittle (Texas)

Labor & Employment

• Richard L. Rainey* (North Carolina)

Litigation: General Commercial

• Jim D. Cooley (North Carolina)
• James P. Cooney III* (North Carolina)
• C. Allen Gibson Jr. (South Carolina)
• Debbie W. Harden (North Carolina)
• Pressly M. Millen (North Carolina)
• Henry B. Smythe Jr. (South Carolina)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• James P. Cooney III* (North Carolina)
• Claire Rauscher* (North Carolina)

Real Estate

• Amy Clayton (South Carolina)
• Morris Ellison (South Carolina)
• Joseph B. Foltz (Georgia)
• W. Foster Gaillard (South Carolina)
• Christopher Iavarone (District of Columbia)
• Trent Jernigan (North Carolina)
• Pamela V. Rothenberg (District of Columbia)
• W. Lindsay Smith* (South Carolina)
• Susan Smythe (South Carolina)
• John Warren III (South Carolina)
• James Wilson (South Carolina) 

Real Estate: Finance

• Kimberly Kelly Mann* (North Carolina)
• William Matthews Jr. (North Carolina)

Tax

• Jeff Lawyer (North Carolina)

Ranked Departments

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia

• Real Estate

Georgia

• Intellectual Property

North Carolina

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
• Environment*
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property*
• Litigation: General Commercial*
• Public Finance*
• Real Estate
• Real Estate: Finance

South Carolina

• Banking & Finance*
• Corporate/M&A
• Healthcare
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate*

USA - Nationwide

• Government Contracts

*Denotes Band 1 ranking