June 1, 2023 – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 63 lawyers and 23 state-level practices have been recognized in Chambers USA 2023. Practices receiving Band 1 rankings include Banking & Finance (South Carolina), Environment (North Carolina), Immigration (North Carolina), Intellectual Property (North Carolina), Litigation: General Commercial (North Carolina), Public Finance (North Carolina), Real Estate (South Carolina and Virginia – Northern), and Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina). Additionally, 12 lawyers received one or more Band 1 ranking.

Lawyers recognized in Chambers USA 2023 include: 

Banking & Finance

• Jackie Camp, North Carolina
• Taber Cathcart, North Carolina
• Paul Fogleman, North Carolina

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Don Detweiler, Delaware
• Ericka Johnson, Delaware
• Charlie Livermon, North Carolina
• Morgan Patterson, Delaware
• Joel Perrell, Maryland
• Lisa Tancredi, Maryland*
• Matthew Ward, Delaware

Corporate/M&A

• Brian Meltzer, Maryland
• Betty Temple, South Carolina
• Stephanie Yarbrough, South Carolina

Energy & Natural Resources

• Jed Nosal, Massachusetts*
• Jesse Reyes, Massachusetts

Environment

• Michael Bogle, South Carolina
• Susan Cooper, North Carolina
• Jimmy Kirkland, Georgia
• Brad De Vore, North Carolina
• Lisa Rushton, North Carolina

Healthcare

• Tony Brett, North Carolina
• Toni Peck, North Carolina
• Tom Stukes, North Carolina*

Immigration

• Jennifer Cory, North Carolina*
• Susan Ramos, North Carolina*

Intellectual Property 

• Mary Bourke, Delaware
• Ryan Cagle, North Carolina
• Cristin Cowles, Massachusetts
• Evan Fultz, North Carolina
• Preston Heard, Georgia
• Barry Herman, Maryland*
• Chris Humphrey, North Carolina
• John Morrow, North Carolina
• Bill Ragland, Georgia
• Jeff Whittle, Texas

Labor & Employment

• Richard Rainey, North Carolina*

Litigation: General Commercial

• Jim Cooley, North Carolina
• Jim Cooney, North Carolina*
• Allen Gibson, South Carolina
• Debbie Harden, North Carolina
• Press Millen, North Carolina
• Henry Smythe, South Carolina

Litigation: Securities

• Bob Ambler, Georgia
• Jamie Connelly, Georgia

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Jim Cooney, North Carolina*
• Ripley Rand, North Carolina
• Claire Rauscher, North Carolina*
• Joe Whitley, Georgia

Public Finance

• Paul Billow, North Carolina
• Tom Lee, North Carolina*
• Jon Mize, North Carolina

Real Estate

• Amy Clayton, South Carolina
• Morris Ellison, South Carolina
• Joe Foltz, Georgia
• Foster Gaillard, South Carolina
• Trent Jernigan, North Carolina
• Julia Kreyskop, Virginia – Northern
• Pam Rothenberg, District of Columbia
• Lindsay Smith, South Carolina*
• Susan Smythe, South Carolina
• James Wilson, South Carolina

Real Estate: Finance

• Kim Mann, North Carolina*
• Bill Matthews, North Carolina

Tax

• Jeff Lawyer, North Carolina

Practices recognized in Chambers USA 2023 include: 

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia

• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate

Georgia

• Intellectual Property

Maryland

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Intellectual Property

Massachusetts

• Energy & Natural Resources
• Intellectual Property

North Carolina

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

South Carolina

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

Virginia – Northern 

• Real Estate*

*Denotes Band 1 ranking