45 Moore & Van Allen Attorneys Named to 2023 Business North Carolina “Legal Elite”

Recognitions

01.2023

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Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that 45 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2023 Business North Carolina “Legal Elite”. This marks the firm’s largest-ever class of honorees for the magazine’s annual list of the top business lawyers in North Carolina.

“We congratulate this excellent group of Moore & Van Allen attorneys included in this year’s Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” list of top attorneys,” said Thomas L. Mitchell, MVA’s managing partner and chair of the firm’s Management Committee. “We are thrilled that our attorneys continue to be recognized across many practice areas for their commitment to quality service, deep experience, and innovative advice.”

Among the firm’s recognized attorneys, Rob N. Rust was the top overall vote earner among all attorneys in the state in the Corporate category.

Below are all the MVA attorneys, and the categories in which they are recognized, included in the 2023 Business North Carolina “Legal Elite”. The Young Guns category recognizes lawyers under the age of 40 who are considered by their peers to be rising stars.

• Evan M. Bass (Real Estate Law)
• Robert “Bobby” C. Bowers (Litigation)
• Jefferson “Jeff” W. Brown (Real Estate Law)
• Kathryn “Kate” Gusmer Cole (Intellectual Property)
• David L. Eades (Bankruptcy)
• John A. Fagg, Jr. (Criminal)
• Robert “Rob” A. Fisher (Tax and Estate Planning)
• John T. Floyd (Construction)
• Amanda Carrano Franklin (Immigration)
• Jeremy H. Godwin (Corporate)
• Jeffrey R. Gray (Intellectual Property)
• Stephen “Steve” M. Hader (Immigration)
• Michael P. Hebert (Real Estate Law)
• Mark R.A. Horn (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Caitlin N. Horne (Young Guns)
• Christopher “Chris” J.C. Jones (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Matthew R. Kain (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Joshua D. Lanning (Litigation)
• Lesley Attkisson Lewis (Young Guns)
• Luis M. Lluberas (Bankruptcy)
• Valecia M. McDowell (Litigation)
• Karin M. McGinnis (Employment)
• Peter J. McGrath, Jr. (Environmental)
• James “Jim” P. McLoughlin, Jr. (Litigation)
• Carolyn P. Meade (Business)
• Mark A. Nebrig (Litigation)
• Sarah H. Negus (Employment)
• Joseph “Joey” W. Norman (Business)
• Paul J. Peralta (Employment)
• Alan W. Pope (Bankruptcy)
• Nader S. Raja (Young Guns)
• Kevin Ransom (Intellectual Property)
• Ray Wallace “McCord” Rayburn (Intellectual Property)
• Rob N. Rust (Corporate)
• Ben E. Shook (Litigation)
• Zachary H. Smith (Bankruptcy)
• Scott D. Syfert (Corporate)
• Christopher D. Tomlinson (Litigation)
• Scott M. Tyler (Construction)
• Bradley “Brad” T. Van Hoy (Tax and Estate Planning)
• Kathryn G. Wellman (Young Guns)
• John A. Zaloom (Employment)
• William “Bill” H. Zimmern (Corporate)

Business North Carolina magazine has published its “Legal Elite” list since 2002. Winners are chosen by the state’s lawyers via a statewide ballot sent to every member of the North Carolina State Bar living in North Carolina, asking the question: Of the Tar Heel lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best in these categories? Attorneys may not vote for themselves. For more information and a list of all “Legal Elite” winners, visit https://businessnc.com/2023-legal-elite-top-n-c-lawyers-as-selected-by-their-peers/.