Moore & Van Allen PLLC is pleased to announce that 28 Firm attorneys were named to Super Lawyers’ 2015 list of top attorneys in North Carolina, and 15 Firm attorneys were named to the 2015 Rising Stars list.  These attorneys represent the Firm’s Charlotte and Research Triangle offices.  The results were published in Super Lawyers Magazine, which was distributed in January.

The Moore & Van Allen attorneys who were named North Carolina 2015 Super Lawyers include:

• Carol E. Bowen – Health Care
• Ernest (Mike) S. Delaney III – Securities & Corporate Finance
• *David L. Eades – Bankruptcy:  Business
  
• *David E. Fox – General Litigation
• Alton (Larry) L. Gwaltney III – Business Litigation
• *W.B. (Ben) Hawfield, Jr. – Business/Corporate
• *J. Richard Hazlett – Government Finance
• *Stephen (Steve) D. Hope – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mark R. A. Horn – Estate Planning & Probate
• *James (Jim) W. Hovis – Banking
• Joseph (Jody) D. Joyner, Jr. – Tax
• *Anthony (Tony) T. Lathrop – Business Litigation
• Hal A. Levinson – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Dickson M. Lupo – Intellectual Property
• *Neill G. McBryde – Estate Planning & Probate
• Valecia M. McDowell – Business Litigation
• Karin M. McGinnis – Employment & Labor
• *James (Jim) P. McLoughlin, Jr. – Business Litigation
• William (Billy) H. Moore, Jr. – Tax
• *J. Christopher (Chris) Oates – Real Estate
• Paul J. Peralta – Employment & Labor
• Alan W. Pope – Bankruptcy:  Business
• Russell (Russ) F. Sizemore – Employment & Labor
• Scott D. Syfert – International
• Scott M. Tyler – General Litigation
• J. Mark Wilson – Intellectual Property Litigation

*Indicates attorneys who have been on the list for 10 years.

The Moore & Van Allen attorneys who were named North Carolina 2015 Rising Stars include:

• Evan M. Bass – Real Estate
• M. Cabell Clay – Business Litigation
• Kathryn (Kate) G. Cole – Intellectual Property Litigation
• John C. Gilson – Securities & Corporate Finance
• Glenn (Bo) E. Ketner III – Business Litigation
• Luis M. Lluberas – Bankruptcy:  Business
• Renee D. K. Miller – Business Litigation
• Benjamin (Ben) M. Pickett – Business/Corporate
• Nader S. Raja – General Litigation
• Charles (Trey) R. Rayburn III – Bankruptcy:  Business
• E.Taylor Stukes – Business Litigation
• Melinda (Mindy) L. Vervais – Business Litigation 
• Jonathan M. Watkins – Business Litigation
• William (Bill) H. Zimmern – Mergers & Acquisitions

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The complete 2015 list of its honorees can be found at www.superlawyers.com.