Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce the inclusion of 12 of our attorneys in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite." The publishers distributed more than 20,000 ballots to Tar Heel attorneys. The ballots asked only one question: "Of the North Carolina lawyers whose work you have observed firsthand, whom would you rate among the current best?" Less than 3 percent of the state's attorneys made the list.
The Ward and Smith attorneys acknowledged as being among North Carolina's "Legal Elite" are:
| Paul A. Fanning  Bankruptcy | Jeremy R. Sayre  Employment | |
| Michael P. Flanagan  Bankruptcy | Frank H. Sheffield, Jr.  Environmental | |
| Stuart B. Dorsett  Tax/Estate Planning | E. Eric Mills  Intellectual Property | J. Troy Smith, Jr.  Business, Corporate | 
| C. H. Pope, Jr.  Real Estate | Kenneth R. Wooten  Construction | 
David L. Ward, Jr. continues to be included in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.
* Please see businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite for an explanation of the standards of membership for the listing above.
 
           
           
           
           
          