Twenty-three Ward and Smith, P.A. attorneys have been recognized as "Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" in the 2016 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine. Attorneys are chosen as being "Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" through a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area, and independent research on candidates. Only five percent of North Carolina attorneys are chosen each year. Twenty-two attorneys from Ward and Smith made the 2016 list, nine of whom are acknowledged as Rising Stars.
The attorneys and the area of practice in which they were acknowledged include:
Albert R. Bell, Jr. — Employment & Labor
Donalt J. Eglinton — Business Litigation
A. Charles Ellis — Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
E. Bradley Evans — Business Litigation
Lynwood P. Evans — Personal Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
Paul A. Fanning — Creditor Debtor Rights
John M. Martin — Business Litigation
Lance P. Martin — Creditor Debtor Rights
Michael L. Miller — Employee Benefits
Gary J. Rickner — Business Litigation
J. Troy Smith, Jr. — Business/Corporate
Ryal W. Tayloe — Construction Litigation
Kenneth R. Wooten — Business Litigation
Ward and Smith attorneys recognized as 2016 Rising Stars® include:
Lauren Taylor Arnette — Family Law
Matthew A. Cordell — Business/Corporate
Edward J. "Trip" Coyne, III — Business Litigation
Angela P. Doughty — Intellectual Property
Zachary F. Lamb — Estate & Probate
Caroline B. McLean — Business Litigation
William A. Oden, III — Employment & Labor
Michael J. Parrish — Business Litigation
Allen N. Trask, III — Business Litigation
Hayley R. Wells — Employment & Labor
