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