Thirteen Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite"

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce the inclusion of 13 of its attorneys in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite."  More than 17,000 ballots were sent 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.

Ward and Smith attorneys acknowledged by peer recognition and professional achievement to become "Legal Elite" include Albert R. Bell, Jr., Employment; A. Jose Cortina, Intellectual Property; Stuart B. Dorsett, Tax/Estate Planning; Paul A. Fanning, Bankruptcy; Michael P. Flanagan, Bankruptcy; S. McKinley Gray, III, Employment; E. Eric Mills, Intellectual Property; Gregory T. Peacock, Tax/Estate Planning; C. H. Pope, Jr., Real Estate; Frank H. Sheffield, Jr., Environmental; J. Troy Smith, Jr., Business, Corporate; A. Rexford Willis, III, Corporate; and Kenneth R. Wooten, Construction.  Derek J. Allen and David L. Ward, Jr. continue to be included in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.