Business NC’s Legal Elite 2021 Honors 16 Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys

Business North Carolina recognized 16 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys in its 2021 Legal Elite awards, and 12 of the firm’s attorneys are in the publication’s Hall of Fame.

Jessica Mering Hardin is the overall winner for Tax & Estate Planning. The honor means Hardin received the most votes from her peers in that category, and she will be permanently recognized in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.

“The trusts and estates practice lets me work on complex legal issues alongside the people who are directly affected by that work – clients and their families,” Hardin said in her Business North Carolina profile. “That combination of sophisticated work and meaningful client relationships is a special one. … It is such a privilege to work with my clients as they grow families, build businesses and plan their legacies.”

The Robinson Bradshaw attorneys selected as 2021 Legal Elite are:

• Benjamin W. Baldwin – Business
• Patrick S. Bryant – Business
• Kelsey Hendrickson Butler – Young Guns
• Stephen D. Feldman – Appellate
• Jessica Mering Hardin – Tax & Estate Planning category winner
• Edward F. Hennessey IV – Construction
• J. Adam Martin – Business
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust
• Matthew W. Sawchak – Appellate
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy
• Emily S. Sherlock – Environmental
• Caroline Wannamaker Sink – Business, Real Estate
• Angelique R. Vincent-Hamacher – Employment
• John R. Wester – Appellate, Employment
• David C. Wright III – Employment, Litigation
• Erik R. Zimmerman – Antitrust, Appellate

Attorneys become a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame when they receive the most votes in their respective category. The 12 current and former Robinson Bradshaw attorneys included in the Hall of Fame are:

• Everett J. Bowman (d. 2016) – Antitrust
• Peter C. Buck – Business
• Stephen D. Feldman – Antitrust
• Robin L. Hinson (d. 2008) – Business
• Graham D. Holding – Tax & Estate Planning
• Stephen M. Lynch – Business
• Mark W. Merritt – Antitrust
• Christy Eve Reid (d. 2014) – Tax & Estate Planning
• Russell M. Robinson II – Business, Corporate
• Matthew W. Sawchak – Antitrust
• Sean M. Sullivan – Environmental
• Brent A. Torstrick – Real Estate

The magazine annually polls all North Carolina-based members of the State Bar to determine the state’s top attorneys in 16 categories.