Twenty-Five Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys Named Among ‘Legal Elite,’ ‘Legal Elite Hall of Fame’ in North Carolina

Eighteen attorneys from Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, one of the state’s leading corporate and commercial law firms, have been chosen among the 2010 Legal Elite in selected categories by Business North Carolina magazine. Additionally, seven attorneys from the firm have been named to the Legal Elite Hall of Fame.

The annual honor recognizes the top lawyers in North Carolina in 14 categories. Recipients are selected by more than 19,000 active members of the North Carolina State Bar.

The 18 attorneys selected among the 2010 Legal Elite for their work in their respective categories are:

• Martin L. Brackett, Jr. – Criminal
• Patrick S. Bryant – Business
• Garland S. Cassada – Bankruptcy
• Robert W. Fuller – Litigation
• Julie Zydron Griggs – Tax/Estate Planning
• Edward F. Hennessey, IV – Construction
• Graham D. Holding, Jr. – Tax/Estate Planning
• Charles E. Johnson – Employment
• Stephen M. Lynch – Business
• John R. Miller – Construction, Corporate
• Lawrence C. Moore, III – Antitrust
• Heidi E. Royal – Tax/Estate Planning
• David M. Schilli – Bankruptcy
• Robert C. Sink – Real Estate
• Herman Spence, III – Tax/Estate Planning
• Andrew W. J. Tarr – Young Guns
• William W. Toole – Environmental
• David C. Wright, III – Litigation

The seven Robinson Bradshaw attorneys named to the Legal Elite Hall of Fame are:

• Everett J. Bowman – Antitrust
• Peter C. Buck – Business
• Robin L. Hinson – Business(1931 - 2008)
• Mark W. Merritt - Antitrust
• Christy Eve Reid – Tax/Estate Planning
• Russell M. Robinson, II – Business/Corporate
• Brent A. Torstrick – Real Estate