Fourteen McGuireWoods lawyers have been selected by peers across the state for inclusion on Business North Carolina‘s 2023 Legal Elite list. Firm lawyers honored on the list span McGuireWoods’ corporate, litigation and regulatory practices in its Charlotte and Raleigh offices. In addition, two of the firm’s lawyers have earned Legal Elite Hall of Fame honors for being the top vote-getters in their respective practice areas in previous years.
Since 2002, Business North Carolina has published a list of the state’s top lawyers in 16 business-related categories based on ballots cast by members of the North Carolina State Bar.
Legal Elite honorees include the following McGuireWoods lawyers.
- Andrea C. Chomakos, Charlotte, Tax & Estate Planning
- Jason H. Cowley, Charlotte, Criminal
- J. Porter Durham III, Charlotte, Young Guns (Under 40)
- David A. Franchina, Charlotte, Environmental
- William N. Harris, Charlotte, Real Estate
- Kristen M. Kirby, Raleigh, Young Guns (Under 40)
- Heryka R. Knoespel, Charlotte, Litigation
- Bradley R. Kutrow, Charlotte, Appellate
- Jodie Herrmann Lawson, Charlotte, Litigation
- Kyle J. Luebke, Charlotte, Young Guns (Under 40)
- T. Richmond McPherson III, Charlotte, Litigation
- Paul M. Navarro, Charlotte, Employment
- Trey Rayburn, Charlotte, Bankruptcy
- Scott Vaughn, Charlotte, Bankruptcy
Raleigh partners Jean Gordon Carter (Tax & Estate Planning) and Henry L. Kitchin Jr. (Antitrust) are members of the Hall of Fame for being the top vote-getters in their respective practice areas in previous years.