Another legal industry accolade that comes out each year is the Super Lawyers list, which is a publication of Thomson Reuters. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers across the nation. Peer nominations and evaluations along with third-party research are used to review candidates.

THOMAS BABEL
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Business Litigation
FIRM: Ward and Smith
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: Ohio State University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Babel has pretrial, trial and appellate experience in trademark, trade secret, patent, real estate, products liability, construction, business torts and contract matters. He also counsels clients on drafting and negotiating commercial transactions. Babel has been rated by his peers as being “preeminent” in his fields of law. He has White Belt and Yellow Belt certifications in Legal Lean Sigma and Project Management from the Legal Lean Sigma Institute.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Business, civil, and commercial litigation; contract liability and litigation; construction litigation; intellectual property litigation; products liability; real estate litigation

H. MITCHELL BAKER III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
FIRM: Baker Law Firm PLLC
TITLE: Senior Partner
EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (B.S. and J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Baker served for nine years as a member of the Board of Governors of the N.C. Advocates for Justice. He has been a featured speaker at multiple seminars concerning personal injury trials and auto insurance coverage and “represented thousands of clients to ensure they received fair and equitable treatment under the law.”
AREAS OF FOCUS: Personal injury, estate litigation

CHRISTOPHER BEHM (See Legal Elite profile), Block Crouch Keeter Behm & Sayed

NORWOOD BLANCHARD III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Employment & Labor
FIRM: Crossley McIntosh Collier Hanley & Edes
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: East Carolina University (B.S.B.A.); Duke University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Blanchard has argued numerous appellate cases at the N.C. Supreme Court, N.C. Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Employment, general civil and municipal

DANIEL BRAWLEY
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Construction Litigation (Also named to Hall of Fame for Legal Elite in Litigation)
FIRM: Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed
TITLE: Of Counsel
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (A.B. and J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Brawley was a visiting professor at the law school at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. “The opportunity to work with law students and professors in a post-Soviet Union environment was educational and rewarding and confirmed my abiding appreciation of the American judicial system,” Brawley said.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Litigation, construction and admiralty

ALGERNON BUTLER III (See Legal Elite profile), Butler & Butler LL

CLAY COLLIER
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Civil Litigation: Defense
FIRM: Crossley McIntosh Collier Hanley & Edes PLLC
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Collier served as lead counsel for trials to jury verdict, federal and state courts, in more than 15 counties throughout the Carolinas. Collier has represented clients before N.C. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is a former director and officer of the N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys and the 5th Judicial District Bar.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Civil litigation, municipal and professional liability defense

AULEY CROUCH III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- General Litigation
FIRM: Block Crouch Keeter Behm & Sayed
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: Citadel (B.S.); John Marshall Law School (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Crouch has been a Superior Court mediator and arbitrator since 1993. His representative reported cases include: Sevigny v. Dicksey; Marina Food Associates Inc. v. Marina Restaurant Inc.; and Williams v. Houses of Distinction Inc.
AREAS OF FOCUS: General civil, including commercial/business disputes, construction litigation, personal injury and condemnation in federal and state courts

G. STEPHEN DIAB (See Legal Elite profile), Murchison Taylor & Gibson

DON EVANS JR. (See Legal Elite profile), Clark, Newton & Evans PA H.

MARK HAMLET (See Legal Elite profile), Hamlet & Associates

REBECCA KNUDSON
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Construction Litigation
FIRM: Hamlet & Associates
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.A.); Northeastern University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Knudson focuses her practice on construction, commercial litigation and business law. Her litigation experience includes representation of developers, general contractors and corporate officers in several complex construction defect lawsuits, including cases before the N.C. Court of Appeals. She was previously president of the New Hanover County Bar Association and serves on the Council for the Construction Law Section of the N.C. Bar Association.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Construction, litigation and business

PAULA KOHUT
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Estate Planning & Probate
FIRM: Kohut & Adams PA
TITLE: Shareholder
EDUCATION: University of California, Irvine (B.A.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: “I have the privilege to represent many individuals and business clients,” Kohut said. “Developing estate plans, assisting with the administration of the estates of loved ones, forming business entities, assisting business owners and volunteering with bar organizations each provide opportunities to make a difference. There is no one case that comes to mind in describing my career highlights. Making a difference and a job well done are what I strive to provide to clients and colleagues.”
AREAS OF FOCUS: Trust and estate planning and administration, and business law

JAMES LEA III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyer-Family Law
FIRM: The Lea/Schultz Law Firm
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill; Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Lea has been practicing law for over 36 years. He specializes in domestic law and civil litigation. In 1996 he earned the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating and has maintained the rating for the past 21 years. For over 10 years he has been listed in Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. His firm is honored as one of The Best Law Firms in America along with Ryan Schultz and Paige Inman by U.S. News. He also was recently named as a Lawyer of Distinction.
AREA OF FOCUS: Family law

MICHAEL LEE (See Legal Elite profile), Lee Law Firm PLLC

ERICA LEWIS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Workers’ Compensation
FIRM: Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: University of California, Davis (B.S.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Lewis founded the Wilmington office of Hedrick Gardner. She holds an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell and was recognized in the 2014 listing in the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Workers’ compensation, appellate advocacy and employment law

JEAN SUTTON MARTIN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Class Action/Mass Torts (Also named to Hall of Fame for Legal Elite in Litigation)
FIRM: Law Office of Jean Sutton Martin
TITLE: Founder
EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (B.S.); University of South Carolina (M.I.B.S.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: With 18 years of experience in the field, Martin represents consumers and individuals in class actions, pharmaceutical drug cases and medical device litigation. She currently serves as lead or class counsel in numerous national class action cases, involving data breaches, consumer fraud and defective products.
AREA OF FOCUS: Complex civil litigation

ANDREW MCVEY (See Legal Elite profile), Murchison Taylor & Gibson

JOEL RHINE (See Legal Elite profile), Rhine Law Firm

MICHAEL RAMOS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Criminal Defense
FIRM: Ramos Law Office
TITLE: Owner, Attorney at Law
EDUCATION: UGA, UNC-Pembroke; Campbell Law School (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Ramos has practiced criminal defense law in Brunswick and surrounding North Carolina counties for 30 years plus, both in state and federal court. He carries a preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He was certified as a specialist in state and federal criminal law by the N.C. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization in 1997 and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Ramos is a N.C. State Bar Councilor for the 13th District. He served honorably in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division from 1972 to 1975.
AREA OF FOCUS: Criminal defense

LINDA SAYED
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Family Law
FIRM: Block Crouch Keeter Behm & Sayed
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.A. and M.Ed.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sayed has been a partner at Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm & Sayed since 2005. She is certified by the N.C. State Bar as family law specialist. She is past-president of the 5th Judicial Bar. Before becoming an attorney, she was a chemistry teacher and assistant principal with the New Hanover County Schools and taught chemistry at UNCW.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Divorce, custody, child support, alimony, property division, separation agreements, premarital agreements and adoptions

KENNETH SHANKLIN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Real Estate
FIRM: Law Office of Kenneth A. Shanklin
TITLE: Owner
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Shanklin graduated from UNC School of Law in 1973, and although he has practiced in most areas of the law his concentration is in real estate, environmental and land use cases. He has been board-certified in real property law – residential, business, commercial and industrial transactions – since 1991.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Real estate, environmental and land-use cases

GARY SHIPMAN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
FIRM: Shipman & Wright
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Shipman has been practicing since 1980. He has handled more than 100 jury trials to verdict during his career. He was recognized by Encore as the Best Law Firm in Wilmington 2016, 2017 and by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as part of the Nation’s Top One Percent. He also was by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Complex civil, business law, construction law, HOA law, wrongful death

HELEN L. TAROKIC
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Immigration
FIRM: Helen Tarokic Law PLLC
TITLE: Attorney, Manager
EDUCATION: Lake Forest College (B.A.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Tarokic is one of two N.C. board-certified immigration law specialists in Wilmington. She was voted a Top Young Attorney in North Carolina Rising Stars in 2012-13 and 2015-16, before being named a 2017 Super Lawyer. In 2016 her firm won the UNCW Community Partner Award for Excellence in University Engagement, for its work coordinating Spanish-speaking student volunteers to assist deportation defense attorneys in Dilley Detention Center. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
AREAS OF FOCUS: N.C. board-certified immigration law specialist; fluent in Spanish, English and Croatian

RYAL TAYLOE
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Construction Litigation
FIRM: Ward and Smith
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (A.B.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: “Highs and lows occur every day in the wide world of litigation and dispute resolution. A typical highlight for me is leading a client to a resolution that makes the most sense, whether it be an early settlement or courtroom trial,” Tayloe said.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Contract and lease disputes, eminent domain and construction

WOODY WHITE
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Criminal Defense
FIRM: Woody White Law Firm PLLC
TITLE: Senior Partner
EDUCATION: Southern College (B.A.); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: White is a board-certified specialist in state and federal criminal law. He has served as a: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Trustee 1999-2002; Cape Fear Community College Trustee 2012-15; chief legal counsel for the N.C. Republican Party 2002-04; and state senator in 2004 as well as on the Lower Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Board of Trustees 2006-07; New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, 2012-persent including as chairman, 2012-14 and 2017-present; and Legion Stadium Commission 2012-present. White received the Legal Elite award in 2007 and 2010 and was named to North Carolina Super Lawyers in 2012 and 2017.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Criminal (both state and federal), serious personal injury cases, wrongful death, civil, DWI/DUI

WILLIAM WRIGHT
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
FIRM: Shipman & Wright
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Wright has been practicing since 1999. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina. He is certified a Superior Court Mediator by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. He is also a certified athlete agent in the state of North Carolina.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Complex civil, workers’ compensation, domestic and alternative dispute resolution

SUPER LAWYERS RISING STARS

A number of local attorneys also were named to Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list this year. To be eligible for the Rising Stars category, candidates have to be either 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.

SETH BUSKIRK (See Legal Elite profile), Clark, Newton & Evans PA

ERIN COLLINS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Workers’ Compensation
FIRM: Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: N.C. State University (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Collins became a partner of Hedrick Gardner in 2017. She has published multiple articles on Medicare compliance and regularly presents at client seminars and industry conferences on Medicare compliance and workers’ compensation subjects.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Workers’ compensation; civil litigation; Medicare Set-Asides and Medicare compliance; retail, restaurant and hospitality

EDWARD “TRIP” JAMES COYNE III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Business Litigation
FIRM: Ward and Smith
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Coyne served for two terms as law clerk to the N.C. Business Court.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Business law and litigation

JUSTIN HUMPHRIES
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Business/ Corporate
FIRM: The Humphries Law Firm
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: University of South Carolina (B.S.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Humphries is dually licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina. He has appeared before the N.C. Court of Appeals on three occasions and has practiced maritime law in federal courts in Virginia and North Carolina.
AREA OF FOCUS: Business litigation

MELODY JOLLY
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Professional Liability (Defense)
FIRM: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A. and J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Jolly has successfully litigated cases at the trial court level as well as before the N.C. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She also devotes considerable time to counseling professionals on their ethical obligations and with regard to potential malpractice claims in an effort to help her clients avoid lawsuits. She is an active participant in the Defense Research Institute, specifically the professional liability committee, and she is co-chair of the firm’s professional liability practice group.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Professional liability and construction

JILL PETERS KAESS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Estate Planning & Probate
FIRM: Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
TITLE: Partner, Wealth Management & Taxation Leader
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.S.); Wake Forest University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Peters Kaess is a member of the trusts and estates team in Smith Moore Leatherwood’s Wilmington office. She assists clients in drafting and executing comprehensive estate plans, with specific emphasis on estate tax, gift tax and charitable gift planning. She also assists fiduciaries, such as executors and trustees, on matters involving estate and trust administration.
AREAS OF FOCUS: N.C. State Bar board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law; certified public accountant

MICHAEL KEPLEY
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Personal Injury General/Plaintiff
FIRM: The Law Group
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: Appalachian State University (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Kepley has spent the majority of his career litigating workers’ compensation claims, personal injury claims and other civil matters, including business and property cases. He represents clients in state and federal court at all stages of litigation, including appeals.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Appeals, workers’ compensation, personal injury, civil litigation

AMANDA MASON
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Family Law
FIRM: Mason & Mason
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: University of Arizona College of Law (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: “For over a decade, Amanda has provided aggressive and thorough representation of her clients in both state and federal courts. Amanda fights for her clients’ rights and gets families through the process so that they can heal and move on to better days,” the firm stated.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Divorce, separation and child custody

AMANDA MIARS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Estate Planning & Probate
FIRM: Murchison Taylor & Gibson PLLC
TITLE: Associate Attorney
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.A. and B.S.); Campbell University Law School (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Miars’ practice experience includes a wide range of business and transactional, estate and trust-related matters. Her practice is primarily devoted to representing privately owned businesses and business owners, counseling them in all phases of their business life, from formation or acquisition, to planning, strategy and growth, through sale and transition. She also represents business owners, individuals and families in business, estate planning and tax matters, assisting them with personal and business matters including succession planning, charitable giving and estate and tax planning strategies.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Business law and taxation; mergers and acquisitions; estate planning and probate; estate and trust litigation

JAMES MOORE JR.
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Personal Injury General/Plaintiff FIRM: Shipman & Wright
TITLE: Associate Attorney
EDUCATION: UNCW (B.S.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Moore was named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 and National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorneys under the age of 40 in North Carolina. He also is a certified contract adviser for the NFL
AREAS OF FOCUS: Wrongful death, personal injury litigation, construction litigation and mass torts

ANDREW NETTLEMAN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Criminal Defense
FIRM: The Law Group
TITLE: Partner
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A.); Elon University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Nettleman has practiced law in Wilmington since 2010, when he opened The Nettleman Law Firm with his wife. In 2015 he joined The Law Group as a partner. He practices in the areas of criminal defense and employment law. His practice is centrally located in downtown Wilmington and serves New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties.
AREAS OF FOCUS: State and federal criminal defense, DWI, drug offenses, violent crime, sexual offenses, state unemployment appeals

WILLIAM ODEN III (See Legal Elite profile), Ward and Smith

CONOR REGAN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Civil Litigation/Defense
FIRM: The Regan Law Firm
TITLE: Founder
EDUCATION: Mary Washington College (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Regan represents businesses and individuals in transactions as well as in litigation before North Carolina’s trial and appellate courts, including the N.C. Business Court and all three of the state’s federal district courts. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various types of matters, including breach of contract, real property, unfair and deceptive trade practices, insurance coverage, tort and regulatory matters. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army having served as a non-commissioned officer in the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).
AREA OF FOCUS: Litigation, business law, real estate, construction law

DUSTIN SULLIVAN
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Criminal Defense/DUI/DWI
FIRM: Sullivan Law PLLC
TITLE: Owner, Attorney
EDUCATION: University of Dayton (B.A.), Appalachian School of Law (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Licensed in the state of Alaska, Sullivan is president of the Brunswick County Bar and the 13th Judicial District Bar. He has won a number of awards for his DWI defense practice on a national, statewide and local level.
AREAS OF FOCUS: DWI defense, criminal defense

FAISON GIBSON SUTTON
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Real Estate
FIRM: Murchison, Taylor & Gibson
TITLE: Member (Partner)
EDUCATION: Duke University (B.A.); UNC-Chapel Hill (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sutton advises real estate developers in the acquisition, development, subdivision, zoning, leasing and sale of real property and assists with the formation and management of residential planned communities, commercial and residential condominiums, timeshare and fractional interest projects, shopping center facilities, office complexes and mixed-use developments.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Commercial real estate and development and agribusiness

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL THERIAULT
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Personal Injury General/Plaintiff
FIRM: Theriault Law
TITLE: President
EDUCATION: UNC School of Law (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Theriault first received the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating in 2014. The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys included him on its 2015 list of Top 10 under 40 in North Carolina. He also was named among The National Trial Lawyers top 40 trial lawyers in North Carolina under the age of 40 from 2012 to 2017 and Super Lawyers-Rising Stars in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Business North Carolina named him as one of Legal Elite’s “Young Guns” in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
AREA OF FOCUS: Plaintiff’s civil litigation

JASON TOUPS
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Workers’ Compensation
FIRM: McAngus Goudelock & Courie
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: Louisiana State University (B.A.); Mercer University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Toups has advised and defended North Carolina employers and municipalities against workers’ compensation and other employee disability claims since moving to Wilmington in 2006. In 2015 he joined MGC’s new office in Wilmington to help grow the firm’s insurance defense presence in eastern North Carolina. He is a frequent presenter at various regional and statewide industry-related conferences and regularly provides education and training to local employers and their employees about workplace safety, disability, investigation and defense against workplace injuries.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Workers’ compensation and subrogation

ALLEN TRASK III
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Business Litigation
FIRM: Ward and Smith
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: East Carolina University (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: “Getting to know our clients on a personal level is the most rewarding aspect of what we do. We are charged with being the best advocates we can be, which only is possible when we become invested in and a part of our clients’ lives and businesses,” Trask said. AREAS OF FOCUS: Business, commercial, and securities litigation; construction litigation; zoning and land use; real estate, community associations and landlord-tenant litigation; trust and estates litigation

THOMAS VARNUM (See Legal Elite profile), Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard

BRETT WENTZ
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers-Rising Star: Criminal Defense
FIRM: Wentz Law
TITLE: Founder
EDUCATION: East Carolina University (B.A.); Campbell University (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Wentz is the founder of his law firm. “I started doing this to help people, and having the ability to do that on my own is one of the highlights,” he said.
AREA OF FOCUS: Criminal defense

JEREMY WILSON
CATEGORY: Super Lawyers- Rising Star: Personal Injury General/Plaintiff
FIRM: Ward and Smith
TITLE: Attorney
EDUCATION: UNC-Chapel Hill (J.D.)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Wilson leads the Personal Injury and Wrongful Death practice. He has extensive experience litigating claims for wrongful death, serious personal injury and a broad range of civil litigation before state and federal courts, including cases involving vehicle accidents, professional malpractice, premises liability, products liability and class actions, among other areas. Wilson also frequently represents clients in trusts and estates litigation and eminent domain cases. He also has significant business litigation experience, having represented numerous entities in matters including contract and intellectual property disputes.
AREAS OF FOCUS: Civil litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, insurance coverage and litigation, business, commercial and contract litigation

To see who was named to the 2017 Legal Elite list, click here.