Twenty Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys Named 2019 Legal Elite

Business North Carolina named 11 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys to its 2019 Legal Elite list. In addition, nine Robinson Bradshaw attorneys are recognized in the publication's Legal Elite Hall of Fame.

The magazine annually polls each member of the North Carolina State Bar to determine the state's top attorneys in 16 business-related categories. Less than 3 percent of attorneys in North Carolina are selected.

The 11 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys selected as 2019 Legal Elite are:

• Patrick S. Bryant – Business
• Glen E. Caplan – Business
• Robert W. Fuller – Litigation
• Edward F. Hennessey IV – Construction
• Pearlynn G. Houck – Litigation
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust
• Gregory L. Skidmore – Antitrust
• William W. Toole – Environmental
• John R. Wester – Appellate, Litigation
• David C. Wright III – Litigation
• Erik R. Zimmerman – Appellate

The nine current and former Robinson Bradshaw attorneys included in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame are:

• Everett J. Bowman (1953-2016) – Antitrust
• Peter C. Buck – Business
• Robin L. Hinson (1931-2008) – Business
• Graham D. Holding – Tax and Estate Planning
• Stephen M. Lynch – Business 
• Mark W. Merritt – Antitrust
• Christy Eve Reid (1951-2014) – Tax and Estate Planning
• Russell M. Robinson II – Business, Corporate
• Brent A. Torstrick – Real Estate