Business NC’s 2024 Legal Elite Includes 23 Robinson Bradshaw Attorneys

Business North Carolina recognized 13 Robinson Bradshaw attorneys in its 2024 Legal Elite awards. Twelve of the firm’s attorneys are in the publication’s Hall of Fame, including two who are also included in this year’s rankings.

The Robinson Bradshaw attorneys selected as 2024 Legal Elite are:

• Stephen D. Feldman – Appellate
• John W. Forneris – Tax & Estate Planning
• Mark A. Hiller – Business
• Charles E. Johnson – Employment
• David C. Kimball – Construction
• Lawrence C. Moore III – Antitrust
• Amanda Pickens Nitto – Litigation
• Preetha Suresh Rini – Young Guns
• Melissa A. Romanzo – Environmental
• Matthew W. Sawchak – Appellate
• Caroline Wannamaker Sink – Business
• John R. Wester – Appellate
• Erik R. Zimmerman – 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
• Jessica Mering Hardin – Tax & Estate Planning
• 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
• 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 17 categories.