10 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” across various practices in Charlotte

Moore & Van Allen PLLC is pleased to announce that 83 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2020. Additionally, 10 attorneys from the firm’s Charlotte office were selected for Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions.

The Moore & Van Allen attorneys selected for Charlotte “Lawyer of the Year” honors include:

• Carol Ewald Bowen – Best Lawyers2020 Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• David E. Fox – Best Lawyers 2020 Litigation - Construction “Lawyer of the Year”
• Stephen (Steve) D. Hope – Best Lawyers 2020 Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• Daniel (Danny) L. Johnson, Jr. – Best Lawyers2020 Litigation - ERISA “Lawyer of the Year”
• Joseph (Jody) D. Joyner, Jr. – Best Lawyers 2020 Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• Dickson M. Lupo – Best Lawyers 2020 Trademark Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• James (Jim) P. McLoughlin, Jr. – Best Lawyers 2020 Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) “Lawyer of the Year”
• Thomas (Tom) L. Mitchell – Best Lawyers 2020 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
• J. Christopher (Chris) Oates – Best Lawyers 2020 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• T. Edmund (Ted) Rast – Best Lawyers 2020 Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”

The Moore & Van Allen attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America 2020 list, grouped by respective office location, include:

Charlotte

• Robert (Bob) V. Baker – Equipment Finance Law; Tax Law
• Richard (Rick) M. Bange III – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• W. Doak Barnhardt­ – Banking and Finance Law
• Evan M. Bass – Real Estate Law
• Lauren E. Biek – Banking and Finance Law
• Edward (Eddie) S. Booher, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law
• Carol Ewald Bowen – Health Care Law
• Robert (Bobby) C. Bowers – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Jefferson W. Brown – Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• John S. Chinuntdet – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Bernard B. Clark – Tax Law
• M. Cabell Clay – Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth (Ken) S. Coe – Tax Law
• Hillary B. Crabtree – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David L. Eades – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• David E. Fox – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental
• Douglas (Doug) R. Ghidina – Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Jeffrey (Jeff) W. Glenney – Real Estate Law
• Stephen E. Gruendel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Stephen (Steve) M. Hader – Immigration Law
• Arlene D. Hanks – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• George V. Hanna III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Construction
• Charles (Charlie) J. Harris – Banking and Finance Law
• W.B. (Ben) Hawfield, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• J. Richard Hazlett – Banking and Finance Law
• Stephen (Steve) D. Hope – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Mark R.A. Horn – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• James (Jim) W. Hovis – Banking and Finance Law
• Amy K. Johnson – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
• Daniel (Danny) L. Johnson, Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - ERISA
• Christopher (Chris) J.C. Jones – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Joseph (Jody) D. Joyner, Jr. – Equipment Finance Law; Tax Law
• Matthew R. Kain – Trusts and Estates
• Robert (Rob) I. Kenny – Equipment Finance Law
• Kimberly Short Kirk – Health Care Law
• James (Jim) R. Langdon – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Anthony (Tony) T. Lathrop – Commercial Litigation; Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
• Hal A. Levinson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dickson M. Lupo – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• B. Palmer McArthur, Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Neill G. McBryde – Litigation & Controversy - Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Valecia M. McDowell – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
• Karin McGinnis – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Peter J. McGrath, Jr. – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John V. McIntosh – Corporate Law
• C. Wayne McKinzie – Banking and Finance Law
• James (Jim) P. McLoughlin, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Thomas (Tom) L. Mitchell – Banking and Finance Law
• William (Billy) H. Moore, Jr. – Tax Law
• Paul G. Murphy – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Thomas (Tom) D. Myrick – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• J. Christopher (Chris) Oates – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Paul J. Peralta – Commercial Litigation
• Alan W. Pope – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• W. Kevin Ransom – Patent Law
• T. Edmund (Ted) Rast – Real Estate Law
• Charles (Trey) R. Rayburn III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ernest (Ernie) W. Reigel – International Trade and Finance Law
• Russell (Russ) F. Sizemore – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Ryan M. Smith – Banking and Finance Law
• Skottowe (Skott) W. Smith, Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Zachary H. Smith – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Scott D. Syfert – Corporate Law
• Scott M. Tyler – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Bradley (Brad) T. Van Hoy – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• David S. Walls – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Henry B. Ward III – Copyright Law; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Brett G. Weber – Banking and Finance Law
• J. Mark Wilson – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• James R. Wyche – Corporate Governance Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• John A. Zaloom – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Charleston

• W. (Sam) E. Applegate III – Corporate Law
• Elizabeth Applegate Dieck – Litigation - Environmental
• Reid E. Dyer – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Cynthia J. Lowery – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Paul M. Lynch – Trusts and Estates
• Douglas (Doug) M. Muller – Admiralty and Maritime Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Ashley Steele Nutley – Banking and Finance Law
• Christopher A. Ogiba – Commercial Litigation
• Felix C. Pelzer – Trusts and Estates
• Trudy H. Robertson – Commercial Litigation
• H. Manning Unger – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• David B. Wheeler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Nearly 87,000 industry leading lawyers from around the world are eligible to vote. For The Best Lawyers in America2020, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

About Moore & Van Allen

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (www.mvalaw.com), founded in 1950, has more than 300 attorneys. Ranked in the prestigious “Am Law 200” list, Moore & Van Allen has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The attorneys at Moore & Van Allen provide sophisticated legal services within their nationally recognized Litigation, Corporate, Finance Intellectual Property and Real Estate law practices for international banks and manufacturers, energy leaders, and growing healthcare and technology companies. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recognized Moore & Van Allen in their 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings, both regionally and nationally.