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1. Moore & Van Allen
100 N. Tryon Street, Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 331-1000
www.mvalaw.com
299 attorneys
Members: 155
Associates: 95
Of counsel: 40
Other attorneys: 9
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (299)
2. Womble Bond Dickinson
One W. Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 721-3600
www.womblebonddickinson.com/us
271 attorneys
Partners: 131
Associates: 59
Of counsel: 21
Other attorneys: 60
North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (108), Raleigh (66), Charlotte (59), RTP (23), Greensboro (15)
3. Legal Aid of North Carolina
224 S. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
(866) 219-5262
http://www.legalaidnc.org
248 attorneys
Senior managing attorneys: 32
Supervising attorneys/Staff attorneys: 216
North Carolina offices: Ahoskie (7), Asheville (12), Boone (4), Charlotte (25), Concord (4), Durham (50), Fayetteville (8), Gastonia (4), Greensboro (17), Greenville (10), Morganton (5), Pembroke (3), Pittsboro (12), Raleigh (50), Sylva (9), Wilmington (8), Wilson (11), Winston-Salem (9)
4. McGuireWoods
Fifth Third Center
201 N. Tryon Street, Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 343-2000
www.mcguirewoods.com
202 attorneys
Partners: 90
Associates: 59
Other: 53
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (159), Raleigh (49)
5. Parker Poe
(Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein)
620 S. Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 372-9000
www.parkerpoe.com
156 attorneys
Partners: 94
Associates: 42
Of Counsel: 18
Other: 1
North Carolina Offices: Charlotte (94), Raleigh (62)
6. Robinson Bradshaw
(Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson)
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28246
(704) 377-2536
www.robinsonbradshaw.com
145 attorneys
Partners: 90
Associates: 40
Of counsel: 15
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (124), Chapel Hill (18), Raleigh (3)
7. Smith Anderson
(Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan)
Wells Fargo Capital Center
150 Fayetteville St. #2300 Building
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 821-1220
https://www.smithlaw.com/
139 attorneys
Partners: 85
Associates: 35
Of counsel: 19
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (139)
8. Alston & Bird
101 S. Tryon St., Suite 4000
Charlotte, NC 28280
(704) 444-1000
https://www.alston.com/en/offices/charlotte
119 attorneys
Partners: 40
Associates: 56
Of counsel: 7
Other attorneys: 16
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (106), Raleigh (13)
9. K&L Gates
300 South Tryon St., Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 331-7400
www.klgates.com
107 attorneys
Partners: 53
Associates: 46
Of counsel: 8
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (59), Raleigh (26), RTP (22)
10. Kilpatrick Townsend
(Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton)
1001 W. Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(404) 815-6500
www.kilpatricktownsend.com
103 attorneys
Partners: 44
Associates: 24
Of counsel: 12
Other attorneys: 23
North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (60), Raleigh (36), Charlotte (7)
11. Brooks Pierce
(Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard)
2000 Renaissance Plaza, 230 N. Elm St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 373-8850
www.brookspierce.com
100 attorneys
Partners: 72
Associates: 23
Of counsel: 5
North Carolina offices: Greensboro (57), Raleigh (39), Wilmington (4)
12 (tie). Wyrick Robbins
(Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton)
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 781-4000
www.wyrick.com
95 attorneys
Partners: 54
Associates: 31
Of counsel: 10
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (95)
12 (tie). Hedrick Gardner
(Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo)
6000 Fairview Rd. Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28210
(704) 366-1101
www.hedrickgardner.com
95 attorneys
Partners: 39
Associates: 43
Of counsel: 5
Other attorneys: 8
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (60), Raleigh (20), Wilmington (12), Asheville (3)
14. Ward and Smith
1001 College Ct.
P.O. Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563
(252) 672-5400
www.wardandsmith.com
90 attorneys
Partners: 48
Associates: 24
Of counsel: 16
Other attorneys: 2
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (26), New Bern (22), Wilmington (19), Greenville (13), Asheville (10)
15. Poyner Spruill
301 Fayetteville St., Suite 1900
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 783-6400
www.poynerspruill.com
86 attorneys
Partners: 60
Associates: 22
Of counsel: 4
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (61), Charlotte (18), Rocky Mount (14), Southern Pines (2)
16. Nelson Mullins
(Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough)
100 N. Tryon St., 42nd floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 417-3000
http://www.nelsonmullins.com
76 attorneys
Partners: 53
Associates: 16
Of counsel: 7
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (37), Raleigh (29), Winston-Salem (10)
17. Fox Rothschild
230 N. Elm St., Suite 1200
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 378-5200
www.foxrothschild.com
72 attorneys
Partners: 48
Associates: 16
Of counsel: 8
North Carolina offices: Greensboro (42), Raleigh (23), Charlotte (7), Wilmington (3)
18. Cranfill Sumner
5420 Wade Park Blvd., Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 828-5100
www.cshlaw.com
71 attorneys
Partners: 41
Associates: 14
Of counsel: 14
Other attorneys: 2
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (35), Charlotte (21), Wilmington (15)
19. Nexsen Pruet
4141 Parklake Ave., Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 755-1800
www.nexsenpruet.com
66 attorneys
Partners: 28
Associates: 10
Of counsel: 28
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (29), Charlotte (19), Greensboro (18)
20. MGC
(McAngus Goudelock & Courie)
6302 Fairview Rd., Suite 700
Charlotte, NC 28210
(704) 643-6303
www.mgclaw.com
63 attorneys
Partners: 35
Associates: 28
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (26), Raleigh (21), Asheville (8), Wilmington (8)
21. Troutman Pepper
(Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders)
301 S. College St., 34th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-998-4050
https://www.troutman.com/
58 attorneys
Partners: 27
Associates: 23
Of counsel: 1
Other: 7
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (48), Raleigh (10)
22. James Scott Farrin
(Law Office of James Scott Farrin)
280 S. Mangum St., Suite 400
Durham, NC 27701
(866) 900-7078
52 attorneys
Partners: 22
Associates: 30
North Carolina offices: Durham (34), Raleigh (6), Charlotte (4), Greensboro (3), remote (2), Asheville (1), Morganton (1), Wilson (1)
23. Katten
(Katten Muchin Rosenman)
550 S. Tryon St., Suite 2900
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 444-2000
Katten.com
51 attorneys
Partners: 19
Associates: 16
Of Counsel: 9
Other: 7
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (51)
24. Johnston, Allison & Hord
1065 E. Morehead St.
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 332-1181
www.jahlaw.com
48 attorneys
Partners: 27
Associates: 15
Of counsel: 4
Other: 2
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (48)
25. Young Moore
(Young Moore and Henderson)
3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 782-6860
www.youngmoorelaw.com
42 attorneys
Partners: 25
Associates: 10
Of counsel: 7
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (42)
26 (tie). Manning Fulton
(Manning Fulton & Skinner)
3605 Glenwood Ave., Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-787-8880
www.manningfulton.com
41 attorneys
Partners: 28
Associates: 9
Of counsel: 4
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (35), Durham (6)
26 (tie). Ogletree Deakins
(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart)
8529 Six Forks Rd., Forum IV, Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 787-9700
www.ogletree.com
41 attorneys
Partners: 20
Associates: 15
Of counsel: 6
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (29), Charlotte (12)
28. Williams Mullen
301 Fayetteville St., Suite 1700
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 981-4000
www.williamsmullen.com
40 attorneys
Partners: 28
Associates: 11
Of counsel: 1
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (40)
29 (tie). Bell Davis Pitt
100 N. Cherry St., Suite 600
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-722-3700
www.belldavispitt.com
37 attorneys
(Does not differentiate between categories)
North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (31), Charlotte (6)
29 (tie). Shumaker
(Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick)
101 S. Tryon St., Suite 2200
Charlotte, NC 28280
704-375-0057
www.shumaker.com
37 attorneys
Partners: 26
Associates: 9
Of counsel: 2
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (37)
29 (tie). James McElroy & Diehl
525 N. Tryon St. Suite 700
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-372-9870
www.jmdlaw.com
37 attorneys
Partners: 24
Associates: 11
Of counsel: 2
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (37)
32. Tharrington Smith
150 Fayetteville St., Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 821-4711
www.tharringtonsmith.com
36 attorneys
Partners: 29
Associates: 7
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (36)
33 (tie). Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham
4700 Falls of Neuse Rd., Suite 450
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919)873-0166
www.teaguecampbell.com
34 attorneys
Partners: 21
Associates: 9
Of counsel: 4
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (29), Asheville (5)
33 (tie). Ellis & Winters
4131 Parklake Ave., Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 865-7000
www.elliswinters.com
34 attorneys
Partners: 19
Associates: 11
Of counsel: 4
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (23), Greensboro (11)
35. Forrest Firm
105 Grace Street, Suite 101
Wilmington, NC 28401
(877) 669-1455
www.forrestfirm.com
32 attorneys
(Does not differentiate between categories)
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (9), Durham (7), Wilmington (5), Greensboro (5), Charlotte (4), Winston- Salem (1) Greenville (1)
36. Smith Debnam
(Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers)
4601 Six Forks Road, Suite 400
Raleigh NC 27609
(919) 250-2000
www.smithdebnamlaw.com
30 attorneys
Partners: 20
Associates: 6
Of counsel: 4
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (30)
37 (tie). King & Spalding
300 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1700
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 503-2600
www.kslaw.com
28 attorneys
Partners: 12
Associates: 14
Of counsel: 2
North Carolina offices: Charlotte (28)
37 (tie). Hutchens Law Firm
(Hutchens Law Firm LLP)
4317 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311
910-864-6888
www.hutchenslawfirm.com
28 attorneys
Partners:11
Associates: 17
North Carolina offices: Fayetteville (16), Charlotte (5), Wilmington (2), Raeford (1), Cameron (1), Southern Pines (1), Hampstead (1), Southport (1)
39. Ragsdale Liggett
2840 Plaza Place
Raleigh, NC
(919)787-5200
www.rl-law.com
22 attorneys
Partners: 15
Associates: 4
Of counsel: 3
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (22)
40. Jackson Lewis
3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 450
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-760-6460
www.jacksonlewis.com
19 Attorneys
Partners: 10
Associates: 8
Of counsel: 1
North Carolina offices: Raleigh (13), Charlotte (6)
[Editor’s Note: Some firms listed some attorneys as working at more than one office, and so the combined number of attorneys working for each office may in some cases exceed the total number of attorneys working for the firm.]
