Ward and Smith is proud to announce that 38 of its attorneys have been named to Business North Carolina’s 2025 Legal Elite, a testament to the firm’s dedication to legal excellence across North Carolina.

The annual list highlights the state’s top attorneys as chosen by their peers, with fewer than 4% of North Carolina lawyers receiving this honor.

This year, Will Oden has been inducted into the Legal Elite Hall of Fame for Employment Law, an accolade given to the top vote-getter in each category. Will, a pioneer in Employment Law, was recently recognized as one of the first board-certified specialists in the field by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. This induction brings the total number of Ward and Smith's Hall of Famers to six.

The full list of Ward and Smith attorneys recognized as 2025 Business North Carolina Legal Elite are:

Asheville

Melody King Family Law	Lance Martin Bankruptcy	Hayley Wells Employment

Greenville

Paul Fanning Bankruptcy

New Bern

Angela Doughty Intellectual	Lee Hodge Business	Michael Parrish Litigation

Greg Peacock Tax and Estate Planning	Lauren Quinn Family Law

Raleigh

Payton Collier Bullard Young Guns	Alex Ferri Construction	Michelle Gonzalez Real Estate	Justin Hill Employment

X. LightfootEmployment	Marianna Baggett McMurry Young Guns	Evan Musselwhite Construction	Jane Francis Nowell Young Guns

Joe Schouten Litigation	Jason Strickland...

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