Recognitions

20 Attorneys and 7 Practice Areas Listed in 2012 Rankings
Attorneys and practice areas are selected by Chambers USA after extensive interviews with key in-house counsel and leading private practice attorneys. Smith Moore Leatherwood practice areas listed in the 2012 rankings, include Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Environmental law, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Healthcare, Real Estate and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.

70 Attorneys Listed among The Best Lawyers in America® 2013
One of the legal profession's best-known independent rating services has named 70 attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP to its 2013 Best Lawyers in America listing. The honored attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood span 55 distinct substantive areas in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with many attorneys being named Best Lawyers in more than one area. Best Lawyers is compiled annually by the research firm, Woodward/White, based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers across the U.S. 

60 Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists in SC, GA, and NC
In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Law & Politics employs a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. These directories list the top 5% of attorneys in each state.

Twenty attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood have been selected by their peers as part of Business North Carolina's 2012 Legal Elite
The legal elite awards are categorized into 14 different specialties of law and are voted on by attorneys across the state. Less than three percent of North Carolina's attorneys were honored as Legal Elite in the publication’s January edition.

114 Attorneys Peer Review Rated
The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings help in-house counsel and other sophisticated buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand. Lawyer Ratings serve as an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability and are used by buyers of legal services to justify their hiring decisions.