We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®recognizes 29 Bell, Davis, & Pitt attorneys including 6 Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys named "Lawyers of the Year."*
The "Lawyers of the Year" award recognizes the attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a practice area in a specific region. The attorneys who received the "Lawyers of the Year" designation for their respective practice areas are:
- Jones P. Byrd, Jr. | Criminal Defense: General Practice
- William K. Davis | Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Construction
- Alan M. Ruley | Litigation - Insurance
- Amy K. Smith | Elder Law
- Robin J. Stinson | Family Law
- Charlot F. Wood | Employment Law - Individuals
A total of 29 attorneys from the firm have been named to the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list. The Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys recognized along with the relevant practice area(s), are:
Charlotte, NC
- Ward B. Davis (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Insurance
- Joshua B. Durham (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Lacey Moore Duskin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Litigation - Construction
- Marc E. Gustafson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jeremy Sugg (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Commercial Litigation
Winston-Salem, NC
- Frank M. Bell, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1989)
- Real Estate Law
- Daniel C. Bruton (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Kris Bryant (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Jones P. Byrd, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- D. Anderson Carmen (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
- John A. Cocklereece, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Galen G. Craun III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- William K. Davis (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Insurance
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Adam T. Duke (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Real Estate Law
- Andrew Freeman (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Bradley Friesen (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Clara Ignich (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Collaborative Law: Family Law
- Family Law
- Family Law Arbitration
- James M. Iseman Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Mark A. Jones (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mallory M. Oates (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
- Real Estate Law
- Michael D. Phillips (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Health Care
- Walter W. Pitt, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1995)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Real Estate Law
- Stephen D. Poe (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth M. Repetti (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Alan M. Ruley (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Amy K. Smith (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Elder Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Robin J. Stinson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Family Law
- Family Law Arbitration
- Family Law Mediation
- Kevin G. Williams (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Charlot F. Wood (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
To learn more about the above attorneys visit the "Our Team" page HERE.
*Recognition for Best Lawyers is based entirely by peer review by leading lawyers. The Best Lawyers methodology includes a nomination process, peer-review voting, analysis of feedback, and an eligibility check.
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