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ANTITRUST

Rodrick J. Enns

Enns & Archer LLP

Winston-Salem

Noel L. Allen

Allen and Pinnix PA

Raleigh

Everett J. Bowman

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Daniel G. Clodfelter

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte

J. Donald Cowan Jr.

Smith Moore LLP

Raleigh

Richard W. Ellis

Ellis & Winters LLP

Cary

James R. Fox

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

John Graybeal

Pittsboro

Denise M. Gunter

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Winston-Salem

Mark J. Horoschak

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC

Charlotte

Douglas W. Kenyon

Hunton & Williams LLP

Raleigh

Mark W. Merritt

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Pressly M. Millen

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC

Raleigh

John M. Murchison Jr.

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Charlotte

John L. Sarratt

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Raleigh

Larry B. Sitton

Smith Moore LLP

Greensboro

Robert W. Spearman

Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LLP

Raleigh

Paul K. Sun Jr.

Ellis & Winters LLP

Cary

David L. Ward Jr.

Ward and Smith PA

New Bern

BANKRUPTCY

Gregory B. Crampton

Nicholls & Crampton PA

Raleigh

William E. Brewer

The Brewer Law Firm

Raleigh

James Oliver Carter

Carter & Huffine PA

Wilmington

Albert F. Durham

Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA

Charlotte

David L. Eades

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte

Terri L. Gardner

Poyner & Spruill LLP

Raleigh

David G. Gray Jr.

Westall Gray Connolly and Davis PA

Asheville

Kenneth M. Greene

Carruthers & Roth PA

Greensboro

Joseph W. Grier III

Grier & Furr PA

Charlotte

Holmes P. Harden

Maupin Taylor PA

Raleigh

Ben Hawfield

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte

Richard M. Hutson II

Hutson Hughes & Powell PA

Durham

Charles M. Ivey III

Ivey, McClellan, Gatton & Talcott LLP

Greensboro

Gerald A. Jeutter Jr.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Raleigh

R. Keith Johnson

R. Keith Johnson PA

Charlotte

R. Bradford Leggett

Allman Spry Leggett & Crumpler PA

Winston-Salem

Travis W. Moon

Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon PLLC

Charlotte

Christine L. Myatt

Adams Kleemeier Hagan Hannah & Fouts PLLC

Greensboro

John A. Northen

Northen Blue LLP

Chapel Hill

Jeffrey E. Oleynik

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Greensboro

Walter W. Pitt Jr.

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

Robert H. Pryor

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC

Charlotte

James H. Pulliam

Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard PLLC

Charlotte

C. Richard Rayburn Jr.

Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA

Charlotte

David M. Schilli

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Trawick H. Stubbs Jr.

Stubbs & Perdue PA

New Bern

Judy D. Thompson

Poyner & Spruill LLP

Charlotte

Thomas W. Waldrep Jr.

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

N. Hunter Wyche Jr.

Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Saintsing & Myers LLP

Raleigh

BUSINESS LAW

Doris R. Bray

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC

Greensboro

Michael R. Abel

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC

Greensboro

E. Kent Auberry

Smith Moore LLP

Greensboro

John W. Babcock

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

Peter C. Buck

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Philip G. Carson

Adams, Hendon, Carson, Crow & Saenger PA

Asheville

Kent F. Christison

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Raleigh

Michael S. Colo

Poyner & Spruill LLP

Rocky Mount

Larry J. Dagenhart

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC

Charlotte

Walter E. Daniels

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA

Research Triangle Park

G. Stephen Diab

Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC

Wilmington

Henry W. Flint

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Charlotte

William M. Flynn

Hunton & Williams LLP

Raleigh

J. Richard Hazlett

Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC

Charlotte

Robin L. Hinson

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Stephen D. Hope

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte

Fred D. Hutchison

Hutchison & Mason PLLC

Raleigh

John L. Jernigan

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP

Raleigh

Josiah C.T. Lucas

McGuireWoods LLP

Charlotte

Stephen M. Lynch

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson PA

Charlotte

Stephen D. Poe

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

J. Norfleet Pruden III

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Charlotte

C. Richard Rayburn Jr.

Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA

Charlotte

Donald R. Reynolds

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Raleigh

Larry E. Robbins

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Raleigh

J. Troy Smith Jr.

Ward and Smith PA

New Bern

Jim Verdonik

Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA

Research Triangle Park

Thomas C. Watkins

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC

Greensboro

Reich L. Welborn

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Durham

Edward C. Winslow III

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

Greensboro

Robert B. Womble

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Raleigh

CONSTRUCTION

James A. Roberts III

Lewis & Roberts PLLC

Raleigh

Greg C. Ahlum

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA

Charlotte

Bruce P. Ashley

Smith Moore LLP

Greensboro

John T. Benjamin Jr.

Law Office of John Benjamin

Raleigh

Daniel K. Bryson

Lewis & Roberts PLLC

Raleigh

John E. Bugg

Bugg & Wolf PA

Durham

Robert L. Burchette

Johnston, Allison & Hord PA

Charlotte

D. Anderson Carmen

Bell, Davis & Pitt PA

Winston-Salem

Rolly L. Chambers

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

Charlotte

S. Walt Coleman IV

Duke Energy Corp.

Charlotte

Richard D. Conner

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC

Greensboro

Jeffrey J. Davis

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte

Allen Holt Gwyn

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC

Greensboro

David B. Hamilton

Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon PLLC

Charlotte

Dudley Humphrey

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Winston-Salem

Gary W. Jackson

Lewis & Roberts PLLC

Charlotte

Gilbert C. Laite III

Maupin Taylor PA

Raleigh

Bentford E. Martin

Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon PLLC

Charlotte

Charles E. Melvin Jr.

Smith Moore LLP

Greensboro

James S. Schenck IV

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC

Raleigh

John L. Shaw

Poyner & Spruill LLP

Raleigh

Paul A. Sheridan

Vann & Sheridan LLP

Raleigh

Jackson N. Steele

Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon PLLC

Charlotte

Robert C. Stephens

Hamilton Gaskins Fay & Moon PLLC

Charlotte

Richard W. Wilson

Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard PLLC

Charlotte

Steele B. Windle III

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

Charlotte

CORPORATE COUNSEL

David L. Ward Jr.

Ward and Smith PA

New Bern

John Beard

Builders Mutual Insurance Co.

Raleigh

William P. Bivens

DSM Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Greenville

Charles A. Blixt

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Winston-Salem

John Boswell

SAS Institute Inc.

Cary

Doris R. Bray

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC

Greensboro

Adam H. Broome

Cree Inc.

Durham

Steve Celestini

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Raleigh

Stephen K. Coss

Sonic Automotive Inc.

Charlotte

Murray C. Greason Jr.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC

Winston-Salem

Howard Hudson

BB&T Corp.

Winston-Salem

Bradley Ipema

Wachovia Corp.

Charlotte

William D. Johnson

Progress Energy Inc.

Raleigh

David King

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Burlington

Edward M. Marsh Jr.

Duke Energy Corp.

Charlotte

Mary Musacchia

SAS Institute Inc.

Cary

Paul Polking

Bank of America Corp.

Charlotte

J. Norfleet Pruden III

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP

Charlotte

Sterling Spainhour

Wachovia Corp.

Charlotte

Michael Springs

Bank of America Corp.

Charlotte

Meredith B. Stone

NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc.

Greenville

Robert Wicker

Burlington Industries Inc.

Greensboro

Marylaurel E. Wilks

Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Concord

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Wade M. Smith

Tharrington Smith LLP

Raleigh

F. Hill Allen

Tharrington Smith LLP

Raleigh

Harold J. Bender

The Law Offices of Harold J. Bender

Charlotte

Joseph B. Cheshire V

Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale

Raleigh

Locke T. Clifford

Clifford Clendenin O'Hale & Jones LLP

Greensboro

Sean P. Devereux

Sean P. Devereux PA

Asheville

David B. Freedman

White and Crumpler

Winston-Salem

Richard T. Gammon

DeMent, Askew, Gammon & DeMent

Raleigh

Myron T. Hill Jr.

Browning & Hill LLP

Greenville

Edward T. Hinson Jr.

James, McElroy & Diehl PA

Charlotte

George Laughrun

Goodman, Carr, Laughrun, Levine & Murray PA

Charlotte

Thomas C. Manning

Manning & Crouch

Raleigh

H. Davis North III

North, Cooke & Landreth

Greensboro

John P. O'Hale

Narron, O'Hale & Whittington PA

Smithfield

William L. Osteen Jr.

Adams & Osteen

Greensboro

Eben T. Rawls III

Rawls, Dickinson & Scheer...