Young guns (best under 40).

• Position: LEGAL ELITE

J. Christian Stevenson, Kirk Palmer & Thigpen PA, Charlotte; Norris A. Adams II, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte; Justin D. Bice, James, McElroy & Diehl PA, Charlotte; Ashley K. Brathwaite, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Drew Brown, Benson, Brown & Faucher PLLC, Greensboro; Joshua D. Bryant Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; John Buford, Brooks. Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP) Greensboro; Charles Coble, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP Raleigh; Jeffrey M. Davis, Higgins, Benjamin, Eagles & Adams PLLC, Greensboro; Stephen D. Feldman, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh; Andrew B. Fisher, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh; Andrew L. Fitzgerald, Strauch, Fitzgerald & Green, Winston-Salem; Stephanie A. Gaston, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP; Raleigh; Garland G. Graham, Schll Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC, Greensboro; Stephanie E. Greer Fulcher K&L Gates LLP, Charlotte; Monica R. Guy, Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem; Harrison M. Hall, Purrington Moody Weil LLP, Greensboro; Tobias S. Hampson, Wyrick Robbins Vales & Ponton LLP, Raleigh; J. Patrick Haywood, Carruthers & Roth PA, & Greensboro; Adam L. Horner, Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC, Charlotte; Justin D, Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Raleigh; Douglas P. Jeremiah, Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC Raleigh; Glenn E. "Bo" Ketner III, K&L Gates LLP, Charlotte; Roberta King Latham, Bennett & Guthrie PLLC Winston-Salem; Robert Charles Lawson, Williams Mullin, Raleigh; Matthew Nis Leerberg, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Raleigh; Matthew G.T. Martin, Smith...