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Congratulations to North Carolina's 2011 Certified Specialists

The following lawyers met all of the certification requirements, and were certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization on November 21, 2011.

Appellate
Christopher Browning Jr., Raleigh
John D. Bryson,* High Point
Michelle Connell, Raleigh
Lisa S. Costner,* Winston-Salem
Justice Robert H. Edmunds Jr.,* Raleigh
Justice James Exum, Raleigh
J. Clark Fischer,* Winston-Salem
Judge Martha Geer, Raleigh
Tobias Hampson, Raleigh
Geoffrey W. Hosford,* Wilmington
John Korzen, Winston-Salem
John Maddrey, Raleigh
J. Matthew Martin,* Asheville
Jonathan McGirt, Raleigh
Justice Burley Mitchell, Raleigh
Jeffrey E. Noecker,* Wilmington
Preston Odom, Charlotte
Frank Queen, Waynesville
Leslie Rawls, Charlotte
Douglas Ruley, Leichester
Matthew Sawchak, Raleigh
Elizabeth Scherer, Raleigh

*transitioned from criminal appellate specialty

Criminal Law
Rosemary Godwin, Raleigh (State and Federal Law)
Michael Greene, Charlotte (State Law)
Andrew McCoppin, Cary (Federal Law)
Robert McClellan, Greensboro (State and Federal Law)
Daniel Roberts, Charlotte (State Law)
Stacey Rubain, Winston-Salem (State Law)
James Rutherford, Wilmington (State Law)

Estate Planning
John King, New Bern
Pamela Silverman, Charlotte
Mary Skinner, New Bern
Matthew Thompson, Wilmington

Family Law
Catherine Bailey, Raleigh
Judith Daly, Statesville
Teresa Davis, Cary
Christine Eatmon, Wake Forest
Amy Edwards, Greenville
Susan Goetcheus, Raleigh
Kara Helms, Winston-Salem
Kathy Holmes, Raleigh
Stephanie Jenkins, Raleigh
Barri Payne, Durham
Regina Sutherland, Raeford
Leslie VanDerHave, Greenville

Immigration Law
Heather Ziemba, Charlotte
Helen Jugovic, Wilmington

Real Property Law
Benjamin Ellis, Charlotte (Commercial Law)
John Kiser, Greensboro (Commercial Law)

Social Security
Kevin Morton, Winston-Salem
Amelia Patton, Elkin
Jennifer Taylor, Raleigh

Workers' Compensation
Michael Bertics, Raleigh
Matthew Healey, Raleigh
Jennifer Jones, Raleigh
April Seguin, Raleigh
Adam Smith, Cary
William Wallace, Charlotte
Cameron Wesley, Charlotte
Robert Whitley, New Bern