
Insights: News Releases Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Named 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers January 30, 2017 Adam Charnes Selected to Top 100 and Lois Colbert Selected to Top 50 Women NORTH CAROLINA (January 30) -- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 36 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as *North Carolina Super Lawyers* and *North Carolina Rising Stars. In addition to this prestigious list, Adam Charnes* was named a *Top 100 North Carolina Super Lawyer* and Lois Colbert was named a *Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyer. Kilpatrick Townsend had the only Super Lawyer* (Craig Cannon) and the only Rising Star (Katie King) listed for E-Discovery. Kilpatrick Townsend led all firms with the most Super Lawyers listed in Environmental. The firm also led all firms with the most Rising Stars listed in Intellectual Property. North Carolina Super Lawyers is a listing of the top five percent of lawyers in the state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The multi-step process involved soliciting nominations from attorneys across the state (lawyers were not allowed to vote for themselves), followed by a thorough case-by-case review of each nominee. North Carolina Rising Stars recognizes outstanding attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5% of North Carolina lawyers are named to this list. The following names are the 2017 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers: Appellate Adam Charnes Chris Haaf (Rising Star) Business Litigation Joseph Dowdy (Rising Star) Dustin Greene (Rising Star) James Kelly Richard Keshian Alan McInnes Dan Taylor Thurston Webb (Rising Star) Jason Wenker Elizabeth Winters (Rising Star) Business/Corporate Will Joyner E-Discovery Craig Cannon Katie King (Rising Star) Employment Benefits Lois Colbert Employment & Labor Randy Avram Drew Kifner (Rising Star) Environmental Steve Berlin William Lane Steve Levitas Alan McConnell Estate Planning & Probate Carl Hibbert Intellectual Property Alton Absher (Rising Star) William Bryner Charles Calkins Jennifer Giordano-Coltart (Rising Star) Harris Henderson (Rising Star) Michael Morlock (Rising Star) Intellectual Property Litigation Steve Gardner Laura Miller (Rising Star) Caroline Wray (Rising Star) Real Estate David Fricke John Livingston (Rising Star) Securities & Corporate Finance Randy Eaddy Paul Foley (Rising Star) Andrew Sachs (Rising Star) For more information about Kilpatrick Townsend, please visit: www.kilpatricktownsend.com. Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law. ### Related People Adam H. Charnes Dallas, TX t 214.922.7106 acharnes@ktslaw.com Dustin T. Greene Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7432 dgreene@ktslaw.com James H. Kelly, Jr. Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7351 jkelly@ktslaw.com Richard J. Keshian Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7322 rkeshian@ktslaw.com G. William Joyner III Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7342 wijoyner@ktslaw.com Jason M. Wenker Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7416 jwenker@ktslaw.com Michael T. Morlock Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6003 mmorlock@ktslaw.com Alan H. McConnell Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1798 amcconnell@ktslaw.com Steven J. Levitas Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1707 slevitas@ktslaw.com Katie King Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7306 kaking@ktslaw.com Carl W. Hibbert Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1730 chibbert@ktslaw.com Jennifer Giordano-Coltart, Ph.D. Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1716 jgiordano-coltart@ktslaw.com Lois Wagman Colbert Washington, DC t 202.508.5809 lcolbert@ktslaw.com Charles W. Calkins Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@ktslaw.com Craig D. Cannon Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7441 ccannon@ktslaw.com William M. Bryner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7482 bbryner@ktslaw.com Stephen R. Berlin Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7304 sberlin@ktslaw.com W. Randy Eaddy Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7444 readdy@ktslaw.com David R. Fricke Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1753 dfricke@ktslaw.com Steven Gardner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@ktslaw.com John C. Livingston Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1768 jlivingston@ktslaw.com Laura C. Miller Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7466 lamiller@ktslaw.com

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Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Named 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers

January 30, 2017

Adam Charnes Selected to Top 100 and
Lois Colbert Selected to Top 50 Women

NORTH CAROLINA (January 30) -- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 36 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as North Carolina Super Lawyers and North Carolina Rising Stars. In addition to this prestigious list, Adam Charnes was named a Top 100 North Carolina Super Lawyer and Lois Colbert was named a Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyer.

Kilpatrick Townsend had the only Super Lawyer (Craig Cannon) and the only Rising Star (Katie King) listed for E-Discovery.

Kilpatrick Townsend led all firms with the most Super Lawyers listed in Environmental. The firm also led all firms with the most Rising Stars listed in Intellectual Property.

North Carolina Super Lawyers is a listing of the top five percent of lawyers in the state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The multi-step process involved soliciting nominations from attorneys across the state (lawyers were not allowed to vote for themselves), followed by a thorough case-by-case review of each nominee. North Carolina Rising Stars recognizes outstanding attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5% of North Carolina lawyers are named to this list.

The following names are the 2017 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers:

Appellate
Adam Charnes
Chris Haaf (Rising Star)

Business Litigation
Joseph Dowdy (Rising Star)
Dustin Greene (Rising Star)
James Kelly
Richard Keshian
Alan McInnes
Dan Taylor
Thurston Webb (Rising Star)
Jason Wenker
Elizabeth Winters (Rising Star)

Business/Corporate
Will Joyner

E-Discovery
Craig Cannon
Katie King (Rising Star)

Employment Benefits
Lois Colbert

Employment & Labor
Randy Avram
Drew Kifner (Rising Star)

Environmental
Steve Berlin
William Lane
Steve Levitas
Alan McConnell

Estate Planning & Probate
Carl Hibbert

Intellectual Property
Alton Absher (Rising Star)
William Bryner
Charles Calkins
Jennifer Giordano-Coltart (Rising Star)
Harris Henderson (Rising Star)
Michael Morlock (Rising Star)

Intellectual Property Litigation
Steve Gardner
Laura Miller (Rising Star)
Caroline Wray (Rising Star)

Real Estate
David Fricke
John Livingston (Rising Star)

Securities & Corporate Finance
Randy Eaddy
Paul Foley (Rising Star)
Andrew Sachs (Rising Star)

For more information about Kilpatrick Townsend, please visit: www.kilpatricktownsend.com.

Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law.

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