Five attorneys from The Van Winkle Law Firm have been honored for their long-term work with Pisgah Legal Services. Larry Harris, Barry Kempson, Albert Sneed, Allan Tarleton and Michael Thompson received the organization’s 20-year service award plaques in recognition of their two decades of pro-bono service to low-income clients of Western North Carolina.

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The Van Winkle Law Firm has announced one promotion and welcomed one new attorney to the practice.

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The Van Winkle Law Firm is sponsoring the launch of the North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (NC LEAP) in the Western part of the state, giving small business owners access to free legal services. The program will kick off with a free clinic at the Enka campus of A-B Tech on Friday, June 13, 2008 from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Peggy Franc, a paralegal with The Van Winkle Law Firm, was recently honored for her two decades of service to Meals on Wheels of Asheville & Buncombe County.  An extensive article in the March 2008 issue of the organization’s newsletter highlighted Franc’s history with the organization and why she finds working with the elderly clients so gratifying. “There’s just something so unbelievably rewarding that you can establish a connection with these older people and allow them the right to live out their lives with dignity,” she was quoted as saying the newsletter. “It’s just a great opportunity to make a difference!”

For more information about Meals on Wheels of Asheville & Buncombe County, visit www.mowabc.org.

On Friday, May 2, 2008, The Van Winkle Law Firm is hosting a special forum focusing on issues that arise in the development of real property in North Carolina. Titled “From the Ground Up: Clearing the Legal Hurdles for Land Development in North Carolina,” the event is geared toward land developers and owners, contractors, architects, engineers, landscape architects, realtors and attorneys.

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The Van Winkle Law Firm has welcomed two new attorneys to the firm.

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Philip J. Smith and Dale A. Curriden, senior partners in The Van Winkle Law Firm, in Asheville, N.C., have successfully defended two family practice physicians and an obstetrician/gynecologist in a lawsuit carrying a demand for several million dollars.

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Joanie Fischer, President/Publisher of Fischer Publications, Inc., has been selected by the Small Business Committee of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce as the Small Business Leader for the fourth quarter of 2007. This award is sponsored by The Van Winkle Law Firm as part of its centennial celebration.

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Five Van Winkle attorneys have ranked among the top in North Carolina by appearing in the 2008 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers. Only five percent of attorneys in the state are named in this prestigious list, which is determined by surveys of more than 14,000 active lawyers across the state who have been in practice five years or more. Appearing in the publication are Robert Haggard, Barry Kempson and Brian Lavelle for their work in Estate Planning and Probate; Larry McDevitt for his Antitrust Litigation practice; and Philip Smith for his work in General Litigation.

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As The Van Winkle Law Firm wraps up its centennial year, the firm announces that nine of its attorneys have been honored by their peers in the latest editions of the top legal directories in North Carolina and the United States.

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