“It Is An Honor That 16 Of Our Attorneys Have Been Named” – Steve Grabenstein, President Of The Van Winkle Law Firm
The 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers©, a peer review publication that highlights “the top 5% of practicing lawyers in the US,” includes 16 attorneys from The Van Winkle Law Firm, one of whom is recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year.”
The Van Winkle Law Firm is no stranger to the Best Lawyers® publication. For 25 consecutive years, attorneys within our firm have been named to the list.
Mark A. Pinkston was named the Best Lawyers 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in Asheville, NC, for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Only one attorney in each practice area and region is named “Lawyer of the Year” annually. Mark has earned the honor twice.
Below is the complete list of The Van Winkle Law Firm attorneys who were recognized in the Best Lawyers 2019 Edition:
- Jones P. Byrd, Sr. – Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Carolyn L. Coward – Corporate Compliance Law; Health Care Law
- Dale A. Curriden – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Stephen J. Grabenstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Robert H. Haggard – Trusts and Estates
- Craig D. Justus – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- John G. Kelso – Trusts and Estates
- Esther E. Manheimer – Appellate Practice; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate
- Larry S. McDevitt – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Patent; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- W. Carleton Metcalf – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Mark A. Pinkston – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Philip J. Smith – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Albert L. Sneed, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
- Allan R. Tarleton – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Lindsay Parris Thompson – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- David M. Wilkerson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Patent
Our team of talented attorneys is the cornerstone of The Van Winkle Law Firm. We are proud to have several of them named to the Best Lawyers 2019 Edition. Keep up the outstanding work!
