Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates 20 attorneys who were named to the 2023 "Legal Elite" list by Business North Carolina magazine in the following areas:

• Brian R. Anderson (Bankruptcy)
• E. Kent Auberry (Corporate)
• Laura Deddish Burton (Immigration)
• Richard A. Coughlin (Litigation)
• Robert H. Edmunds Jr. (Appellate)
• Marilyn Feuchs-Marker (Family)
• Mark A. Finkelstein (Litigation)
• Kimberly Bullock Gatling (Intellectual)
• Marcus C. Hewitt (Litigation)
• Neale T. Johnson (Construction)
• Patrick M. Kane (Appellate)
• Robert D. Kidwell (Corporate)
• Deana A. Labriola (Corporate)
• David J. Neill (Real Estate)
• Kip D. Nelson (Appellate)
• Jennifer C. Noble (Tax & Estate Planning)
• Sarah M. Rozek (Young Guns)
• Jeremy R. Sayre (Employment)
• Troy D. Shelton (Appellate)
• Lisa M. Williford (Arthur) (Young Guns)

Gatling was featured in a special section and is now a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame for receiving the most votes in the intellectual category for 2023.

Eight additional attorneys were included in the magazine's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, including:

• Brian W. Byrd (Real Estate, 2018)
• Jonathan Heyl (Antitrust, 2012)
• Afi S. Johnson-Parris (Family, 2017)
• Matthew Nis Leerberg (Appellate, 2018)
• George J. "Jerry" Oliver (Employment, 2003)
• Diana R. Palecek (Real Estate, 2021)
• Elizabeth Brooks Scherer (Appellate, 2021)
• Larry B. Sitton (Antitrust, 2005)

This annual list is compiled through peer nominations and includes attorneys from across the state of North Carolina in 15 legal practice areas. View the full list.