Fox Rothschild congratulates 15 attorneys who were named to the 2025 "Legal Elite" list by Business North Carolina magazine in the following areas:

• Kip D. Nelson (Appellate)
• Brian R. Anderson (Bankruptcy)
• William E. Burton III (Bankruptcy)
• Robert D. Kidwell (Business)
• Neale T. Johnson (Construction)
• E. Kent Auberry (Corporate)
• Stephen E. Klee (Corporate)
• Jeremy R. Sayre (Employment)
• Patrick M. Kane (Litigation)
• La-Deidre D. Matthews (Real Estate)
• Thomas E. Terrell Jr. (Real Estate)
• Brian C. Bernhardt (Tax & Estate Planning)
• Amy Smith Klass (Tax & Estate Planning)
• Ashley Barton Chandler (Young Guns)
• Sarah M. Rozek (Young Guns)

Neale Johnson was featured in a special section for receiving the most votes in the Construction category for 2025.

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

• Jonathan Heyl (Antitrust)
• Matthew Nis Leerberg (Appellate)
• Elizabeth Brooks Scherer (Appellate)
• George J. "Jerry" Oliver (Employment)
• Afi S. Johnson-Parris (Family)
• Laura Deddish Burton (Immigration)
• Kimberly Bullock Gatling (Intellectual)
• Brian W. Byrd (Real Estate)
• Diana R. Palecek (Real Estate)

This annual list is compiled through peer nominations and includes attorneys from across the state of North Carolina in 17 legal practice areas. View the full list.