Womble Carlyle Attorneys, Practice Areas, Honored in 2012 Chambers USA Report

June 15, 2012

CHARLESTON, SC – June 15, 2012 –  Chambers USA has recognized 20 Womble Carlyle practice areas and 48 attorneys in five states and the District of Columbia in the 2012 Chambers USA report. That list includes the firm’s Charleston office and several of its attorneys.

Those attorneys are:

Gordon Schrek — Nationwide Transportation: Shipping Litigation
David McCormack — Labor & Employment
Allen Gibson — Litigation: General Commercial
Charles Summerall — Litigation: General Commercial
David Cox — Litigation: General Commercial
Henry Smythe — Litigation: General Commercial
Will Cleveland — Litigation: General Commercial
Morris Ellison — Real Estate
Susan Smythe — Real Estate
Foster Gaillard — Real Estate

The Chambers USA list, published by Chambers & Partners, was compiled by a team of researchers who conducted in-depth telephone interviews with lawyers and clients throughout the United States. Entries in Chambers USA were compiled from recommendations of clients and practitioners. The qualities on which the rankings were assessed include: technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.

See also: Womble Carlyle’s North Carolina IP Practice Receives Highest Marks from Chambers USA

About Womble Carlyle

Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.

The firm serves clients nationally and globally with more than 550 attorneys in fourteen offices: Atlanta; Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.