Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Receive Peer Recognition

RALEIGH, N.C. (October 7, 2010) — Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (www.cshlaw.com), a corporate and civil defense litigation firm, announces today that 17 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2010 Best Lawyers in America.® The list, published by Woodward/White Inc., is based on a national survey involving more than 3.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. A complete list of recognized CSH attorneys, their practice area the year they were first received recognition is below: Charlotte: M. Andrew Avram, Workers’ Compensation Law (2006) Raleigh: George B. Autry, Jr., Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2007) Stephanie H. Autry, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2007) P. Collins Barwick III, Workers’ Compensation Law (2009) Richard T. Boyette, Alternative Dispute Resolution (2007) Susan K. Burkhart, Insurance Law (2007) Paul L. Cranfill, Workers’ Compensation Law (1995) H. Lee Evans, Medical Malpractice Law (2011) W. Scott Fuller, Worker’s Compensation Law (2008) Dan M. Hartzog, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation (2006) Kirk D. Kuhns, Workers’ Compensation Law (2009) C.D. Taylor Pace, Workers’ Compensation Law (2006) Donna R. Rascoe, Education Law (2009) Robert W. Sumner, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation (2006) Robin H. Terry, Workers’ Compensation Law (2009) David D. Ward, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation (2006) Wilmington: John D. Martin, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation (2006) About Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP: Founded in 1992, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP is a law firm that concentrates its practice in the defense of civil claims and lawsuits, representing individuals and businesses of all types. Consistently ranked as one of the largest in North Carolina, the firm has more than 100 attorneys and three locations: Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington. The firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including medical and professional negligence, product liability, construction defects, police and municipal law, premises liability and security, trucking/transportation law, education law, employment law, workers’ compensation claims, commercial litigation, environmental and toxic torts, and land condemnation. With its experienced litigators and support personnel utilizing the latest technology available, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP is generally recognized as one of the most creative and innovative litigation firms in the state today. For more information, visit www.cshlaw.com or call 919-828-5100. About Best Lawyers®: Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The current, 17th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2011), is based on more than 3.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be included, a listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded within the legal profession as a signal honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For 25 years, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. For more information, visit www.bestlawyers.com. # # #