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Seven McGuireWoods lawyers were selected for inclusion on Business North Carolina<\/em>\u2019s 2026 Legal Elite<\/a> list, published in the magazine\u2019s January 2026 issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuireWoods\u2019 2026 Legal Elite honorees include Raleigh office managing partner Elizabeth Zwickert Timmermans<\/a> and partners Henry L. Kitchin Jr.<\/a> (Litigation), Jonathan Ellis<\/a> and Ryan Park<\/a> (Appellate), as well as Charlotte partners Trey Rayburn<\/a> (Bankruptcy), Meredith Pinson<\/a> (Employment) and David Franchina<\/a> (Environmental).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchin also is in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame for being a past top vote-getter for Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes. Raleigh partner Michael Easley<\/a> is in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame as a past top vote-getter in the Young Guns category.

Since 2002, Business North Carolina<\/em> has published a list of the state\u2019s top lawyers in business-related categories based on ballots cast by members of the North Carolina State Bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seven McGuireWoods lawyers were selected for inclusion on Business North Carolina\u2019s 2026 Legal Elite list, published in the magazine\u2019s January 2026 issue. 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