Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Parker Poe traces its roots back to 1884, when it was founded by Heriot Clarkson, later a Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. By 1990, the firm (then known as Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein, Gage & Preston) had grown to more than 65 lawyers, and had one of North Carolina's most sophisticated general corporate and business practices, as well as strong practices in the areas of litigation, the environment, tax law, real estate and lending.
In 1990, the firm merged with the 30-lawyer Raleigh firm of Adams, McCullough and Beard, which was founded in 1965 by Senator Terry Sanford and several other attorneys and which was recognized for its litigation, legislative and public finance practices.
In 1992, Parker Poe established an office in Spartanburg, South Carolina to serve existing business clients and to take advantage of the fast-growing upstate South Carolina business region. In 1996, the firm also opened an office in Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, where it now conducts a general business and governmental relations practice. Parker Poe opened its third South Carolina office, in historic Charleston in January 2004, which has more than doubled in size since its opening.
In 2005, the firm created Parker Poe Consulting, LLC through the acquisition of Governmental Consultants, a governmental relations firm in Columbia, South Carolina, as part of a continuing effort to create a network of superior governmental relations services in the Carolinas.
The firm opened a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina office in 2006 to meet the needs of our resort, hospitality and real estate development clients as well as health care clients. The Myrtle Beach area is one of the fastest growing communities in America.
Today Parker Poe has grown to 230 attorneys as we continue to meet the needs of our clients across the Carolinas, the United States and the world.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT US
- The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce named Parker Poe as the first recipient of the Belk Innovation in Diversity Award 2008
- Ten attorneys and six practice areas have been included in Chambers USA 2009: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) selected Mark R. Bernstein as the 2009 recipient of the H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award
- The Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association presented John F. Graybeal with its first-ever Distinguished Service Award 2009
- Woodard/White's Best Lawyers in America has named two Parker Poe attorneys as "Lawyers of the Year." Catharine B. Arrowood was named "Raleigh Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" and Harvey L. Cosper, Jr. was named "Charlotte Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year" for 2009
- The National Law Journal 250 list has included Parker Poe since 2004
- Corporate Board Member magazine's Legal Industry Research study has listed Parker Poe as one of the top five firms in Charlotte since the study's inception in 2001
- Irvin W. Hankins III served as President of the North Carolina State Bar
- Charles C. Meeker was elected to his fourth two-year term as mayor of Raleigh in 2007
- Russell B. Killen was elected as mayor of Knightdale in 2007
- 47 attorneys named to Woodward/White's Best Lawyers in America 2009
- 21 attorneys named to Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" for 2009
- 23 attorneys were recognized as 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers
- 23 attorneys were named 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- Nine attorneys named to the list of 2009 South Carolina Super Lawyers
- One attorney in Charlotte and one in Raleigh were named to the 2009 "Forty Under 40" list
- Three attorneys have been named North Carolina Bar Association "Citizen Lawyer"
- Catharine B. Arrowood served as President in 2007 of the Wake County Bar Association and 10th Judicial District
- Steven D. Weber is a member of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
- Catharine B. Arrowood and Robert W. Spearman appointed to North Carolina State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Affiliations
Parker Poe is an active member of TerraLex, a global network of more than 155 independent law firms and 15,000 attorneys providing clients with worldwide access to local legal counsel. TerraLex member firms are located in nearly all 50 states and in 100 countries.
As the exclusive TerraLex firm in North Carolina, Parker Poe has represented clients of foreign and domestic law firms in acquisitions to trademark infringements, contract negotiations and numerous other business, litigation and employment matters. TerraLex firms have counseled our clients on matters in business capitals and remote locations around the world.
Parker Poe is also a member of the Employment Law Alliance, a comprehensive network of 3,000 experienced employment and labor attorneys in all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Contact: Al Guarnieri
Three Wachovia Center
401 S. Tryon Street, Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-335-9888
