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CONSTANGY, BROOKS AND SMITH, LLC’S SUPER LAWYERS
John J. Doyle, Jr. selected as one of The Top 100 Lawyers

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (February 13, 2006) - Constangy, Brooks and Smith, LLC, a national labor and employment law firm representing management with clients across the country, members (partners) William R. Loftis (office head), Kenneth P. Carlson, Jr., and Robin E. Shea have been selected as 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member, John J. Doyle, Jr. was selected to the elite group of The Top 100 Lawyers as well as Super Lawyers for labor and employment law.

Only five percent of attorneys receive Super Lawyers honors each year. Attorneys are selected based on the quantity and quality of nominations they received from other North Carolina attorneys. The Top 100 Lawyers receive the highest total points in the balloting, research and review process.

Loftis, head of the firm's litigation practice group, is a senior litigator who has defended a number of class action claims and assists employers in problem prevention and legal analysis of complex workplace issues. Loftis is also recognized as a 2006 Who’s Who Legal USA – Management Labor and Employment, the Best Lawyers in America 2006, was ranked as one of North Carolina’s top attorneys in the 2005 Chambers USA Guide and is regularly named to the Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for employment law.

Carlson is a senior litigator who primarily represents companies in discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge law, and regularly advises employers on how to avoid problems before they occur. He also helps companies develop trade secret protection programs, and does a significant amount of covenant not to compete and trade secret litigation. Carlson is an adjunct professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law where he teaches courses in trial practice and trade secrets/unfair competition, and is regularly named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for employment law.

Doyle, select to The Top 100 Lawyers as well as Super Lawyer, has represented employers in all aspects of labor and employment law matters for more then 35 years. He is the founding chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s section on Labor and Employment Law and was inducted to The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 1998. He is also recognized as a 2006 Who’s Who Legal USA – Management Labor and Employment, the Best Lawyers in America 2006, was ranked as one of North Carolina’s top attorneys in the 2005 Chambers USA Guide and is regularly named to the Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for employment law.

Shea, a senior litigator, practices in all areas of employment law, including collective and class actions under the federal and state wage and hour laws, the federal employment discrimination laws and the Family and Medical Leave Act. She also represents employers before the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Shea is a member of the Professionalism and Continuing Legal Education Committees of the North Carolina Bar Association, and has published writings on a wide variety of employment law topics.

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC has counseled employers on labor and employment law matters, exclusively, since 1946. The firm represents Fortune 500 corporations and small companies across the country. More than 100 lawyers partner with clients to provide cost-effective legal services and sound preventive advice to enhance the employer-employee relationship. Offices are located in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, Missouri, and Texas.


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