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December 4, 2006 Constangy, Brooks & Smith,
LLC Attorneys Named Associate Candice
S. Wooten voted a Young Gun, Winston-Salem, N.C. – Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLC, a national labor and employment law firm representing management, is proud to announce five of the firm’s Winston-Salem attorneys have been named to Business North Carolina Magazine’s 2007 Legal Elite. Members W. Randy Loftis, Penni Bradshaw, Kenneth P. Carlson, Jr. and John Doyle, Jr. and associate Candice Wooten were named to the Elite list for employment law. Legal Elite results are based on a survey sent to more than 17,000 members of the State Bar living in North Carolina, asking them to vote for the attorneys they thought were the best attorneys in 12 business-related practice areas. 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, North Carolina Super Lawyers, was ranked as one of North Carolina’s top attorneys in the 2006 Chambers USA Guide, and is regularly named to the Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for employment law. Bradshaw, a board-certified specialist in immigration law, concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law and immigration law. She started practicing law in 1980 and has been nationally recognized throughout the years in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who Legal USA, North Carolina Super Lawyers in addition to being ranked as one of North Carolina’s top attorneys in the Chambers USA Guide. In 2004 she was named the top labor and employment attorney in North Carolina by Business North Carolina. Carlson is a senior litigator who primarily represents companies in discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge law. He also helps companies develop trade secret protection programs and handles 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. He is also consistently named to North Carolina Super Lawyers, and has been named to the Best Lawyers in America for labor & employment law and for alternative dispute resolution. Doyle 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 2006 Chambers USA Guide, selected to The North Carolina’s Top 100 Lawyers as well as Super Lawyers and is regularly named to the Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for employment law. Wooten joined the Winston-Salem office in 2003, where her primary focus is employment litigation. She frequently counsels clients on a variety of issues related to the employer-employee relationship, with a focus on diversity issues in the workplace. In addition to her practice, Wooten is a member of the firm's Diversity Council and an adjunct professor in the School of Business and Economics at Winston Salem State University, where she teaches courses in Business Law and the Legal Environment of Business. About Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC: |
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