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YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW PARTNERS

RALEIGH, NC  (March 5, 2012) – Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. (www.ymwlaw.com), a Raleigh, North Carolina-based litigation firm, announces today that David Fothergill, Dr. Lori Abel Meyerhoffer, Bo Thompson and Brian Williams have become partners in the firm.  Founded in 1983, the firm has 29 attorneys today. “Our four new partners share the firm’s commitment …

DAN MCLAMB RECEIVES TOP HONOR BY NC SUPER LAWYERS

RALEIGH, NC (February 9, 2012) – For a third time, founding partner Dan McLamb has been named the top point earner in the North Carolina Super Lawyers® annual ranking.  McLamb took top honors from more than 25,000 North Carolina lawyers.  He has ranked in the top 10 each year since 2007, taking number one honors …

BONNIE WEYHER NAMED TOP 50 WOMEN SUPER LAWYERS FOR FOURTH YEAR

RALEIGH, NC (February 9, 2012) – Founding Partner, Bonnie Weyher, has been named to the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers 2012 list.  This is the fourth consecutive year she has received this honor. In addition to the Super Lawyers recognition, Weyher has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America® since 2009, and was named …

COBB, MINIER AND PETTEY NAMED 2012 SUPER LAWYERS

RALEIGH, NC (February 9, 2012) – Partners Barry Cobb, John Minier and Rod Pettey have been named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers® 2012 list.  Based on independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations, only five percent of all practicing attorneys in North Carolina are selected for inclusion. Cobb has been selected in the Medical …

FIVE ATTORNEYS NAMED 2012 RISING STARS

RALEIGH, NC (February 9, 2012) – Partners Jason Newton, Ryan Shuirman, Bo Thompson, Erin Young, and attorney Susan Fountain have been named 2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars.”  This honors the best attorneys who are 40 years or younger, or who have been practicing for less than 10 years.  Less than three percent of …

YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER LAWYERS NAMED 2012 LEGAL ELITE

Barry Cobb and Bo Thompson Honored by Peers RALEIGH, NC (January 23, 2012) ─ Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. (www.ymwlaw.com), a Raleigh, North Carolina-based litigation firm, announces today that Barry S. Cobb and Bo Thompson have been selected as 2012 Legal Elite practitioners by Business North Carolina magazine.  Cobb was selected in the Litigation category, …

JASON NEWTON EDUCATES ASHRM MEMBERS ON N.C. TORT REFORM

RALEIGH, NC (November 11, 2011) – Addressing recent tort reform in North Carolina, YMW attorney Jason Newton was a featured presenter at the 2011 North Carolina ASHRM fall meeting.  Newton’s presentation included explanation and discussion on: House Bill 542 –Tort Reform for North Carolina Citizens and Businesses House Bill 379 – Interstate Depositions and Discovery …

JASON NEWTON PROVIDES INSIGHT AT THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE ATTORNEYS’ FALL MEETING

Raleigh, NC (October 13, 2011) – Jason Newton of the Raleigh law office Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. (YMW), spoke at the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys’ Fall 2011 meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina, on October 13, 2011.  He addressed e-discovery issues and new North Carolina law that relates to e-discovery during a breakout session …

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® 2012 ACKNOWLEDGE YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER ATTORNEYS

Raleigh, NC (September 2011) – Dan J. McLamb, Barbara B. “Bonnie” Weyher, Barry S. Cobb, and John W. Minier were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).*   For the 15th consecutive year, McLamb was recognized in the fields of …

BARRY COBB ELECTED CHAIR OF THE LITIGATION SECTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA BAR ASSOCIATION

RALEIGH, NC (July 2011) – Barry Cobb, partner in Raleigh law office, Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. (YMW), has been elected to serve as Chair of the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.  Mr. Cobb began his service in the Litigation Section in 2005, when he was selected as one of the Ethics Committee …