News Update - Raleigh Civil Defense Litigation Attorneys, Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Liability

FOUR YATES, MCLAMB ATTORNEYS LISTED IN 2008 SUPER LAWYERS-PARTNER DAN MCLAMB LISTED AS ONE OF TOP TEN LAWYERS IN NC AND THE NUMBER ONE VOTE GETTER

Four partners at Yates McLamb & Weyher have been listed in the 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers publication. Dan McLamb was listed in the top 10 Lawyers in North Carolina and was the top vote getter of all attorneys in all specialties. Bonnie Weyher was listed among the top 50 Women Attorneys in the State as well as in the Insurance Coverage category. Barry Cobb and Mike Hurley were included in the Medical Malpractice-Defense category. The selection process for Super Lawyers includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates, as well as a peer evaluation.

DAN MCLAMB, BONNIE WEYHER AND JASON NEWTON SPEAK ON POTENTIAL PITFALLS OF THE DISCOVERY PROCESS AT LAWYERS MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Dan McLamb, Bonnie Weyher and Jason Newton have spoken at numerous seminars presented by Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company throughout North Carolina, including Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville, Fayetteville and Greensboro. Their presentation, "Discovery Pitfalls," has focused on risk management issues in connection with the civil litigation discovery process and includes examples of "real life" circumstances which have resulted in litigation filed against North Carolina attorneys.

JOHN HONEYCUTT AND RYAN SHUIRMAN NAMED TO "LEGAL ELITE" AND DAN MCLAMB TO THE LITIGATION HALL OF FAME BY NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS MAGAZINE

John Honeycutt and Ryan Shuirman have been listed in the "Legal Elite" by North Carolina Business Magazine. Mr. Honeycutt was included in the category of Construction Litigation and Mr. Shuirman in "Young Guns," a category of young lawyers under 40 years of age. Dan McLamb was included in the magazine's Litigation "Hall of Fame," having previously won the highest honors in that category in 2007. Members of the "Legal Elite" are picked by their peers in multiple categories. North Carolina Business Magazine sends out ballots to every member of the State Bar living in North Carolina. Less than 4% of all North Carolina attorneys are listed.

barry cobb named to America Board of Trial Advocates & dan mclamb named as president of abota's eastern north carolina division

Partner Barry Cobb has been selected as an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a national organization of plaintiff and defense attorneys dedicated to the principles of civility, integrity and professionalism in the practice of law and to the preservation of the civil jury trial.

Partners Dan McLamb and Rod Pettey are also members of ABOTA and Mr. McLamb will serve in 2008 as the President of ABOTA’s Eastern North Carolina Division.

Dan J. McLamb and Barbara B. (Bonnie) Weyher have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Mr. McLamb is listed under the practice areas of medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 12 straight years. Ms. Weyher is listed under the practice area of insurance coverage.

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America is based upon peer surveys, including confidential evaluations and telephone interviews with leading attorneys across the state.

RYAN SHUIRMAN AND CHRIS WEST PRESENT AT THE NATIONAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE IN RALEIGH

Ryan Shuirman and Chris West both presented at the National Business Institute's "Successful Medical Malpractice Suits" seminar held in Raleigh on December 20, 2007. Their presentations included discussions of potential conflicts in representing malpractice defendants, the initial client meeting and case strategy development, North Carolina's new voluntary arbitration statute, trial preparation and strategy, and general trial procedure. The seminar was attended by practicing defense and plaintiff attorneys and insurance representatives involved in medical malpractice litigation.

Partner Barbara (Bonnie) Weyher was installed as Vice President of the North Carolina State Bar at its Annual Meeting on October 18th, 2007. Ms. Weyher, who served for nine years as a Councilor on the State Bar, was given the oath of office by Justice Mark Martin of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She is only the second woman to be elected as Vice President and will be in a position to become President of the State Bar in October 2009. Ms. Weyher is a prior Chair of the Litigation Section for the North Carolina Bar Association and former President of the Wake County Bar Association.

YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER LAWYERS SPEAK AT NCADA SEMINAR ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Barbara ("Bonnie") Weyher and Heather Wilson of Yates, McLamb & Weyher were speakers at the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Medical Malpractice seminar held in Winston-Salem, NC on Friday, April 27, 2007. Their presentation addressed the ethical issues and potential conflicts which can arise when defense attorneys represent more than one health care provider in a single medical malpractice lawsuit. The presentation included an interactive discussion of conflicts which have arisen in actual cases and the appropriate resolution of such situations.

CHAMBERS USA 2007 NAMES DAN MCLAMB AS A LEADING HEALTH CARE LITIGATOR IN NORTH CAROLINA

Chambers USA 2007, published by Chambers & Partners, a leader in legal guides worldwide, has named partner Dan McLamb of Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., as one of the top three ("Band One") health care litigators in North Carolina. The publication noted that Mr. McLamb defends professional liability and catastrophic injury cases for statewide clientele and that his peers report him to be "tenacious, prepared and enduring." Chambers rankings result from the independent work of 40 full time researchers over an eight-month period. The qualities on which individuals are ranked include, among others, technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness and diligence.

Partner Barry Cobb elected to the Litigation council of North Carolina State Bar

Partner Barry Cobb has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Litigation Council of the North Carolina State Bar. Mr. Cobb has served for the last two years as Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Litigation Section. As a member of the Council, he joins Partner Erin Young, who is in her first year of a three-year term on the Council and also serves as Co-Chair of the Public Service Committee.

YATES MCLAMB & WEYHER LAWYERS MIKE HURLEY AND DAN MCLAMB VOTED “SUPER LAWYERS”

Yates, McLamb & Weyher partners Michael Hurley and Dan McLamb have been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of “Super Lawyers” in North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine.¹Dan McLamb was also recognized as one of the “Top 10” lawyers in North Carolina. The 2007 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers included a feature article on McLamb entitled, “Medicine Man,” which described McLamb’s approach to the defense of medical liability cases. The article noted that “when faced with malpractice allegations, many medical professionals turn to Dan McLamb to separate facts from emotions.”

Selection of North Carolina “Super Lawyers” is based on the results of 14,000 ballots sent to active lawyers in North Carolina. Lawyers are asked to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed in action. The magazine’s research department also does an independent candidate search. Candidates are then evaluated by the magazine’s research department and through peer evaluation. Only 5% of the total number of lawyers in the State are listed.

NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE FACILITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION FEATURES YATES, MCLAMB & WEYHER SPEAKERS

Partner Mike Hurley and associate Chris West were featured speakers at the North Carolina Healthcare Facility Association’s annual convention held at Khoury Center in Greensboro on January 28, 2007. Hurley spoke on the Anatomy of a Nursing Home Lawsuit, from pre-suit / risk management considerations to trial strategy. West spoke about nursing home issues which arose in a nursing home case which he and partner Erin Young successfully tried in November, 2006 in Mecklenburg County. Over 250 people were in attendance at the convention.

The January 2007 edition of Business North Carolina² named three Yates McLamb & Weyher partners as members of North Carolina’s “Legal Elite.”Rod Pettey was named to the Legal Elite in the category of Construction Law. Jason Newton was named in the category of “Young Guns” – a new category recognizing talented young lawyers under the age of 40.

Dan McLamb received top honors in the Litigation category, and his career was profiled in the magazine. McLamb has been named to the Legal Elite since the list was inaugurated in 2002.

Members of the “Legal Elite” are picked by their peers in 14 categories. North Carolina Business Magazine sends out approximately 18,000 ballots – one to every member of the State Bar living in North Carolina - asking the recipients to rate the attorneys they consider the best in 14 categories. The magazine reports that only slightly more than three percent of the State Bar members were recognized in this year’s Legal Elite.

Partner Dan McLamb has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2007 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America³ in the areas of medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. McLamb has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 11 straight years.

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America is based on survey of peers, including confidential evaluations as well as telephone interviews by leading attorneys in the State.

[1] Selection criteria available at www.superlawyers.com

[2] Selection criteria available at www.businessnc.com

[3] Selection criteria available at www.bestlawyers.com