2019 Largest Law Firms

1. Womble Bond Dickinson

One W. Fourth Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 721-3600

www.womblebonddickinson.com/us

289 attorneys

Partners: 142

Associates: 57

Of counsel: 25

Other attorneys: 65

North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (119), Raleigh (66), Charlotte (64), Durham (25), Greensboro (15)

Starting pay for new associates: $155,000

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,850

Gross Revenue for firm: $329.4 million

Revenue per lawyer: $633,000

2. Moore & Van Allen

100 N. Tryon Street, Suite 4700

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 331-1000

www.mvalaw.com

266 attorneys

Partners: 133

Associates: 87

Of counsel: 36

Other attorneys: 10

3. McGuireWoods

Fifth Third Center

201 N. Tryon Street, Suite 3000

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 343-2000

www.mcguirewoods.com

223 attorneys

Partners: 93

Associates: 64

Of counsel: 66

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (176), Raleigh (42), Wilmington (5)

Starting pay for new associates: $165,000 (in Charlotte and Raleigh)

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,950

Gross Revenue for firm: $817 million

Revenue per lawyer: $806,000

4. Legal Aid of North Carolina

224 S. Dawson St.

Raleigh, NC 27601

(866) 219-5262

http://www.legalaidnc.org

198 attorneys

North Carolina offices: Ahoskie (6), Asheville (6), Boone (3), Charlotte (14), Concord (4), Durham (21), Fayetteville (5), Gastonia (3), Greensboro (15), Greenville (11), Morganton (5), Pembroke (3), Pittsboro (8), Raleigh (58), Sylva (8), Wilmington (9), Wilson (11), Winston-Salem (8)

Starting pay for new associates: $43,400

5. Parker Poe

(Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein)

401 S. Tryon Street, Suite 3000

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 372-9000

www.parkerpoe.com

145 attorneys

Partners: 92

Associates: 36

Of Counsel: 17

North Carolina Offices: Charlotte (89), Raleigh (56)

6. Robinson Bradshaw

(Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson)

101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900

Charlotte, NC 28246

(704) 377-2536

www.robinsonbradshaw.com

134 attorneys

Partners: 87

Associates: 32

Of Counsel: 15

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (121), Chapel Hill (13)

7. Smith Anderson

(Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan)

P.O. Box 2611

Raleigh, NC 27611

(919) 821-1220

https://www.smithlaw.com/

133 attorneys

Partners: 77

Associates: 34

Of counsel: 8

Other attorneys: 14

8. K&L Gates

214 N. Tryon Street, 47th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 331-7400

www.klgates.com

113 attorneys

Partners: 50

Associates: 53

Of counsel: 10

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (65), Raleigh (26), Research Triangle Park (22)

Gross Revenue for firm: $1.007 billion

9. Alston & Bird

Bank of America Plaza

101 S. Tryon St., Suite 4000

Charlotte, NC 28280

(704) 444-1000

https://www.alston.com/en

106 attorneys

Partners: 43

Senior associates: 25

Associates: 34

Of counsel: 4

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (94), Raleigh (12)

Gross revenue for firm: $812.3 million

Revenue per lawyer: $994,000

10. Kilpatrick Townsend

(Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton)

1001 W. 4th Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 607-7300

www.kilpatricktownsend.com

97 attorneys

Partners: 39

Associates: 25

Of counsel: 13

Other attorneys: 20

North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (60), Raleigh (31), Charlotte (6)

Starting pay for new associates: $165,000

11. Brooks Pierce

(Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard)

2000 Renaissance Plaza, 230 N. Elm St.

Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 373-8850

www.brookspierce.com

92 attorneys

Partners: 68

Associates: 21

Of counsel: 3

North Carolina offices: Greensboro (52); Raleigh (36); Wilmington (4)

12. Poyner Spruill

301 Fayetteville St., Suite 1900

Raleigh, NC 27601

(919) 783-6400

www.poynerspruill.com

91 attorneys

Partners: 63

Associates: 18

Of counsel: 9

Other: 1

13. Wyrick Robbins

(Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton)

4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300

Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 781-4000

www.wyrick.com

90 attorneys

Partners: 47

Associates: 35

Of Counsel: 8

14. Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo

6000 Fairview Rd. Suite 1000

Charlotte, NC 28210

(704) 366-1101

www.hedrickgardner.com

86 attorneys

Partners: 34

Associates: 43

Of counsel: 1

Other attorneys: 8

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (55); Raleigh (18); Wilmington (13)

15. (tie) Ward and Smith

1001 College Ct.

P.O. Box 867

New Bern, NC 28563

(252) 672-5400

www.wardandsmith.com

85 attorneys

Partners: 48

Associates: 17

Of counsel: 19

Other attorneys: 1

North Carolina offices: New Bern (23), Wilmington (20), Raleigh (18), Greenville (14), Asheville (10)

15. (tie) Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog

5420 Wade Park Blvd., Suite 300

Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 828-5100

www.cshlaw.com

85 attorneys

Partners: 50

Associates: 18

Of Counsel: 13

Other Attorneys: 4

17. Fox Rothschild

300 N. Greene St., Suite 1400

Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 378-5200

www.foxrothschild.com

78 attorneys

Partners: 49

Associates: 18

Of counsel: 11

North Carolina offices: Greensboro (45), Raleigh (22), Charlotte (8), Wilmington (3)

Hourly billing rates range: $200-$950

Starting pay for new associates: $125,000 (in Greensboro and Raleigh)

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,850

Gross revenue for firm: $498 million (estimate)

18. (tie) Nelson Mullins

(Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough)

100 N. Tryon St., 42nd floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 417-3000

http://www.nelsonmullins.com

72 attorneys

Partners: 48

Associates: 13

Of counsel: 11

North Carolina offices: Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,900

18. (tie) Nexsen Pruet

4141 Parklake Ave., Suite 200

Raleigh, NC 27612

(919) 755-1800

www.nexsenpruet.com

72 attorneys

Partners: 37

Associates: 11

Of counsel: 22

Other attorneys: 2

North Carolina offices: Raleigh (30), Greensboro (22), Charlotte (20)

20. MGC

(McAngus Goudelock & Courie)

6302 Fairview Rd., Suite 700

Charlotte, NC 28210

(704) 643-6303

www.mgclaw.com

63 attorneys

Partners: 34

Associates: 28

Other attorneys: 1

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (28), Raleigh (19), Asheville (9), Wilmington (7)

21. Ogletree Deakins

(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart)

4208 Six Forks Rd., Suite 1100

Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 787-9700

www.ogletree.com

57 attorneys

Partners: 18

Associates: 31

Of counsel: 8

North Carolina offices: Raleigh (44), Charlotte (13)

Gross revenue for firm: $509.8 million

22. Katten

(Katten Muchin Rosenman)

550 S. Tryon St., Suite 2900

Charlotte, NC 28202

(704) 444-2000

Kattenlaw.com

54 attorneys

Partners: 15

Associates: 28

Of Counsel: 11

North Carolina offices: Charlotte

Starting pay for new associates: $165,000

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,950

Gross revenue for firm: $634.9 million

Revenue per lawyer: $1.68 million

23. James Scott Farrin

(Law Office of James Scott Farrin)

280 S. Mangum St., Suite 400

Durham, NC 27701

(866) 900-7078

http://www.farrin.com

43 attorneys

Partners: 14

Associates: 29

24. (tie) Johnston, Allison & Hord

1065 E. Morehead St.

Charlotte, NC 28204

(704) 332-1181

www.jahlaw.com

42 attorneys

Partners: 29

Associates: 10

Of counsel: 3

North Carolina offices: Charlotte

24. (tie) Troutman Sanders

305 Church at North Hills Street, Suite 1200

Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 835-4100

https://www.troutman.com/

42 attorneys

North Carolina offices: Charlotte (27), Raleigh (15)

26. (tie) Shumaker

(Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick)

101 S. Tryon St., Suite 2200

Charlotte, NC 28280

(704) 945-2187

www.shumaker.com

41 attorneys

Partners: 29

Associates: 11

Of counsel: 1

North Carolina offices: Charlotte

26. (tie) Young Moore

(Young Moore and Henderson)

3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100

Raleigh, NC 27612

(919) 782-6860

www.youngmoorelaw.com

41 attorneys

Partners: 28

Associates: 8

Of counsel: 5

28. Williams Mullen

301 Fayetteville St., Suite 1700

Raleigh, NC 27601

(919) 981-4000

www.williamsmullen.com

40 attorneys

Partners: 28

Associates: 12

North Carolina offices: Raleigh

29. Tharrington Smith

150 Fayetteville St., Suite 1800

Raleigh, NC 27601

(919) 821-4711

tharringtonsmith.com

37 attorneys

Partners: 24

Associates: 12

Of counsel: 1

North Carolina offices: Raleigh

Hourly billing rates range: $200 – $500

Annual billable hours expected of associates: 1,800

30. Bell, Davis & Pitt

100 N. Cherry Street, Suite 600

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 722-3700

www.belldavispitt.com

35 attorneys

North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (29), Charlotte (6)

31. (tie) Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham

4700 Falls of Neuse Rd., Suite 450

Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 873-0166

www.teaguecampbell.com

34 attorneys

Partners: 21

Associates: 11

Of counsel: 2

North Carolina offices: Raleigh (29), Asheville (5)

31. (tie) Hutchens Law Firm

4317 Ramsey St.

Fayetteville, NC 28311

(910) 842-1819

https://HutchensLawFirm.com

34 attorneys

North Carolina offices: Fayetteville (21); Charlotte (8); Southport/Wilmington (5)

Editor’s Note: The original version of this list inadvertently excluded Bell, Davis & Pitt, which has now been added to the list.