Lawyers Weekly to honor Icons & Phenoms Class of 2024

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly will recognize its Icons & Phenoms Class of 2024 at a summertime event in Raleigh.

A presentation luncheon will be held to recognize the 34 honorees on June 13 at the Wake County Shrine Club, 6015 Lead Mine Road. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The luncheon will be more than an opportunity to recognize the honorees. Guests will have the chance to network with top legal professionals, celebrate excellence in the profession and enjoy an excellent lunch.

The Icons & Phenoms program continues the magazine’s long-running effort to honor lawyers on both ends of the career spectrum.

Icons are senior leaders of the legal community who have made their mark in the courtroom or the boardroom, in their law firms or legal departments, with community organizations, and with local, state and national bar associations. They have been practicing law for at least 30 years.

Phenoms are rising stars who have already made a name for themselves in their first 10 years of practice. These lawyers are future leaders, as demonstrated by their accomplishments, drive and dedication to the practice of law.

The icons of the Class of 24 and their firms or organizations are:

• Stanley G. Abrams, NC Eminent Domain Law Firm
• Charlotte-Anne T. Alexander, Colombo Kitchin
• Ronald G. Baker Sr., Sharpe Graham Baker & Varnell
• Cheri L. Beasley, Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd
• David C. Benbow IV, Benbow, Davidson & Martin
• Leann Nease Brown, Brown & Bunch
• Kevin B. Bunn, Kevin Bunn, Attorney at Law
• John N. Fountain, Young Moore
• Ronald P. Johnson, Carruthers & Roth
• Bradley R. Kutrow, McGuireWoods
• Ernest R. Lee, Prosecutorial District 5
• C. Amanda Martin, Duke University First Amendment Clinic
• Caryn C. McNeill, Smith Anderson
• Mark W. Merritt, Robinson Bradshaw
• Maureen D. Murray, Fox Rothschild
• Robin E. Shea, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete
• Donald R. Vaughan, Donald R. Vaughan & Associates
• Judge Ralph A. Walker, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Robert K. Walsh, Wake Forest University School of Law

The phenoms of the Class of 24 and their firms or organizations are:

• Emily J. Beeson, Ward Black
• Meredith P. Brewer, Maynard Nexsen,
• Ashley M. Coghill, Davis Hartman Wright
• Nia Doaks, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete
• Alexandra J. Hirsch, Fox Rothschild
• Melissa M. Jaskolka, Poyner Spruill
• Jeffrey M. Kelly, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
• Michele L. Livingstone, Poyner Spruill
• Jeremy D. Locklear, Parker Poe
• Garen Marshall, McGuireWoods
• Lillian C. Martin-Mashburn, Morris, Manning & Martin
• Whitney R. Pakalka, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
• Tatiana M. Terry, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo

Tickets to the Icons & Phenoms presentation can be purchased online, and more information is available through the event page at nclawyersweekly.com.

CORRECTION

The list of phenom honorees was edited to remove the name of Kaitlin Powers, who was named a phenom in 2023.