Seven McGuireWoods lawyers were selected for inclusion on Business North Carolina’s 2026 Legal Elite list, published in the magazine’s January 2026 issue.
McGuireWoods’ 2026 Legal Elite honorees include Raleigh office managing partner Elizabeth Zwickert Timmermans and partners Henry L. Kitchin Jr. (Litigation), Jonathan Ellis and Ryan Park (Appellate), as well as Charlotte partners Trey Rayburn (Bankruptcy), Meredith Pinson (Employment) and David Franchina (Environmental).
Kitchin also is in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame for being a past top vote-getter for Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes. Raleigh partner Michael Easley is in the Legal Elite Hall of Fame as a past top vote-getter in the Young Guns category.
Since 2002, Business North Carolina has published a list of the state’s top lawyers in business-related categories based on ballots cast by members of the North Carolina State Bar.