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Firm Management

Managing Partner

  • Daniel G. CahillManaging Partnert: 919.783.2902f: 919.783.1075

    • management committee

  • Brian F. CorbettPartnert: 919.783.2826f: 919.783.1075
  • Chad W. EssickPartnert: 919.783.2896f: 919.783.1075
  • Susanna Knutson GibbonsPartnert: 919.783.2813f: 919.783.1075
  • Thomas L. OgburnPartnert: 704.342.5258f: 704.342.5264

  • Michael E. SlipskyPartnert: 919.783.2851f: 919.783.1075
  • Timothy W. WilsonPartnert: 252.972.7114f: 919.783.1075

    • management team

  • Brandi M. HobbsSenior Manager, Client Services & Strategic Initiatives t: 704.342.5255f: 704.342.5264
  • Ellen M. KinsingerChief Information Officert: 919.783.1010f: 919.783.1075
  • Nina M. LongDirector of Human Resourcest: 919.783.2964f: 919.783.1075
  • Debra S. SmithBilling Services Managert: 919.783.2986f: 919.783.1075

  • Jack L. Stone Jr.Chief Operating Officert: 919.783.1009f: 919.783.1075
  • M. Leigh WhitleyRocky Mount Office Managert: 252.972.7059f: 919.783.1075
  • Robin C. WoodliefControllert: 919.783.2863f: 919.783.1075

    • section leaders

  • Kenneth L. BurgessPartnert: 919.783.2917f: 919.783.1075
  • David DreifusPartnert: 919.783.2817f: 919.783.1075
  • J. Nicholas EllisPartnert: 252.972.7115f: 919.783.1075
  • Susanna Knutson GibbonsPartnert: 919.783.2813f: 919.783.1075

  • Bradley J. HerringPartnert: 252.972.7081f: 919.783.1075
  • Keith H. JohnsonPartnert: 919.783.1013f: 919.783.1075
  • David R. KrosnerPartnert: 919.783.2844f: 919.783.1075
  • James M. O'Brien IIIPartnert: 919.783.2872f: 919.783.1075

    • poyner spruill at a glance

    Poyner Spruill
    93  attorneys
    4  offices:  Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Southern Pines
    36  practice areas
    36  attorneys in Best Lawyers in America®

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    what's new at the firm

    Liza Nye Joins Poyner Spruill LLP

    3/22/2018

    RALEIGH, MARCH 22, 2018 – Poyner Spruill is pleased to announce Liza Nye has joined the firm as an associate in Poyner Spruill’s Banking and Financial Services section.

    Poyner Spruill partner honored with excellence award from Federal Bar Association chapter

    2/27/2018

    The Eastern District of North Carolina chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) honored Poyner Spruill partner David Long last week with its second annual Judge David W. Daniel Award for Excellence in the Legal Community.

    WEBINAR EVENT: New CMS ROPs for SNFs and what the term "resident representative" means

    2/21/2018

    We're partnering with NCHCFA to bring you a new webinar series open to all NCHCFA members. Register now!

    Two Poyner Spruill Attorneys Help Work for Tomorrow through Mentor Program at UNC Law

    2/20/2018

    RALEIGH, NC – Founded in 2016, the McIntyre-Whichard Legal Fellows Program is now in its second year of existence at the University of North Carolina School of Law. The program was founded by two UNC Law School alums and is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Study Center and the UNC Christian Legal Society. The program is named after Poyner Spruill partner and former U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre and former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Willis Whichard, who are both alums of the university and serve as program mentors.

    Poyner Spruill Diversity Committee to host panel discussion with key leaders in the legal field to celebrate Black History Month

    2/12/2018

    The Poyner Spruill Diversity Committee is celebrating Black History Month by hosting an intimate panel discussion with key leaders who have been successful in the legal field.
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