LEDFORD ELECTED CHAIR OF BANKRUPTCY SECTION
Jennifer Ledford has been elected as Chairperson of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Her term will run from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
JENNIFER LEDFORD NAMED 2013 RISING STAR
Higgins Benjamin member Jennifer Ledford was selected as a 2013 Rising Star in North Carolina Super Lawyers in the area of Bankruptcy: Consumer. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars are lawyers 40 years... Read More
ANDIA LISTED AS LEGAL ELITE FOR 2013 IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Business North Carolina magazine asks lawyers to nominate their peers that they think are the state’s best practitioners in their field. Ballots were made available to more than 20,000 North Carolina lawyers. Those receiving the most votes make up the legal elite. Approximately 3% were selected as Elite for 2013. Bert Andia will be listed... Read More
HIGGINS BENJAMIN LAWYERS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT
Higgins Benjamin partner Ken Gumbiner, along with associate Mandy Castle, represented Racing Optics, Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Reaux Medical Industries, Inc. (RMI). Racing Optics is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of laminated tearoffs for use with, for example, racing helmets and NASCAR windsheilds. RMI brought suit against Racing Optics and... Read More
LOCAL FIRMS JOIN FORCES
Higgins Benjamin, PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of four new attorneys to the firm – partners John Bloss, Steve Robertson, Jon Wall and associate Carl Carlson IV. With specialties in complex civil litigation, family, employment and real estate law, respectively, the new members bring decades of experience in their respective practice areas and... Read More
ANDIA RECEIVES “AV” RATING FROM MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
Bert Andia received Martindale-Hubbell’s top “AV” peer review rating. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings help in-house counsel and other sophisticated buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand. Lawyer Ratings serve as an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional... Read More
GUMBINER NAMED 2012 MEMBER OF THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGAL ELITE BY BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA MAGAZINE
Ken Gumbiner, partner with Higgins Benjamin, was named a member of the North Carolina Legal Elite for 2012, based upon a poll of North Carolina attorneys conducted by Business North Carolina magazine. Ken was recognized in the category of Litigation.
GUMBINER NAMED 2012 SUPER LAWYER BY NORTH CAROLINA SUPER LAWYERS
Higgins Benjamin partner Ken Gumbiner was selected as a Super Lawyer in North Carolina Super Lawyers 2012 in the area of business litigation. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
LEDFORD NAMED 2012 RISING STAR
Jenny Ledford, a partner with Higgins Benjamin, was recently selected as a Rising Star in North Carolina Super Lawyers 2012. Jenny was selected in the area of consumer bankruptcy. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than two and a half percent of attorneys... Read More
HIGGINS BENJAMIN AGAIN NAMED AS AMONG THE LARGEST LAW FIRMS IN THE TRIAD
The Business Journal has recognized Higgins Benjamin Eagles & Adams, PLLC, as among the largest law firms in the Triad. The firm is about to enter its 10th year of serving clients in Greensboro and across the region, although many of our lawyers have served the area for far longer. This recognition confirms that Higgins... Read More