John W. Kirkman, Jr.

Drew Felts focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions. He has extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, developers, investors, landlords, tenants and lenders in all facets of complex commercial real estate deals and financing throughout the Southeast and other parts of the country. Drew also has substantial experience working with renewable energy developers to negotiate and draft site control agreements and handle due diligence review for utility-scale solar energy ...

William M. Bryner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Franchise Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law. William M. practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized William M. Bryner since 2011. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which William M. Bryner is held by other lawyers.

Chris Haaf is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Chris practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Chris Haaf since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Chris Haaf is held by other lawyers.

Seth Cohen has spent his legal career fighting against discrimination and advocating for people whose civil rights and civil liberties have been violated or infringed. The veteran labor and employment, civil rights and civil liberties attorney is Of Counsel at the Deuterman Law Group. In this senior role, he represents clients in their labor and employment claims. He works closely with the rest of the DLG team to ensure that our workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability, VA Disa...

Tom Waldrep's deep institutional expertise in the bankruptcy space is informed by his decade of experience serving as a bankruptcy judge. He acts for all parties in complex proceedings and out-of-court matters, including particular skills advising on bankruptcies and distressed M&A transactions in the healthcare industry. Tom represents secured creditors, debtors, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. He has extensively represented buyers and se...

Ken Carlson is a senior litigator who has successfully defended companies in virtually every aspect of employment law. He also has a strong practice in drafting employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, and noncompetition agreements, combined with a significant amount of work involving trade secret and noncompetition law. In addition to his litigation practice, Ken regularly advises employers on how to avoid problems before they occur, and helps companies protect their intellec...

John Babcock has extensive experience in corporate and tax law matters, mergers and acquisitions and general business transactions, as well as commercial loan transactions where he represents both borrowers and lenders. John represents clients regarding all aspects of entity formation, debt and private equity financing, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial business and loan transactions. He also devotes a significant portion of h...

Julie Barker Pape is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Julie Barker practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Julie Barker Pape since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Julie Barker Pape is held by other la...

Bryan Scott focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, construction law, and creditors’ rights.Bryan handles commercial litigation and creditors’ rights matters covering a range of areas, including contract disputes, collections and foreclosures, lender liability, title issues, insurance coverage, warranty claims, secured transactions, patent and trademark infringement, unfair trade practices and competition, shareholder disputes, fiduciary claims, and products liability.

Jason M. Wenker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Jason M. practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Jason M. Wenker since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jason M. Wenker is held by other lawyers.