Joseph A. "Joe" Dickinson

A member of Manning Fulton's litigation section, William C. Smith, Jr. has a diverse litigation practice. He represents small and large businesses, and individuals in a variety of litigation and administrative law matters, including contract disputes, debt collection, employment, real estate and bankruptcy matters. William represents clients in both federal and state courts. He also advises both employers and employees on labor and employment issues and related matters, and represents a numbe...

Leann A. Gerlach is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Leann A. practices law in Raleigh, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Leann A. Gerlach since 2020. 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 Leann A. Gerlach is held by other lawyers.

David R. Fricke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. David R. practices law in Raleigh, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized David R. Fricke 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 David R. Fricke is held by other lawyers.

Nathan A. Huff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Agriculture Law, Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Nathan A. practices law in Raleigh, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Nathan A. Huff since 2022. 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 Nathan A. Huff is held by other lawyers.

Shirley M. Diefenbach is a partner/member of the law firm of Walker, Lambe, PLLC, where she primarily practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law and Trust & Estate Administration. Ms. Diefenbach is also the managing partner of the Trust & Estate Administration department within the law firm. For over forty years, Walker Lambe, PLLC has served its clients, in the areas of Estate planning, Trust Administration, Probate, Taxation, Estate and Trust Disputes, Planning for childre...

Thurston Debnam is one of the founding partners of Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, L.L.P. Thurston is the Section Head of the Business Law practice group and served as the firm’s managing partner from 1992 through 1997. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business and corporate planning and real estate law, including land use planning and zoning. For more than thirty years, Thurston has maintained a broad-based business practice, assisting clients with business...

A litigator, advisor and defender of the transportation, long term care and electric industries, Dana works with her clients in the boardroom, on site, and in the courtroom. Dana is a Shareholder at Young Moore, where she has made her professional home since 1990. As a litigation team member, Dana has evolved her law practice from the defense of automobile cases for insurance companies to complex defense litigation for motor carriers, nursing homes, and rural electric cooperatives. Her day-to...

Luther D. (Lew) Starling, Jr. is a life-long resident of Clinton, North Carolina. He attended Clinton High School where he served as President of his senior class and President of the Future Farmers of America. He graduated from Campbell University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. While at Campbell, Lew served as President of the Adam Smith Club, the university's second largest student organization. 1n 1990, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest Univer...

Theodore C. Edwards II is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Theodore C. practices law in Durham, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Theodore C. Edwards II since 2026. 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 Theodore C. Edwards II is held by other lawyers.

Marcia Armstrong is a partner in the firm The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., in Smithfield, North Carolina. She was admitted to practice in North Carolina in 1983 after receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1980 from Salem College and her J.D. degree from Wake Forest University in 1983. She has also served as an adjunct professor of law for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Ms. Armstrong’s practice is limited to family law. In 1989, she was certified by the No...