Melissa Gunthner Ferrario

A board-certified specialist in North Carolina workers' compensation law, Margaret Rowlett is an experienced and respected professional who will give your case the individual attention it deserves. After graduating with her law degree from Duke University in 1990, Ms. Rowlett began her law practice in Greensboro representing injured workers. Having found her passion in working directly with her clients to get them the benefits that they are owed, Ms. Rowlett has continued to handle workers' c...

Linda Helms is of counsel in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Winston-Salem office where she practices with the Litigation Group and focuses on professional liability and litigation, particularly in the healthcare industry.

Eleasa Harris Allen is a Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law . She has extensive experience in workers’ compensation and employment law. Known for her strategic approach and dedication to her clients, Eleasa represents self-insured employers and insurance carriers in complex cases. She serves as a certified mediator and is a Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC), further broadening the scope of services she offers her clients. She has been a partner at...

Keith Wood is both an attorney and CPA with a special background in taxes. He also is a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law. Keith’s practice is focused on business, tax and estate planning for a wide range of clients, including new startups, entrepreneurs and multigenerational family-owned businesses. He counsels these closely held enterprises in the unique challenges they face – from succession planning, tax planning and management structures to effecti...

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...

Carolyn has practiced family law for more than twenty years. She has helped North Carolina family law clients achieve their individual objectives with every case she takes. Carolyn’s law practice focuses on the client and that client’s reasonable objectives. She is very experienced in complex equitable distribution, business valuation in divorce, complex custody, alienation of affection, domestic violence, alimony, child support, grandparent’s rights and other areas falling ...

Laura C. Miller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Advertising Law, Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law. Laura C. practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Laura C. Miller since 2021. 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 Laura C. Miller is held by other ...

Tiffani D. Otey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trademark Law. Tiffani D. practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Tiffani D. Otey 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 Tiffani D. Otey is held by other lawyers.

Kelly Otis focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions. Kelly regularly represents purchasers, sellers, and developers with the acquisition, development, financing, sale and lease of commercial real estate, including the drafting and negotiation of contracts, leases and loan documents, assistance with due diligence, and drafting of reciprocal easement agreements, covenants, escrow agreements, and other closing documents. She counsels clients on complex title issues and defects...

Jim Lanik is a partner at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Waldrep LLP and an associate and then member at Roberson, Haworth & Reese, PLLC focusing on business bankruptcy and municipal law. Jim is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar and by the American Board of Certification. He has represented trustees, creditors, and debtors in all aspects of business bankruptcy cases. Jim is currently on the pa...