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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...

Denise M. Gunter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Antitrust Law, Health Care Law and Litigation - Antitrust. Denise M. practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Denise M. Gunter since 2007. 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 Denise M. Gunter is held by other lawyers.

Jonathan Csuka, Director at Woodruff Family Law Group, has practiced family law for over ten years. He was certified as Family Law specialist by the North Carolina State Bar in 2014, and is one of 239 lawyers in the state of North Carolina to achieve this distinction. Mr. Csuka concentrates his practice in the areas of divorce, custody, and property division (including retirement).

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.

John Flynn supports a variety of commercial clients in the finance sector, including national and state banks, insurance companies and institutional lenders. His practice regularly handles matters involving debtor and creditor rights, loan workouts and other loan transactions. He is especially focused on bankruptcy preference actions and asset-based lending and factoring for secured commercial loans. In addition, John is our firm’s chief counsel on environmental matters – helping ...

Rebekah Biggerstaff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Health Care. Rebekah practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Rebekah Biggerstaff since 2027. 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 Rebekah Biggerstaff is held by other lawyers.

Mike Drye's practice focuses on business transactions, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract matters and general corporate law. Prior to joining the firm, Mike was a partner at Wall Babcock LLP and previously, Mike was an associate and a partner with two large international law firms. He received a J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990 and a B.S. in Business Administration (concentration in accounting) degree from th...

Joshua Bennett is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Joshua practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Joshua Bennett since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and leg...

Art DeBaugh focuses his practice on trademarks , marketing/advertising/promotions issues, copyrights, trade dress, trade secrets, and business and corporate matters. As a North Carolina State Bar certified specialist in trademark law, Art has more than 25 years of experience protecting clients' intellectual property . Prior to joining Bell, Davis & Pitt in 2013, Art served as a partner in two law firms in the Research Triangle area. Prior to that, Art was chief counsel – intellectua...

Molly Brazil is the founder of Brazil Family Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her practice is devoted exclusively to North Carolina family law, including divorce , child custody, child support , property division , adoption , and related family law matters. Molly believes effective legal representation begins with understanding each client’s circumstances, priorities, and goals. She provides clear, candid guidance about the available options and the legal and practical consideratio...