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Fifteen Attorneys Selected Among State's Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

February 15, 2016

Ten attorneys at the firm have been named among North Carolina's Super Lawyers for 2016. Among them were William K. Davis and Alan M. Ruley who were named among the Top 100 lawyers in North Carolina, and Robin J. Stinson who was honored as one of North Carolina's Top 50 Female attorneys for this year.

Mark A. Jones elected Director

January 15, 2016

Attorney Mark A. Jones has been elected director at the firm.

Adam T. Duke

Adam T. Duke elected Director

January 15, 2016

Attorney Adam T. Duke has been elected director at the firm.

Kristan D. Bryant elected Director

January 15, 2016

Attorney Kristan D. Bryant has been elected director at the firm.

Joan Balderamos

Joan M. Balderamos elected Director

January 15, 2016

Attorney Joan M. Balderamos has been elected director at the firm. Joan Balderamos’ practice focuses in the areas of real property acquisition and development, complex loan transactions on behalf of financial institutions and economic development to promote job creation and real estate development throughout the State of North Carolina. Balderamos is a graduate of the Widener University School of Law, receiving her J.D. in 1997.

Kevin G. Williams Elected To The North Carolina State Bar Council

November 11, 2015

Kevin G. Williams has been elected to the North Carolina State Bar Council, the governing body of the NC State Bar, which regulates the state’s legal professionals and its over 20,000 licensed attorneys. Members of the 62-member NC Bar Council are lawyers elected by the attorneys in their home communities.

U.S. News 2016 Best Law Firms Badge

Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA Honored Among Best Law Firms in Triad For 2016

November 1, 2015

Winston-Salem/Charlotte, NC, (November 2, 2015) The Winston-Salem based law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A. has been recognized by US News and World Report magazine as one of the Triad’s best law firms for 2016 in 18 practice areas. The announcement was made by US News and World Report on November 2, 2015. The best law firm rankings are produced jointly by US News and World Report magazine and Best Lawyers in America®, a nationally recognized, annual peer-based listing published by Woodward/White Publishers.

Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA John A. Cocklereece, Jr., Appointed To Board Of Trustees of Forsyth Tech Community College

Winston-Salem/Charlotte, NC, (August 4, 2015) -- John A. Cocklereece, Jr., an attorney and director in the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA, has been appointed to a four-year term as a member of Board of Trustees of Forsyth Technical Community College by North Carolina governor Patrick McCrory. Cocklereece, a native of Greensboro, has been practicing law in Winston-Salem for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of the Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA), earning his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in 1976 and his J. D. degree magna cum laude in 1979.

Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA Walter W. (Wrennie) Pitt, Jr., Appointed to North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, Inc. Endowment Committee

Winston-Salem/Charlotte, NC, (July 15, 2015) – Walter W. (Wrennie) Pitt, Jr., attorney and director of the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA, has been appointed to the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation’s (NCBA) Endowment Committee. The NCBA’s Endowment Committee serves the Association’s members, the legal profession and the public through the evaluation of grant requests made to the NCBA Endowment Fund Board of Directors and overseeing the implementation of approved grants to ensure effective use of funds and the successful completion of grant projects.

Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA Attorney and Director Alan M. Ruley Elected To The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

Winston-Salem/Charlotte, NC, (June 2015) – Alan M. Ruley, attorney and director of the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt, PA, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA). The association, established in 1977, serves as a resource for educational opportunities, information exchanges and networking for nearly 1,000 North Carolina civil defense litigators.