Winston-Salem, N.C. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Member attorneys Rayford K. "Trip" Adams III and Jeffrey D. Patton were named to the 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list.

The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel. No more than 5 percent of a state’s lawyers are named to the Super Lawyers list. The methodology includes a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent research. More information can be found at www.superlawyers.com.

Adams has almost forty years of experience in all aspects of bankruptcy matters, representing creditors, lessors, committees, debtors, guarantors, and trustees in a variety of industries and issues. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

Patton is the Member in Charge of Spilman’s Winston-Salem office. His primary areas of practice are trial work and complex commercial litigation, labor and employment law, class actions, trademark and patent litigation, health care law, and banking and consumer protection litigation.

About Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service, super-regional law firm serving local, regional, national and international businesses. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Roanoke, Virginia.