Press Release: January 7, 2007
THREE HORACK TALLEY ATTORNEYS NAMED NORTH CAROLINA "LEGAL ELITE"
Charlotte, January 7, 2007: Three attorneys from the Charlotte-based law firm, Horack Talley, have been selected by their peers as among the North Carolina Business Magazine’s "Legal Elite." These attorneys are Robert S. Blair, Jr., who practices family law; Paul H. "Woody" Efird, III, who practices real estate law; and Cheryl D. Steele, who also practices real estate law.
Robert S. Blair, Jr., is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, a Certified Mediator for Equitable Distribution and other family financial cases. He has served as chairman on numerous committees through his affiliation with the Mecklenburg County Bar, and served three years on its Board of Directors. He is currently co-chair of the Mecklenburg County Family Law Section. Mr. Blair received his law degree from Wake Forest University.
Paul H. "Woody" Efird, III concentrates his practice in residential real estate transactions, and the representation of national relocation departments of local corporations. He has served on the North Carolina Bar Association Residential Real Property Task Force, and the Council of the North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section. Mr. Efird received his law degree from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Cheryl D. Steele concentrates her practice in commercial and residential development for office, retail, industrial, single-family and multi-family projects. She is a past president of CREW-Charlotte (Commercial Real Estate Women), and a member of the Urban Land Institute. Ms. Steele received her law degree from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Business North Carolina magazine annually recognizes the state’s Legal Elite in its January issue. The results are based on a survey sent to each of the nearly 18,000 members of the State Bar living in North Carolina. The January issue includes full results and profiles of the top performers. More than 600 lawyers, about 3% of the State Bar membership, received enough votes to be among the state’s Legal Elite.
Horack Talley, founded in 1932, is celebrating 75 years of providing focused legal services to businesses and individuals in the Carolinas. The firm concentrates on serving commercial and residential developers; permanent lenders; commercial creditors; the title insurance industry; home builders and governmental entities. Our practice groups include Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Litigation, Creditors’ Rights, Wealth Building-Estate Planning, and Family Law.
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