Chambers USA Lists Dan McLamb as a Top Litigator in North Carolina

Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., a Raleigh, North Carolina-based litigation firm, announces today that founding partner Dan McLamb continues his Band 1 ranking by Chambers and Partners U.S.A. for 2013. McLamb first earned this honor in 2007.

McLamb received Band 1 recognition in the Litigation: Healthcare and Medical Malpractice category for North Carolina. In addition to representing healthcare professionals and organizations throughout the state in claims of malpractice, McLamb handles business disputes and complex litigation including professional liability defense, catastrophic damages claims and commercial liability disputes.

Since 1990, Chambers and Partners has published a series of geographic-based guides to the legal profession. To create the guides, more than 130 full-time researchers conduct interviews with lawyers and their clients to identify and rank the world’s best lawyers based on technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery and the value for the money. The lawyers are then ranked in bands from 1-6, with Band 1 being the best. The qualities on which ranking is assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.

In addition to Band 1 recognition by Chambers and Partners U.S.A, McLamb has been recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers since 2007, attaining status as the top point recipient of all North Carolina attorneys in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013. He has been included in the Best Lawyers In America ranking since 1995, earning Lawyer of the Year recognition in 2010, 2012 and 2013. McLamb was also inducted into the Legal Elite “Hall of Fame” in 2007, after being recognized as a Legal Elite litigator by Business North Carolina magazine every year since 2001.

About Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P.:
Formed in 1983, the firm’s attorneys are characterized by excellence and integrity, tenacity in defense of their clients’ interests, as well as civility and professionalism in the practice of law. With 30 attorneys on staff, the firm represents businesses, professionals and insurance companies in lawsuits with a focus on: