Awards

Raleigh, NC – August 20, 2026 – Tharrington Smith, LLP is pleased to announce that 22 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The firm is proud to have 18 attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and 4 attorneys named to Best Lawyers: Ones

Raleigh, N.C., February 19, 2026 – Tharrington Smith, LLP is proud to announce that 17 attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Fourteen attorneys were selected to the 2026 North Carolina Super Lawyers list, with three attorneys named 2026 North Carolina Rising Stars. Leading this year’s honors

Raleigh, N.C., January 8, 2026 – Each year, the Legal Elite distinction recognizes North Carolina attorneys who have earned the respect of their peers through professionalism, experience, and service to clients. We’re proud to share that eight attorneys at Tharrington Smith, LLP have been selected as part of the 2026 Legal Elite, a peer-voted honor

Raleigh, NC – November 7, 2025 – Tharrington Smith, LLP is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2026 Best Law Firms® list, earning accolades across 12 regional practice areas. This marks over 15 years of consecutive recognition, a testament to the firm’s ongoing commitment to excellence and the outstanding work of its attorneys and

Raleigh, NC – August 22, 2025 – Tharrington Smith, LLP is proud to announce that 26 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This year’s honorees include 20 attorneys named to Best Lawyers and 6 attorneys named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. We

For Immediate Release – Raleigh, NC, United States — Thursday, April 30, 2015 The Raleigh firm of Tharrington Smith LLP is proud to announce that one of its founding partners, Wade M. Smith, has been honored by the North Carolina Bar Association with the state’s highest professional legal award, the Judge John J. Parker Memorial

Raleigh, N.C., February 20, 2025 – Tharrington Smith, LLP is proud to announce that 18 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers selects only the top attorneys in the state, based on a patented, multi-phase process that includes peer nominations, independent research, and

Raleigh, N.C., November 3, 2022 — Tharrington Smith, LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as a “2023 Best Law Firm” by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in twelve practice areas, including Family Law, Education Law, and Criminal Defense: General Practice. The “Best Law Firms” list is

Tharrington Smith, LLP is thrilled to announce that Jonathan A. Blumberg was honored with the 2022 Ann L. Majestic Distinguished Service Award by the Education Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association on April 7, 2022. This prestigious award was established in 1990 to recognize outstanding leadership in the field of education law.  It

Raleigh, N.C., January 13, 2022 — Tharrington Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the inclusion of 15 attorneys on the 2022 North Carolina edition of Super Lawyers®. The list, released today, is generated annually and recognizes the top lawyers in over 70 practice areas in the state. This year’s list includes three tiers in the