Raleigh, N.C. (August 18, 2022) – Smith Debnam today announced the eleven Smith Debnam attorneys named in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America. Best Lawyers® in America is one of the most respected attorney peer-review publications in the legal profession.
Smith Debnam congratulates the following attorneys for their recognition in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America:
Byron L. Saintsing – Banking and Finance Law – Saintsing is a senior partner at Smith Debnam and leads the firm’s construction law practice. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2016.
Franklin Drake – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Drake is a nationally recognized speaker on financial services regulation and compliance-related matters, with over four decades of experience. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2016.
Ronald Jones – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation – Jones is a partner at Smith Debnam’s Charleston, South Carolina office and a certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2008 and was named 2023 Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers® in America.
Bettie Kelley Sousa – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law/Corporate Law – Sousa has been practicing law with Smith Debnam since becoming licensed in 1981. She has appeared in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels, including bankruptcy courts. Sousa has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2018.
Thurston Debnam, Jr. – Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law – Debnam is one of the firm’s founding partners and has more than 45 years of experience in commercial planning and business litigation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2014.
Alicia Jurney – Family Law – Jurney is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar and serves as a collaborative attorney with the Integrated Accountability and Collaborative Transparency Program (IACT). She has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2016.
Lynn W. McNally – Family Law – McNally is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar and Certified Family Financial Settlement Mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2016.
John W. Narron – Family Law – Narron is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar and has been practicing law in North Carolina since 1977. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2007.
Rose H. Stout – Family Law – Stout has been a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the North Carolina State Bar since 1991, with extensive trial experience in family court. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2007.
Connie E. Carrigan – Labor Law Management – Carrigan is a partner in the firm with a practice concentration in assisting clients with issues regarding employment law, business advice and litigation, construction law, equipment leasing, and creditor bankruptcy. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2022.
Jeff D. Rogers – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law – Rogers has 34 years of experience representing creditors, lenders, and businesses of all sizes on matters of foreclosure, bankruptcy, and collections. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers® in America since 2018.
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers publishes The Best Lawyers® in America by geographic region and practice area, recognizing lawyers for excellence based on an exhaustive peer-review survey consisting of 50,000 attorneys voting across the United States.
About Smith Debnam
Founded in 1972, Smith Debnam is a leading, multi-practice regional law firm for institutions and private individuals who value a responsible and caring approach from an accomplished team of experienced legal professionals. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a regional office in Charleston, South Carolina, the firm represents clients in Banking, Financial Services, Equipment Leasing, Construction, Mortgage Servicing, Manufacturing, and Professional Services industries. In addition, Smith Debnam has extensive experience in state and federal courts across a diverse list of practice areas, including Business Litigation, Commercial Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Foreclosures, Creditor Representation, Consumer Collections, Commercial Real Estate, Construction Law, Employment Law, Equipment Leasing & Finance, and Family Law.
