About Us
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Best Lawyers® in America
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. It has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the newly released U.S. edition, more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million...
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Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the...
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Business North Carolina's Legal Elite
Since 2002, Business North Carolina magazine has honored top lawyers across the state in their prestigious published list entitled Legal Elite . Every active attorney is mailed a ballot and asked to vote for the best lawyer in each business-related category. Read more...
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A History of Passion
On September 1, 1964, Harold Tharrington and Wade Smith, classmates at UNC-Chapel Hill, opened the doors of their new law firm. They welcomed any client who walked in, paying or not. They survived, soon prospered, and in the next few years they were joined by Wade's brother, Roger,...
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A Passion for People
Lawyers are known as a lot of things. Unfortunately, sensitive is rarely one of them. At Tharrington Smith, we see things a little differently because we don't see cases. We see people. And these people rely on our passionate expertise to help them through their toughest legal...
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A Passion for Law--Practice Areas
Tharrington Smith is a unique firm with an unusual array of practice areas. The best known of these are: Divorce and Family Law Education Law Criminal Defense Litigation The firm also regularly tackles a host of other matters, including: Administrative...
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A Passion for the Community
Tharrington Smith recognizes the importance of giving back to the community . While the firm routinely contributes to causes close to our hearts, such as Race for the Cure and the MS 150 Bike Ride, the firm's overall philanthropic focus lies in the arts and education. Long-time partner with...
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A Passion for the Arts
"Passionate -- ignited by her craft." Spoken of a great photographer; true as well of a great lawyer. WHY ART? For pleasure, yes. A break from the ordinary, yes. But as with many things of serious value, there is more -- an extra dimension that is the source of its...