Top Asheville attorneys are leaving law firms to join new local office of Ward and Smith

Apparently some well known Asheville attorneys have announced that they’re jumping ship to join the Asheville office of Ward and Smith, a firm founded in New Bern. More:

Ward and Smith, P.A. is the successor to a practice founded in New Bern, North Carolina in 1895. Our Firm serves clients locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally from offices in Asheville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington.

The Firm is committed to quality and responsiveness and to building and maintaining a relationship with every client. We understand that each client’s needs are unique. We strive to learn about those needs and to deliver a product tailored to meet them. When needed, we form teams of knowledgeable professionals, from within the Firm, from outside the Firm, and from related disciplines, to develop strategies to help our clients prepare for future challenges and overcome current obstacles.

The quality and responsiveness of our representation are reflected in our consistently receiving the highest ratings available by the most recognized legal rating authorities. We are proud of these accomplishments and recognize that we could not have achieved them without our clients.

Our organizational structure reflects our clients’ needs. We maintain practice groups for quality assurance, efficiency, and specialized client needs. Attorneys in each group, in addition to their general legal training, focus their individual practices in one or more specific fields.