Formed in 1984, Dority & Manning is a full-service intellectual property law firm. Dority & Manning has grown to become a nationally recognized IP boutique with clients throughout the world. This growth stems from our commitment to maintaining the highest standard of client care, with an emphasis on providing client-focused, quality-driven services that allow our clients to succeed in an ever-changing, IP-based global marketplace. We provide a full-range of legal services that span across all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, and that cover almost every industry and technology area. To provide such comprehensive IP-based services, our strength is built upon the technical and legal expertise of our many professionals. At Dority & Manning, our attorneys and agents combine such technical and legal expertise with practical experience to help our clients fully protect and commercialize their intellectual property as well as safely navigate through an often crowded and competitive IP landscape. From start-up ventures to multinational, Fortune 100 corporations and from individuals to universities, Dority & Manning represents a diverse set of clients. We take pride in developing focused IP strategies that are tailored to meet the needs and expectations of each client, regardless of its size. This client-centric philosophy allows Dority & Manning to develop mutually beneficial, long-lasting relationships with each of our clients.

Chambers and Partners lists Gallivan White Boyd as a leading law firm in South Carolina. Founded more than seven decades ago, the firm has a multifaceted, diverse group of professionals in offices across the Carolinas. We are equipped to provide legal services to a wide range of clients in business and complex litigation, strategic risk assessment and corporate representation. Our goal is to support client success.

Founded in 1975, O’Neal is a full service, employee-owned EPC design & construction firm serving major corporate, institutional, and industrial clients worldwide. We provide comprehensive services including facility & strategic planning, preconstruction services, engineering and architectural design, program management and construction management through our offices in Greenville, SC, Allentown, PA, and Atlanta, GA. O’Neal has successfully delivered capital projects in the process chemical, food and beverage, manufacturing, pharmaceutical/biotech, nonwovens, packaging, and pulp and paper markets world-wide. O’Neal is in the Business of Project Delivery - integrating overall project planning, design, and construction to create cost-effective capital solutions. O’Neal specializes in complicated projects – projects that have complex processes and intricate design. Our professionals excel in solving the most complex challenges in project delivery. With all of our design and construction professionals in-house, our clients benefit from a true collaboration of disciplines. As an employee-owned company, O’Neal focuses on attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent to support our vision and contribute to our success. Our team members enjoy working at O’Neal because we offer challenging assignments with high-tech Fortune 500 clients, flexible work schedules, a positive team-building environment, and a comprehensive benefits package. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture is an architecture, advisory services, planning, and interior design firm recognized for our collaborative culture and innovative solutions. Our purpose is to create meaningful and lasting impact for the good of all. We practice throughout the Southeast with expertise in corporate, commercial, industrial, civic, community, healthcare, higher education and K-12 planning and design. Our studios are located in Asheville NC, Atlanta GA, Augusta GA, Charleston SC, Charlotte NC, Columbia SC, Greenville SC and Spartanburg SC.

Roberts & Stevens is a full-service law firm in Asheville, North Carolina. We serve regional and national clients in many varied industries. Our clientele includes large corporations, small businesses, family-owned companies, government entities and individuals. As one of the largest law firms in Western North Carolina, our size allows our attorneys to be responsive and sensitive to the economic and legal realities our clients face. The value we provide begins with the experience and knowledge of our dedicated lawyers. They have been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America, North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite and have the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Personal Service. Exceptional Results. Our Practice Areas include: Alternative Dispute Resolution | Appellate Law | Bankruptcy, Collections & Creditors’ Rights | Business Law | Civil Rights | Construction Law | Education Law | Environmental Law | Government & Public Policy | Health Care | Homeowners’ Associations | Hospitality & Tourism | Housing- Public & Affordable | Insurance Coverage & Defense | Labor & Employment | Land Condemnation & Eminent Domain | Land Conservation | Land Use & Zoning | Litigation | Manufacturers & Distributors | Medical Malpractice | Non-profit Organizations | Personal Injury & Wrongful Death | Products Liability | Professional Liability | Real Estate Law | Sports Law | Tax Law | Trucking Defense | Trusts & Estates

Willson Jones Carter & Baxley workers'​ compensation attorneys represent insurance carriers, employers, self-insured funds and TPAs in all types of workers'​ compensation claims. The firm has fifty-seven workers'​ compensation attorneys and handles workers'​ compensation matters in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Willson Jones Carter & Baxley litigation attorneys handle both general and specialized liability matters and litigation including personal injury, premises liability, automobile liability, trucking liability, governmental liability (including civil rights litigation), products liability, professional liability, medical malpractice, insurance coverage matters, bad faith litigation, commercial general liability matters and construction defect litigation. Our mediators provide mediation services in workers’ compensation and general liability matters in South Carolina and North Carolina. Eight firm attorneys are Certified Circuit Court Mediators in South Carolina, and two firm attorneys are MSC Certified Mediators in North Carolina.

NCEES (the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional licensure for engineers and surveyors. It develops, administers, and scores the examinations used for engineering and surveying licensure in the United States. It also facilitates professional mobility and promotes uniformity of the U.S. licensure processes through services for its member licensing boards and licensees. These services include the records program, study materials, credentials evaluations, exam administration, and more. The Council’s members are the engineering and surveying licensure boards from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Fresche is an IT consulting and development company. We are experts in strategy , design, development, modernization and transformation. We help build, integrate and support some of the most complex business-critical systems running today. We bridge the gap between old and new, giving our customers the digital capabilities they need today and for the future. We’ve helped companies such as Adidas, Volvo, Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD, fiserv, New Penn, JF Fabrics, Challenger, and many others change the way they scale business and better compete in todays digital world. Join our dynamic team today and help shape the future of technology.

The Van Winkle Law Firm is among the largest, most well-established and respected firms serving North Carolina residents and businesses. Since 1907, we have provided strategic legal counsel and services to meet clients’ personal, estate planning, commercial business and litigation needs. We dedicate ourselves to being more than legal representatives. We take the time to get to know our clients, understand their goals and develop strategies that often exceed their expectations – always helping them to navigate through challenges and identify opportunities where they may succeed. The confidence entrusted to us by our clients to represent them and share our best practices is a value we hold with highest esteem. With more than 35 lawyers in three offices, The Van Winkle Law Firm holds an equally significant appreciation for helping our professionals enhance their skills and deepen their knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries. This commitment to personal development extends outside our offices. Our professionals continue a long tradition of giving their time and leadership to civic and philanthropic organizations in the communities where we live and work, including: Our long tradition of community service extends to organizations that include: Asheville, Charlotte and Hendersonville Chambers of Commerce Asheville City Council Asheville Art Museum Big Brothers, Big Sisters Buncombe County Council on Aging Flat Rock Play House The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Habitat for Humanity Henderson County Council on Aging Literacy Council of Buncombe County MANNA Food Bank MemoryCare Mission Hospital Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) North Carolina Bar Foundation Pardee Hospital Pisgah Legal Services United Way

Applied Engineering is a 100% employee-owned engineering and technology company that was founded in Fargo, ND in 1986. We provide engineering and manufacturing consulting services, IT and custom programming services, and large format digital printing services. Applied combines talent and technology to offer custom solutions to fit our customer’s unique challenges. Since 1986, we have grown to over 130 employees. Our growth over the past 35 years has allowed us to open offices in more locations to better serve our customers. We are headquartered in Bismarck, ND, with additional offices in Fargo, ND; Brooklyn Park, MN; Sioux Falls, SD; and various remote locations. Over the years, we’ve been honored to receive various awards for our workplace culture, including; Best Place to Work award, and Top Place to Intern award from the ND Young Professionals Network, and have been selected as one of the Top 25 Best Large Companies to work for in the region by Prairie Business Magazine. If you'd like to learn more about our services and products or if you're interested in joining our team of employee-owners, we encourage you to join our LinkedIn network, become an Applied Facebook follower, or visit our website.

A&E Engineering, Inc. (A&E) is a systems integrator, focused on providing control technology solutions to facilitate clients with their operational goals. Services are the core of our business. The company opened its doors in 1995 and has expanded to two large offices in Concord, NC and Greer, SC (HQ). A turnkey provider of process and factory automation services, A&E services multiple industries through project management, control system integration, instrument and electrical design, programming, information management, on-site installation and commissioning. In addition, A&E has in-house panel fabrication capabilities. Our UL 508A-certified panel shop is staffed by long-term A&E employees, and can handle rapid panel prototyping and factory acceptance testing. A&E is a licensed professional engineering firm, general contractor and mechanical/electrical contractor in multiple states throughout the US.

Established in 1970, Merline & Meacham, P.A. is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Currently, the firm has eight attorneys, each of whom possess a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation. Several of the attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 and are Certified Specialists in the fields of Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Merline & Meacham, P.A. practices in the following areas of law: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Business Sales, Mergers and Acquisitions Contracts, Non-Compete Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Employment Agreements, Leases and Shareholder Agreements, Employee Benefits including ERISA, Qualified Retirement Plans and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans, Non-Profit Law and Tax-Exempt Organizations, Representation before the Internal Revenue Service and the South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation, Tax Litigation and Taxation * DISCLAIMER * This page contains information of general interest about Merline & Meacham, P.A. The contents on this page is made available by a lawyer/law firm or legal publisher and are not intended to be legal advice. The reader understands that using the information provided on this page does not constitute an attorney client relationship between the reader and the attorneys or law firm. Your review of these materials, therefore, is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney client relationship. Internet subscribers and on-line readers should not act upon the information contained on this page without seeking professional counsel in their jurisdiction. Merline & Meacham, P.A. assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this page. Please do not send us confidential information via e-mail without first obtaining permission to do so from one of our attorneys.