(Asheville, NC) – McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys Susan Strayhorn Barbour, Annika M. Brock, Sabrina Presnell Rockoff and Sarah Sparboe Thornburg have been named to the 2013 Business North Carolina magazine's Legal Elite list of the top lawyers in North Carolina. Barbour and Brock are named in the Real Estate category, Rockoff in the Employment category, and Thornburg in the Tax & Estate Planning category. The Legal Elite recognizes the best lawyers in the state in specific practice areas as voted by their peers, and only about 3% of the state’s attorneys are awarded the distinction.

McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is the oldest law firm in Asheville, North Carolina continuously in the practice of law since 1894. Since its inception, the firm has engaged in a general civil practice geared toward commerce and industry. McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. is committed to serving its clients' best interests with effective legal
services of the highest quality at a reasonable cost, while adhering to the highest ethical standards and contributing to the well-being of the community.