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Gum, Hillier & McCroskey Partners Honored in the 2016 Legal Elite

2012 GHM Firm ImageWe are proud to announce that Howard Gum, David Hillier, and Patrick McCroskey have been selected to Business North Carolina Magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite in the following categories:

Howard L. Gum – Family Law Section
David R. Hillier – Bankruptcy Law Section
Patrick S. McCroskey – Family Law Section

Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite is a listing of the state’s top lawyers categorized by practice area chosen through a balloting process which includes all lawyers living in North Carolina. First published in 2002, Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite is the only award of its type that gives every active lawyer in the state the opportunity to participate. The ballot asks lawyers to nominate the best lawyer with whom they worked and observed firsthand in each of the categories listed in the Legal Elite. The lawyer who receives the most votes in a category becomes a member of Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite is published in January each year.

Howard Gum is a North Carolina Board Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practicing law since 1976, Howard has extensive experience representing divorcing spouses from all walks of life. He focuses his practice exclusively on matters involving issues of marriage and divorce with clients throughout western North Carolina. Howard has consistently been recognized through peer review in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Super Lawyers, and holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

David Hillier is a North Carolina Board Certified Legal Specialist in Bankruptcy Law serving clients throughout Western North Carolina. Dave has consistently been recognized through peer review in the Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America, North Carolina Super Lawyers, and holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Dave has been practicing law in Asheville for over 35 years.

Patrick McCroskey is a North Carolina Board Legal Specialist in Family Law and Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Patrick has consistently been recognized through peer review in the Legal Elite, Best Lawyers in America, North Carolina Super Lawyers, and holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Patrick has been practicing family law in Asheville for more than 20 years.

Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, P.A. is an Asheville-based family and bankruptcy law firm servicing clients in western North Carolina. The firm helps individuals and families create lasting resolutions to marital conflict and financial crisis. The partners in the firm are North Carolina Board Certified Legal Specialists in their respective fields of family and bankruptcy law, and are mediators and arbitrators.

This article is for information purposes only and is not to be considered or substituted as legal advice. The information in this article is based on North Carolina state laws in effect at the time of posting.