Brooks Pierce

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is a North Carolina business law firm serving businesses, government bodies, nonprofit institutions, trade associations and individuals on regional, national and international matters.

The firm takes a non-departmental approach that is unusual among larger firms: attorneys work across several practice areas and teams are assembled per matter. Services span corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, financial services and banking, real estate, construction and development, economic development, regulatory and administrative matters, government relations and public policy, employment and labor, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates, mediation and arbitration, and complex business litigation including the North Carolina Business Court.

Brooks Pierce describes a 128-year legacy in North Carolina and has offices in Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington and a newly opened Charlotte office. It reports 123 attorneys, 73 recognised in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 guide and 44 named to Business North Carolina's 2026 Legal Elite and Hall of Fame, with 26 attorneys and 12 practice areas ranked in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. The firm is the North Carolina member of Geneva Group International (GGI) and a member of the Global Alliance of Independent Professional Firms.

Land use work appears on the site under broader construction and development, economic development and regulatory headings rather than as a standalone practice, so confirm with the firm which attorneys handle rezonings and subdivision approvals in the county where the property sits.