PERSONAL INJURY
DANA H. HOFFMAN
JOHN ALAN JONES
SHAREHOLDER, YOUNG MOORE LAW
FOUNDING MEMBER AND MANAGING PARTNER, MARTIN & JONES | RALEIGH
RALEIGH Dana Hoffman found her life’s passion in law school, and when the time came for her to choose a practice area, she decided to play to her strengths, and one of them is empathy. “Empathy is so important in the personal injury arena – including empathy for the other party and what they’ve gone through,” she says. “I hope that being empathetic throughout the process leads to a more positive experience for everyone.” Hoffman, a shareholder and litigation team member at Young Moore and Henderson since 1990, she is an adviser and defender of the transportation, long term care and electric industries. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and earned her law degree from Wake Forest University. She is active in a variety of professional organizations and is a past president of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) where she served a total of 10 years on its board of directors. She is a regular speaker at conferences and is author of numerous articles in newsletters, blogs, magazine articles and scholarly publications.
injury practice. “You can best represent your clients if those on the defense side, including both insurance adjusters and defense attorneys, know you can be trusted,” he says. Jones, founding member and managing partner at Martin & Jones of Raleigh might have followed an opportunity to practice corporate law and insurance liability defense in Atlanta, but he ultimately chose a different path. After earning both his bachelor’s degree and law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, he decided to stay close to home and focus on representing workers with occupational diseases caused by toxic chemicals and cotton dust. Jones has expanded his practice to include defective pharmaceuticals and harmful medical devices and enjoys helping clients who have suffered life-changing circumstances. “My greatest reward is the profound, positive impact I have on my clients’ lives and their expressions of gratitude are priceless,” he says.
LISA LANIER
LAUREN R. MCANDREW
PRESIDENT AND CEO, LANIER LAW GROUP | DURHAM, N.C.
PARTNER, BLANCHARD, MILLER, LEWIS & ISLEY | RALEIGH
Lisa Lanier found her passion for helping people with all types of injury claims early on. After graduating from law school, she worked as an associate for a large Triangle law firm for several years, where she practiced insurance defense. In 1995, she opened her own practice in Durham and began her career representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases. Since then, Lanier Law Group has grown to 10 offices across North Carolina. Born in High Point, Lanier earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. With a passion for helping veterans and people experiencing homelessness, Lanier and her firm engage in weekly outreach to homeless centers all over the state to help people identify benefits and services they may be entitled to. She also donates and serves meals to large gatherings of people at shelters throughout the state. Lanier serves on the Regional Advisory Board for BB&T Bank and the is on the Board of Trustees for both Duke School and Art for Hospice.
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For John Alan Jones, honesty and trust are essential to establishing a successful personal
Lauren McAndrew has spent her entire career as a litigation attorney with Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley, a Raleigh law firm. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, having tried cases to verdict in North Carolina Superior Courts. Growing up in Winterville, McAndrew has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, public relations and a minor in history, graduating cum laude. She earned her law degree from Campbell University in 2012. After graduating from law school, McAndrew received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award, the Robert A. Jenkins Award, and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a national honorary organization that recognizes graduating law students who have excelled in advocacy. In addition to her law practice, McAndrew coaches several mock trial teams at Campbell Law School, preparing second and third year law school students to compete in trial competitions across the country.
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