Atlanta firm Carter & Ansley has joined with North Carolina firm Smith Moore. Thirteen lawyers from Carter & Ansley will join Smith Moore’s Atlanta office, putting its numbers up to 23 in that office. Carter & Ansley’s main practice is representing life, health and disability insurance companies in litigation. The firm represents between 50 and 75 life insurance companies in Georgia and sometimes other states. Smith Moore’s Atlanta branch focuses on health law and litigation. The merger will allow the firms’ lawyers to develop the insurance litigation practice in North Carolina. Smith Moore now has 128 attorneys firmwide, and offices in Atlanta, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Charlotte.
Source: www.law.com