How Big Thinking Led to a Smaller Firm
Our philosophy is simple – simple is our philosophy.
Wall Esleeck Babcock is a boutique business firm composed mostly of senior attorneys with extensive experience gained from practicing their areas of expertise at large firms. We’re here because we believe in the idea of removing the layers between ourselves and our clients.
Big Law relies on a pyramid – with a few partners directing the work of many associates with less experience. Ours is a different model – our pyramid is inverted. We offer the experience of Big Law, but with the convenience and accessibility of a smaller firm.
Meet Our Team
Regan Adamson Associate
Regan K. Adamson has joined the law firm of Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP as an associate. Adamson is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law. While at Wake Forest, Regan was on the Scholastic Honors List and received CALI Awards in contracts, litigation drafting, business drafting and corporate taxation.
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John Babcock Partner
John has extensive experience in corporate, tax and securities law matters, mergers and acquisitions and commercial business transactions. John represents clients regarding all aspects of entity formation, debt and private equity financing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial business transactions.
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Mike Drye Partner
Mike is a partner at Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP. His practice focuses on business transactions, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract matters and general corporate law. Prior to joining Wall Esleeck Babcock, he was a partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC in Winston-Salem.
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Robert Esleeck Partner
Robert is a former partner with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in Winston-Salem. He joined the predecessor firm of Kilpatrick Stockton in 1979 as an associate, became a partner six years later, and practiced with the firm for an additional sixteen years.
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Linda McCarty Partner
A native of Sweden, Linda enhances Wall Esleeck Babcock’s capabilities in the areas of taxation and corporate law, particularly at the international level. She represents both foreign and domestic clients in a wide variety of corporate, tax and commercial matters.
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Jim Wall Partner
Jim is a 1986 graduate of the College of William and Mary, where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, the national business honor society. He is a 1989 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Karen Wilson Partner
Karen is a partner at Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration, corporate and tax law. She also is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Wall Esleeck Babcock, Karen was a partner at Robinson & Lawing LLP in Winston-Salem.
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Matt York Partner
G. Mattern (Matt) York is a partner at Wall Esleeck Babcock LLP where he focuses his practice on commercial real estate. Matt has been recognized as a member of the “Legal Elite” in Real Estate by Business North Carolina magazine (2005) and has been a guest lecturer on real estate law at the Kenan-Flagler Business School Real Estate Program.
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