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PHYLLIS “P.J.” LILE-KING.....................................................30
JOHN A. CHILSON................................................................28
R. BAILEY MELVIN................................................................31
JOHN R. EDWARDS..............................................................29
CHARLES G. MONNETT III.....................................................31
SUSAN T. FOUNTAIN.............................................................29
DAVID PISHKO......................................................................32
RACHEL A. FUERST..............................................................30
KAREN STILES.....................................................................32
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JOHN C. HENSLEY JR...........................................................30 HEALTHCARE JUDITH VINCENT-POPE.........................................................32 LUKE LARGESS....................................................................30
ROBERT E. ZAYTOUN............................................................32
JOHN BEYER
JOHN A. CHILSON
PARTNER AND GENERAL COUNSEL PARKER POE CHARLOTTE, N.C.
PARTNER COMERFORD CHILSON & MOSER WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
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John Beyer brings a unique perspective to his work in medical malpractice defense. “I come from a family of physicians,” he says. “My mother, father, brother and father-in-law were all physicians.” While Beyer had no interest in becoming a doctor, he was HEALTH CARE always interested in medicine and has always had a great respect for health care professionals. “When I started law school, it was always in the back of my mind that I'd be interested in representing and defending health care providers,” he says. Beyer is a partner and general counsel at Parker Poe in Charlotte, where he focuses his practice on professional negligence and product liability defense. “I believe the most important aspect of medical malpractice cases is the science behind the medicine,” he says. “A lawyer’s job is to fully understand the medicine and then explain it to a jury so they can make an informed decision about whether a case really involves any negligence on the part of a health care provider.” BUSINESS DEFENSE
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As a retired naval officer with 20 years of service on active duty and in the Navy Reserve in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, John Chilson has practiced criminal and administrative law and has had appellate advocacy experience throughout his career. And while he did not set out to practice medical malpractice law, his first trial sealed the deal. “My first trial after leaving the JAG Corps was a complex medical malpractice case that resulted in a plaintiff’s verdict,” he says. “It’s a specialized area of the law that fulfills a need for so many wonderful people, and I enjoy the challenge.” Today, he is a partner at Comerford Chilson & Moser in WinstonSalem. The knowledge that he guides his clients through a difficult time in their lives motivates him to go to work every day and do his best. “I embrace the responsibility of helping my clients, and I get satisfaction from helping them obtain accountability from those who have drastically changed their lives,” he says.
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