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Telephone number spoofing scam affects NC citizens and law firms

June 16, 2016

We have been warned by North Carolina Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of a new scam affecting citizens of North Carolina. In this new scam, the caller purports to represent a law firm collecting a debt. The caller threatens the citizen with arrest if the debt isn’t paid via credit card during the phone call. The phone call has been reported to go like this: “I am with [law firm] calling to collect a debt. If…

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Partners Selected to 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers

January 21, 2016

We are pleased to announce that partners Howard L. Gum, David R. Hillier, and Patrick S. McCroskey have been selected to the 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers list, published annually in Super Lawyers Magazine. Super Lawyers is a research-driven and peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have achieved a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using their patented multiphase selection process. Third party research is combined with peer…

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Gum, Hillier & McCroskey Partners Honored in the 2016 Legal Elite

January 18, 2016

We are proud to announce that Howard Gum, David Hillier, and Patrick McCroskey have been selected to Business North Carolina Magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite in the following categories: Howard L. Gum – Family Law Section David R. Hillier – Bankruptcy Law Section Patrick S. McCroskey – Family Law Section Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite is a listing of the state’s top lawyers categorized by practice area chosen through a balloting process which includes all lawyers…

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Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, PA ranked in 2016 “Best Law Firms”

November 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are pleased to announce the firm has been ranked in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in the following areas: Metropolitan Awards Tier 1, Asheville, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Tier 1, Asheville, Family Law Firms selected to the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a…

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Gum, Hillier & McCroskey Partners included in Best Lawyers in America 2016

August 17, 2015

We are proud to announce that partners Howard L. Gum, David R. Hillier, and Patrick S. McCroskey have been included in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America©. Howard Gum has been included in the list since 1993 and was named Asheville’s Lawyer of the Year in Family Law in 2014. Patrick McCroskey has been included in the Family Law Section of the list since 2007 and was named Asheville’s Family Law Lawyer of…

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