MEMBERS OF FIRM
Robert L. McMillan (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, September 4, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1943); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1949). Phi Delta Phi. Prosecutor, Municipal Court, Raleigh, 1954-1957; First Recipient, Joseph Branch Professionalism Award presented by Wake County Bar Association, 1991. Member: Wake County (President, 1976) and North Carolina (Member, General Practice Hall of Fame, 1992) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Councillor, Tenth Judicial District, 1984-1992); Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers (President, 1974). [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1943-1946; 1951-1952]. Practice Areas: Criminal Law.
Stephen T. Smith (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, August 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: East Carolina University (A.B., with honors, 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1973). North Carolina Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: North Carolina State Bar (Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 1990-1996; Tenth Judicial District Grievance Committee, 1988-1990, Chairman, 1990); Wake County (President, 1992), North Carolina (Chairman, Criminal Justice Section, 1984-1985) and American (Member: Litigation Section; White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section) Bar Associations; Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers (President, 1979-1980); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. [Sgt., U.S. Army, Active Duty, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Trials; White Collar Criminal Defense; Antitrust; False Claim Act Litigation; State Election Law; Professional Discipline.Email: Stephen T. Smith
Duncan A. McMillan (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, August 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Law. Member: Wake County (Member, Executive Committee, 1981-1983; 1991-1992) and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Tenth Judicial District Grievance Committee, 1996-1999); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers (President, 1983). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Criminal Trials.Email: Duncan A. McMillan
William Webb Plyler (Member) born Wilson, North Carolina, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1978; J.D., 1982). Assistant District Attorney, Tenth Judicial District, 1982-1985. Member: Wake County (President, 2000), 10th Judicial District (President, 2000; Member, Tenth Judicial District Grievance Committee, 2003) and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Negligence; Products Liability; Torts.Email: William Webb Plyler