Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, recognized for its ‘in-depth knowledge’ of the law, represents clients across a wide range of industries in commercial disputes at trial and appellate courts at the state and federal levels. The firm merged with Arizona-based Lewis Roca in 2025, adding 50 litigators to its team and expanding its jurisdictional coverage. The practice is jointly led by Raleigh-based Lisa Rushton, who has longstanding environmental litigation experience, and Denver’s Douglas Tumminello, a trial lawyer who covers a wide range of commercial disputes, including class and mass actions, with extensive experience in Colorado and Wyoming as well as in private arbitrations.
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‘The firm brings an in-depth knowledge of the law, local politics and a deep understanding of the judicial system to ensure clients are well advised for what lies ahead in disputes. They don’t back down in the face of adversity. A truly professional outfit.’
‘Todd Carroll is a standout lawyer. Always available, humble, technically brilliant, fun to work alongside and able to stand firm despite litigation odds being stacked against him.’
Key clients
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC (“CSS”)
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
- United Automobile Insurance Company (UAIC)
- BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, Inc.
- Kone, Inc.
- Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International, Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (Japan), and Universal Peace Federation (collectively “Family Federation Clients”)
- Drake Cement
- Ridge Pinehurst, LLC
Practice head
Lisa Rushton; Douglas Tumminello
Other key lawyers
Todd Carroll; Dan Waite; Christopher Jorgensen; Cathy Hinger; Todd Conley