RALEIGH, NC, February 25, 2009 – Ritchie W. Taylor, a shareholder at Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A., has been elected to the North Carolina Bar Association Business Law Section Council.  He will serve a three year term, from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012.  Ritchie concentrates his practice in the areas of franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, and business law.  He is the only North Carolina attorney to be designated a Certified Franchise Executive and is the founding Chair of the Business Law Section’s Franchise Committee.

About Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A.

Since 1954, Manning Fulton has worked with clients to build their futures. The firm partners with clients to structure their businesses, defend their interests and protect their wealth.  The firm’s clients include the largest privately-held company in North Carolina, as well as large public and private real-estate companies, REITs, franchisors, insurance companies, manufacturers and numerous other businesses. The firm is recognized by Chambers USA as one of “North Carolina’s Leading Law Firms” and has six lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2009, fourteen lawyers listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers (2009), and eight lawyers selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite 2009.