Raleigh NC –  Manning Fulton attorney John B. McMillan was ranked the second-most effective lobbyist in North Carolina for 2007-08 in a survey by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.  The rankings are based on a survey of legislators, registered lobbyists and the capital news media.

With more than 35 years' experience representing clients before the N.C. General Assembly, McMillan's clients span a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, property and casualty insurance, brewers, real estate, museums and arts organizations. 

McMillan currently serves as President-Elect of the North Carolina State Bar and as Immediate Past President of the University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association.  He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars on land condemnation cases and professional ethics.

McMillan is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America©  for 2007 & 2008 in the areas of Government Relations Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law.  He was also named to Business North Carolina's Legal Elite in 2005 in the area of Litigation.  In addition, John is recognized in the 2006, 2007, & 2008 editions of North Carolina Super Lawyers in the area of General Litigation.