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January 18, 2021 (Charlotte, NC) — Mehta & McConnell, PLLC is proud to announce that Attorney Viral Mehta has been selected as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers® 2022 North Carolina list. 

Every year, Super Lawyers® invites attorneys around the country to nominate the top lawyers they’ve seen in action within their state.

For Rising Stars, the candidates must be under 40 years old or in practice for 10 years or less. 

While upwards of 5% of attorneys within a state make the Super Lawyers® list, only 2.5% are selected as Rising Stars.

The rigorous, comprehensive selection process helps Super Lawyers® list the most credible attorneys within their state.

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Viral Mehta

Viral Mehta is a Managing Attorney at Mehta & McConnell Injury Lawyers in Charlotte, NC, and one of fewer than 1% of North Carolina attorneys holding a North Carolina State Bar Board Certification in Workers’ Compensation law. He spent the first decade of his career defending employers and insurance companies in workers’ comp claims before switching sides to represent injured workers. A North Carolina Super Lawyer (2024, 2025) and five-time Rising Star, Viral was also a contributing author of the 2017 North Carolina Workers’ Compensation LexisNexis Practice Guide and is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a Superior Court mediator.