The law firm of Coward, Hicks & Siler, PA, has been proudly selected to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers in America “2016 Best Law Firms” in the area of Family Law.

The 2016 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan-based practice areas. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings, now in its sixth consecutive year. For a concise explanation of the methodology for inclusion in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” visit the Best Law Firms website at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/methodology.aspx.

Monty Beck is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Legal Specialist serving clients in western North Carolina. Limiting his practice to the narrow, specialized issues surrounding marriage and families, Monty has long enjoyed the opportunity to guide people through divorce to new phases of their lives through practical training in creative problem solving and long-term planning. He has an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Lawyer from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named to North Carolina Super Lawyers™ since 2014. Mr. Beck’s inaugural appearance on Best Lawyers in America© was in 2015. He has been practicing law for more than 30 years.

Established in Sylva in 1951, Coward, Hicks and Siler, P.A. is one of the most broadly-respected firms in Western North Carolina, offering the talents of seven attorneys in four locations: Sylva, Cashiers, Franklin, and Asheville. Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. is a general practice and litigation firm, focusing on family law, real estate, eminent domain, estate planning and administration, corporate law, personal injury and Indian law.