See 27 NCAC 1D, Sections .1700 through .2700.
Many lawyers limit their practices to certain areas of law.
See Rule 7.4 of the Revised Rules of Professional Conduct of the North Carolina State Bar. Certification of lawyers as specialists by an objective entity and according to objective criteria fulfills the mission of the State Bar to protect the public by providing relevant, truthful, and reliable information to consumers of legal services. Certification helps consumers to identify lawyers who have experience and skill in a certain area of practice. Certification also helps lawyers by encouraging them to improve their expertise in particular areas of practice and providing them with a legitimate way of informing the public and other lawyers of this expertise. The specialization program is administered by the Board of Legal Specialization, a standing committee of the State Bar that was created in 1985.