65 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

The following attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas:

CHARLESTON

• David M. Swanson – Litigation – Real Estate
• John R. Chase – Trusts and Estates

COLUMBIA

• John B. McArthur – Real Estate Law
• Stanley H. McGuffin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Steve A. Matthews – Appellate Practice

GREENVILLE

• Arthur F. McLean III – Litigation – ERISA
• Boyd B. Nicholson, Jr. – Litigation – Construction
• H. Sam Mabry III – Litigation – Real Estate
• J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Insurance Law
• W. Francis Marion, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

The following attorneys are listed in The 2020 Best Lawyers in America© for the specific practice areas:

CHARLESTON

• Scott Y. Barnes (1993) – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
• John R. Chase (2005) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Jeremy L. Cook (*) – Public Finance Law
• Stephen E. Darling (2011) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Charlton deSaussure, Jr. (2005) – Public Finance Law
• Stafford J. McQuillin III (*) – Commercial Litigation
• Julie O. Medich (2009) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Wm. Howell Morrison (2015) – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• James H. Suddeth III (2013) – Real Estate Law
• David M. Swanson (2009) – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• John H. Tiller (2011) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John Paul Trouche (2003) – Public Finance Law

COLUMBIA

• A. Parker Barnes III (2019) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
• James Y. Becker (2012) – Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Elizabeth H. Black (2019) – Commercial Litigation
• William C. Boyd (1993) – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• John C. Bruton, Jr. (2010) – Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Mary Caskey (2019) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Consumer Law
• Joseph D. Clark (2009) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Suzanne H. Clawson (2008) – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Frank W. Cureton (2005) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• J. Donald Dial, Jr. (1983) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Clarke W. DuBose (2011) – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Theodore B. DuBose (2003) – Public Finance Law
• Randolph B. Epting (2005) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Thomas R. Gottshall (2011) – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Manton M. Grier (2003) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• William R. Johnson (2013) – Economic Development Law; Tax Law
• George S. King, Jr. (1993) – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Robert Y. Knowlton (2010) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
• Steve A. Matthews (2010) – Appellate Practice
• John B. McArthur (2008) – Real Estate Law
• Stanley H. McGuffin (2005) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Gary W. Morris (2011) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Hamilton Osborne, Jr. (2010) – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Roopal S. Ruparelia (*) – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John K. Van Duys (2005) – Public Finance Law
• H. Clayton Walker (*) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Benton D. Williamson (2010) – Real Estate Law

FLORENCE

• John M. Scott III (2009) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Benjamin T. Zeigler (2012) – Economic Development Law

GREENVILLE

• J. Ben Alexander (2009) – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Thomas H. Coker, Jr. (2008) – Litigation – Construction
• W. David Conner (2012) – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Frank T. Davis III (2011) – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Economic Development Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Robert S. Galloway III (2003) – Public Finance Law
• Christine Gantt-Sorenson (2013) – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Ellis M. Johnston II (1995) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
• H. Sam Mabry III (2003) – Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christopher Major (*) – Commercial Litigation
• W. Francis Marion, Jr. (2003) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• J.W. Matthews III (2013) – Commercial Litigation
• Charles E. McDonald, Jr. (2008) – Real Estate Law
• Moffatt G. McDonald (2010) – Litigation – Environmental
• Kathleen C. McKinney (2003) – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
• Arthur F. McLean III (2010) – Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Boyd B. Nicholson, Jr. (2013) – Litigation – Construction
• Sarah McMillan Purnell (2008) – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• J. Derrick Quattlebaum (2011) – Insurance Law; Litigation – ERISA
• Margaret R. Scoopmire (2013) – Real Estate Law
• H. Donald Sellers (2011) – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Sarah Spruill (2019) – Commercial Litigation
• Seth R. Swan (2019) – Real Estate Law
• Matthew P. Utecht (2006) – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Knox H. White (2013) – Immigration Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time

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