Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 33 attorneys for inclusion in The 2023 Best Lawyers in America©, including five attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and eight attorneys as “Ones to Watch.”
The following have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas in the Greenville metro area:
Frank T. Davis III – Economic Development Law
J. Ben Alexander – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Litigation – ERISA
Margaret R. Scoopmire – Real Estate Law
Reid T. Sherard – Family Law
The following attorneys are listed in The 2023 Best Lawyers in America© for these specific practice areas:
J. Ben Alexander – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Thomas H. Coker, Jr. – Litigation – Construction
W. David Conner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Frank T. Davis III – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Economic Development Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Christine Gantt-Sorenson – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Bryan F. Hickey – Litigation – Intellectual Property
H. Sam Mabry III – 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. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
J.W. Matthews III – Commercial Litigation
Charles E. McDonald, Jr. – Real Estate Law
Moffatt G. McDonald – Litigation – Environmental
Kathleen C. McKinney – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
Arthur F. McLean III – Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Boyd B. Nicholson, Jr. – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Sally McMillan Purnell – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Insurance Law; Litigation – ERISA
Margaret R. Scoopmire – Real Estate Law
Reid T. Sherard – Family Law
Joshua Spencer – Litigation – Construction
Sarah Spruill – Commercial Litigation
Garrett D. Steck – Immigration Law
Seth R. Swan – Real Estate Law
Matthew P. Utecht – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Knox H. White – Immigration Law
Lawyers earlier in their careers are recognized as “Ones to Watch” for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. The following attorneys have been recognized as “Ones to Watch”:
J. Patrick Bradley* – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction
Tyler K. Gilliam – Tax Law
Cameodiamond Joseph – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Jonathan Klett – Litigation – Construction; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
J. Philip Land – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jordan W. Peeler – Family Law
Demetrius Pyburn* – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Meghan G. Riordan – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
For a full list of HSB attorneys recognized in The 2023 Best Lawyers in America©, visit our website, www.hsblawfirm.com/news.
* Lawyers who are listed for the first time
About Best Lawyers
Recognition in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. More information on the methodology process may be found online at https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.
About Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd provides business, litigation and financial legal services to local, national and international clients. With a history dating back to 1887, it is one of the largest law firms in South Carolina with more than 110 attorneys. The firm has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence and Greenville, South Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, visit www.hsblawfirm.com.
