Nine Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Shareholders Named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers

The following lawyers from the firm have been named Best Lawyers' 2016 Lawyers of the Year:

CHARLESTON
David M. Swanson has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Charleston, SC Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year."

COLUMBIA
Randolph B. (Randy) Epting has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Columbia, SC Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Robert Y. (Bob) Knowlton has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Columbia, SC Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year.”
Stanley H. (Stan) McGuffin has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Columbia, SC Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year.”
Benton D. Williamson has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Columbia, SC Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Benjamin T. Zeigler has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Columbia, SC Economic Development Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

GREENVILLE
H. Sam Mabry III has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Greenville, SC Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year.”
Kathleen C. McKinney has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Greenville, SC Public Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Sarah M. (Sally) Purnell has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Greenville, SC Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.”

About “Lawyers of the Year” The Best Lawyers in America©
Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” by the The Best Lawyers in America© publication are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and more than 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."