Firm's Attorneys Lead SC in The Best Lawyers in America

On July 29, the oldest and most respected peer-review referral guide to legal excellence in the United States announced online that Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has more listed lawyers than any other South Carolina firm in 15 practice areas. The list includes a gain of 13 new lawyers over the past year, with seven lawyers named to the “Bet-the-Company” category.

Anne S. Ellefson, the firm’s managing director said, “Being acknowledged by our peers, who consider our legal representation deserving of these distinctions, is a very special honor for Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. Having nearly 60% of our shareholders named to this list shows the strength and depth of our legal experience in meeting our clients’ needs in a variety of practice areas, and in working effectively with opposing counsel and other legal colleagues.”

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd received the following statewide rankings:
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Antitrust Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Appellate Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Construction Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Corporate Law with 9 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Health Care Law with 4 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Medical Malpractice Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Non-Profit/Charities Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Professional Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Project Finance Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Public Finance Law with 7 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Real Estate Law with 6 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Tax Law with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Trusts and Estates with 4 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Alternative Dispute Resolution with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Construction Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Medical Malpractice Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Public Finance Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Antitrust Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Appellate Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Corporate Law with 6 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Insurance Law with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Non-Profit/Charities Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Project Finance Law with 1 attorney.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Public Finance Law with 2 attorneys. (*)
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Real Estate Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Tax Law with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Florence, SC in Trusts and Estates with 1 attorney. (*)
Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Health Care Law with 3 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Medical Malpractice Law with 4 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Personal Injury Litigation with 5 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Professional Malpractice Law with 2 attorneys.
Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Public Finance Law with 3 attorneys.

(*) Denotes tie with 1 or more other firm(s).

Considered by their peers as “outstanding attorneys” in the various categories are the following:

CHARLESTON OFFICE
Charlton deSaussure, Jr. – Public Finance Law
Thomas C. Hildebrand, Jr. - Construction Law
Marvin D. Infinger – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Maritime Law
Michael D. Jones – Corporate Law
Julie O. Medich – Corporate Law
Bachman S. Smith III – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Todd W. Smyth – Medical Malpractice law
David M. Swanson – Real Estate Law
Elizabeth T. Thomas – Health Care Law
John Paul Trouche – Public Finance Law

COLUMBIA OFFICE 
William C. Boyd – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
John C. Bruton, Jr. – Insurance Law
Joseph D. Clark – Corporate Law; Securities Law
Suzanne Hulst Clawson – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law
Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
J. Donald Dial, Jr. – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
Randolph B. Epting – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Manton M. Grier – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
Theodore J. Hopkins, Jr. – Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
George S. King, Jr. – Banking Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law
Edward G. Kluiters – Project Finance Law
Robert Y. Knowlton – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Steve A. Matthews – Appellate Law
John B. McArthur – Real Estate Law
Stanley H. McGuffin – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Stephen F. McKinney – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Martin C. McWilliams, Jr. – Corporate Law
Hamilton Osborne, Jr. – Appellate Law
William H. Short, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
John K. Van Duys – Public Finance Law
Benton D. Williamson – Real Estate Law

FLORENCE
John R. Chase – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

GREENVILLE
J. Ben Alexander – Medical Malpractice Law; Professional Malpractice Law
Thomas H. Coker, Jr. – Construction Law
Anne S. Ellefson – Real Estate Law
Robert S. Galloway III – Public Finance Law
Ellis M. Johnston II – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
H. Sam Mabry III – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
W. Francis Marion, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
Charles E. McDonald, Jr. – Real Estate Law
Moffatt G. McDonald – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
Kathleen Crum McKinney – Public Finance Law
Arthur F. McLean III – Employee Benefits Law; Trusts and Estates
G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation
Sarah M. Purnell – Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
E. Tyler Smith – Public Finance Law
Matthew P. Utecht – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation
Andrew J. White, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Corporate Law
Stephen P. Williams – Health Care Law

Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best Lawyers, says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for 26 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of recognition in the legal profession.”