Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Adds Five Associate Attorneys
With the recent addition of five associate attorneys, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. now has 141 lawyers in its combined six office locations.
Charleston, SC Office
Charleston native Stafford J. (Mac) McQuillin III joined Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Charleston office as a litigator focusing on general defense litigation, with a concentration in premises liability, personal injury, products liability, and insurance coverage issues. Mac earned a J.D, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina (USC) in 2009, and a B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science also from USC in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and South Carolina Senator George E. (Chip) Campsen III. Mac is a member of The Defense Research Institute, Inc., South Carolina Bar, Charleston County Bar Association, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA), Charleston Lawyers Club, Torts/Insurance and Trial Appellate sections of the South Carolina Bar Association.
Columbia, SC Office
L. Foster Girard joined the Columbia office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd concentrating on corporate finance and commercial transactions. Foster's practice includes drafting and negotiating financing documents and commercial contracts as well as advising clients on general corporate matters, including choice of entity, entity formation, and governance documents. The Simpsonville, SC native earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2009, and his B.S. in Business Administration from The Citadel in 2006, where he received the coveted Mark W. Clark Honor Committee Award.
S. Ross Shealy is a litigator in the Columbia office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. He focuses his practice on general civil litigation matters, including defense of products liability, premises liability, professional negligence, insurance, and construction cases. A native of Cayce, SC, Ross received a B.S., in Economics from the United States Naval Academy in 1999. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina in 2009. He earned a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University in 2003, and did graduate studies at the University of South Carolina School of the Environment. Prior to joining the firm, Ross served as an Instructor of Naval Science at the University of South Carolina and as a Submarine Officer for the United States Navy for three years. He is also an active public speaker and political commentator.
Greenville Office
James Harvey Cleveland IV practices corporate, healthcare, and immigration law in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville, SC office. He received a J.D., cum laude, and an International Master of Business Administration (I.M.B.A.) from the University of South Carolina in 2009. A native of Greenville, SC, his undergraduate studies include a B.S., cum laude, in business economics from the University of South Carolina in 2004, and a semester abroad studying international politics, finance, and Maori society at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand. Prior to joining the firm, Cleveland interned at a tourism company in San Jose, Costa Rica, helping the company to expand into new markets.
Kimberly Witherspoon is the newest member of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s public finance practice in Greenville, SC. A native of New Zion, South Carolina, she earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2009, where she was a Law Center Scholar and member of the Federal Bar Association and William B. Bryant American Inn of Court. She was active in the Law Center’s Appellate Litigation Clinic and contributed to briefs submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. While in law school, Kimberly was an intern at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for Magistrate Judge Dianne Brenneman and Magistrate Judge Michael McCarthy. She also served as a law fellow for U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn. Following law school, she served as an intern to The Honorable R. Bryan Harwell, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, where she conducted research relating to social security and federal transportation law. Kimberly received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Furman University in 2006.
