Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that twenty-six attorneys have been listed in the 2020 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®, including eight attorneys who were named as “Rising Stars.”
Selection for Super Lawyers is based on a patented multiphase process, including peer nominations and evaluations along with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on twelve indicators of professional achievement and peer recognition. Those selected for the Super Lawyers list are among the top 5% of attorneys in the state.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized in the 2020 lists are:
CHARLESTON
Scott Y. Barnes: Tax
Amy Foster Bower: Personal Injury – General: Defense (Rising Star)
Stephen E. Darling: Personal Injury – Products: Defense
Pierce T. MacLennan: Employment & Labor (Rising Star)
Stafford J. (Mac) McQuillin III: Business Litigation (Rising Star)
David M. Swanson: Real Estate
John H. Tiller: Personal Injury – Products: Defense
COLUMBIA
A. Parker Barnes III: Real Estate
James Y. Becker: Business Litigation
Elizabeth H. Black: Business Litigation (Rising Star)
Mary M. Caskey: Creditor Debtor Rights (Rising Star)
J. Donald Dial, Jr.: Tax
Manton M. Grier: Business Litigation
George S. King, Jr.: Securities & Corporate Finance
Robert Y. Knowlton: Business Litigation
Steve A. Matthews: Appellate
Stanley H. McGuffin: Bankruptcy: Business
Hamilton Osborne, Jr.: Business Litigation
Benton D. Williamson: Real Estate
GREENVILLE
J. Ben Alexander: Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense
H. Sam Mabry III: Business Litigation
Denny P. Major: Business Litigation (Rising Star)
Moffatt G. McDonald: Personal Injury – General: Defense
Kathleen Crum McKinney: Government Finance
Joshua D. Spencer: Construction Litigation (Rising Star)
Kimberly Witherspoon: Government Finance (Rising Star)
About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. Rising Stars must be under 40 years old or have less than ten years of legal experience. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.