84 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

The following attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas:

CHARLESTON METRO AREA

• Jeremy L. Cook – Public Finance Law
• James H. Suddeth III – Real Estate Law

• James Y. Becker – Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Mary Caskey – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• William R. Johnson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Costa M. Pleicones – Appellate Practice

• W. David Conner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• W. Francis Marion, Jr. – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kathleen C. McKinney – Public Finance Law
• Sally McMillan Purnell – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Insurance Law

The following attorneys are listed in The 2024 Best Lawyers in America© for these specific practice areas:

CHARLESTON

• J. Marshall Allen – Health Care Law
• Scott Y. Barnes – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
• John R. Chase – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Carol L. Clark* – Public Finance Law
• Jeremy L. Cook – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
• Stephen E. Darling – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Charlton deSaussure, Jr. – Public Finance Law
• Carter Deupree* – Real Estate Law
• David C. Humphreys III – Real Estate Law
• Stafford J. McQuillin III – Commercial Litigation
• Wm. Howell Morrison – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• James H. Suddeth III – Real Estate Law
• David M. Swanson – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• H. Clayton Walker, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Adam N. Yount – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• A. Parker Barnes III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
• James Y. Becker – Consumer Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Elizabeth H. Black – Commercial Litigation
• John P. Boyd* – Environmental Law
• William C. Boyd – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• John C. Bruton, Jr. – Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Mary Caskey – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Consumer Law
• Joseph D. Clark – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Suzanne H. Clawson – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• J. Donald Dial, Jr. – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Clarke W. DuBose – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
• L. Foster Girard – Corporate Law
• William R. Johnson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Economic Development Law; Tax Law
• Robert Y. Knowlton – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
• Steve A. Matthews – Appellate Practice
• John B. McArthur – Real Estate Law
• Stanley H. McGuffin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Gary W. Morris – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Costa M. Pleicones – Appellate Practice; Mediation
• Roopal S. Ruparelia – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Benton D. Williamson – Real Estate Law

• Pierce T. MacLennan – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management
• John M. Scott III – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Benjamin T. Zeigler – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law

• 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 – Employment Law – Management; 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
• 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
• Kenneth N. Shaw* – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• 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

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”:

CHARLESTON

• Guy M. Dabbs IV – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• Bryan J. Kitz – Real Estate Law
• E. Sterling Moose – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Jane Bouch Stoney – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

• Kaitlin T. Beck – Corporate Law
• Tyra S. McBride – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Kathleen M. Muthig – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Ronald T. Scott – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law

• Charles E. Ipock – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Municipal Law

• J. Patrick Bradley – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants  
• Tyler K. Gilliam – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Cameodiamond Joseph – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jonathan Klett – Commercial Litigation; 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
• Suyash Raiborde* – Construction Law
• Meghan G. Riordan – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Mackenzie C. Ruroede* – Family Law

* 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 www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.