77 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

Charlton deSaussure, Jr. – Public Finance Law

COLUMBIA METRO AREA

Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law
Robert Y. Knowlton – Litigation – Intellectual Property
William R. Johnson – Economic Development Law

GREENVILLE METRO AREA

Bryan F. Hickey – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Frank T. Davis III – Economic Development Law
H. Sam Mabry III – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
J. Ben Alexander – Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Litigation – ERISA
Margaret R. Scoopmire – Real Estate Law
Reid T. Sherard – Family Law

The following attorneys are listed in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America© for these specific practice areas:

CHARLESTON

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

COLUMBIA

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 M. 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
Joseph D. Dickey, Jr. – Education Law; Employment Law - Individuals
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
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

FLORENCE

John M. Scott III – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Benjamin T. Zeigler – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law

GREENVILLE

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; Litigation – Patent
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; Construction Law
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 – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Garrett D. Steck – Immigration Law
Seth R. Swan – Real Estate Law
Matthew P. Utecht – Health Care Law; 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

Sterling Moose Busbee – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
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
Jane Bouch Stoney – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

COLUMBIA

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

FLORENCE

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

GREENVILLE

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
Cameo Joseph-McCollum – 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
Demetrius Pyburn – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Suyash Raiborde – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
Mackenzie C. Ruroede – Family Law

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.