Sixty Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2011

Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, announced August 3, 2010, that 60 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition. The list includes a gain of 10 new lawyers over the past year, with seven lawyers named to the “Bet-the-Company” category.

Management Committee Member John H. Tiller said, “We are truly humbled and honored that our colleagues regard Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd lawyers with such respect and confidence in our capabilities. I don’t think there is a finer accolade in the practice of law.”

Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best Lawyers® says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for 28 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of recognition in the legal profession.”

The following attorneys were selected:

CHARLESTON
Stephen E. (Steve) Darling* – Product Liability Litigation
Charlton deSaussure, Jr. – Public Finance Law
Thomas C. (Tom) Hildebrand, Jr. - Construction Law
Marvin D. Infinger – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Maritime Law
Michael D. (Mike) 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. (Lisa) Thomas – Health Care Law
John H. Tiller* – Product Liability Law
John Paul Trouche – Public Finance Law

COLUMBIA
William C. Boyd – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
John C. Bruton, Jr. – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
Joseph D. (Joe) Clark – Corporate Law; Securities Law
Suzanne Hulst (Suzi) Clawson – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law
Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
J. Donald (Donny) Dial, Jr. – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Clarke W. DuBose* – Mass Tort Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
Randolph B. (Randy) Epting – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Thomas R. (Tom) Gottshall* – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
Manton M. Grier – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
John Adams Hodge* – Environmental Law
Theodore J. (Ted) Hopkins, Jr. – Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
George S. (Chip) King, Jr. – Banking Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law
Edward G. Kluiters – Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Robert Y. (Bob) Knowlton – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Steve A. Matthews – Appellate Law
John B. McArthur – Real Estate Law
Stanley H. (Stan) McGuffin – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Stephen F. (Steve) McKinney – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Martin C. McWilliams, Jr. – Corporate Law
Gary W. Morris* – Real Estate Law
Tara E. Nauful* – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Hamilton Osborne, Jr. – Appellate Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Commercial Litigation
William H. (Bill) 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. (Tom) Coker, Jr. – Construction Law
Frank T. Davis III* – Corporate Law; Economic Development Law; Tax 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 (Frankie) Marion, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
Charles E. (Bud) McDonald, Jr. – Real Estate Law
Moffatt G. (Mott) McDonald – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law
Kathleen Crum (Kathy) McKinney – Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
Arthur F. (Mac) 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. (Sally) Purnell – Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
J. Derrick Quattlebaum* – Employee Benefits Law; Insurance Law
H. Donald (Don) Sellers* – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
E. Tyler Smith – Public Finance Law
Matthew P. (Matt) Utecht – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation
Andrew J. (Andy) White, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Corporate Law
Stephen P. (Steve) Williams – Health Care Law

* Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers®.