73 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®

“Lawyers of the Year” are selected based on exceptional peer feedback in their practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each practice and location. The following HSB attorneys have been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" for their respective practice areas:

CHARLESTON METRO AREA

• Jeremy L. Cook – Public Finance Law
• Wm. Howell Morrison – Bet-the-Company Litigation

 COLUMBIA METRO AREA

• John P. Boyd – Environmental Law
• Joseph D. Dickey Jr. – Employment Law - Individuals
• Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
• William R. Johnson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

GREENVILLE METRO AREA

• Arthur F. McLean III – Litigation - ERISA
• J. Ben Alexander – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• J. Derrick Quattlebaum – Insurance Law
• Sarah McMillan Purnell – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• W. David Conner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

The following attorneys are listed in The 2026 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
• Guy M. Dabbs IV – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate 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
• Bryan J. Kitz – Real Estate Law
• Stafford J. McQuillin III – Commercial Litigation
• Wm. Howell Morrison – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jane Bouch Stoney – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• 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; Economic Development Law; Real Estate Law
• Kathleen M. Muthig – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization 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
• Cameo Joseph-McCollum – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Bradford L. Love – Public Finance Law
• 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 B. Major – Commercial Litigation
• 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; Government Contracts; Litigation – Construction
• Sarah 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 D. Spencer – Litigation – Construction
• Sarah P. 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

• J. Boone Aiken IV – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law
• Elliot Condon – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

 GREENVILLE

• J. Patrick Bradley – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Katherine Busbee – Corporate Law; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Demetrius Pyburn – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
• Mackenzie C. Ruroede – Family Law

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