Four McNair Law Firm Offices and Practice Areas Ranked In 2010 Best Law Firms Rankings

CHARLESTON, SC – September 19, 2010 – McNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. ispleased to announce that four of our offices, three in South Carolinaand one in North Carolina, have been selected by U.S. News Media Groupand Best Lawyers as a part of their 2010 Best Law Firm Rankings in theirinaugural publication.

Our offices selected for Tier 1 rankings and the areas of practice recognized in each office are as follows:

CHARLESTON, SC
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law

CHARLOTTE, NC
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Trusts & Estate Law

COLUMBIA, SC
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy/Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense:  White Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Health Care Law
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Tax Law

GREENVILLE, SC
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Bankruptcy/Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Employment Law – Management
Environmental Law
Labor Law – Management
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Municipal Law

These inaugural rankings are intended to provide a comprehensive view ofthe U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range offirms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative dataused to develop the rankings.  The entire national rankings will appearin the October issue of U.S. News & World Report to go on saleSeptember 27.

U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news andanalysis.  Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-reviewpublication in the legal profession.  McNAIR has forty-eight attorneyslisted in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.

For more information about McNAIR or our nine offices and all practice areas please visit us at www.mcnair.net.