Barnes Alford attorneys selected as Midlands Legal Elite
August 12, 2026
Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Richard C. Thomas, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, Matthew G. Gerrald, Emily Collins Brown, Jeffrey D. Hopkins, Creasie Parrott Schlachter, and Joshua G. Hill have been selected by Columbia Business Monthly as Midlands Legal Elite.
Mr. Johnson was selected in the Health Care and Medical Malpractice – Defendant categories, Mr. Wolff was selected in the Commercial Real Estate and Corporate Banking and Finance categories, Ms. Crowe was selected in the Medical Malpractice – Defendant and Personal Injury – Defendant categories, Mr. Reyner was selected in the Estate and Trust – Planning and Tax and Estate Planning categories, Mr. Thomas was selected in the Civil Litigation and Personal Injury – Defendant categories, Mr. Strickland was selected in the Construction and Insurance categories, Mr. Dowling was selected in the Civil Litigation and Personal Injury – Defendant categories, Mr. Gerrald was selected in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights, Business Litigation, and Civil Litigation categories, Ms. Brown was selected in the Health Care and Medical Malpractice – Defendant categories, Mr. Hopkins was selected in the Estate and Trust – Planning and Tax and Estate Planning categories, Ms. Schlachter was selected in the Medical Malpractice – Defendant category, and Mr. Hill was selected in the Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice – Defendant, Personal Injury – Defendant, and Personal Injury – Plaintiff categories.
In addition, Mr. Wolff received the most votes in the Commercial Real Estate category, Mr. Strickland received the most votes in the Construction category, Mr. Dowling received the most votes in the Personal Injury – Defendant category, and Ms. Schlachter received the most votes in the Medical Malpractice – Defendant category.
The magazine selected Columbia-area attorneys in 50 categories as Legal Elite. The selections were published in the magazine’s August 2026 issue.
About Barnes Alford
Barnes Alford is a Columbia, South Carolina law firm focusing on civil litigation and business matters offering a wide range of legal services to a broad mix of local, state, and national clients in many practice areas, including banking, construction, insurance, negligence, malpractice, real estate, taxation, probate, and estate planning. For more information, visit www.barnesalford.com.
