Barnes Alford attorneys selected as Midlands Legal Elite

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 Law and Medical Malpractice – Defendant categories, Mr. Wolff was selected in the Commercial Real Estate category, 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 category, Mr. Dowling was selected in the Civil Litigation, Personal Injury – Defendant, and Personal Injury – Plaintiff categories, Mr. Gerrald was selected in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights and Business Litigation categories, Ms. Brown was selected in the Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice – Defendant categories, Mr. Hopkins was selected in the Estate and Trust – Planning, Estate and Trust – Litigation, and Tax and Estate Planning categories, Ms. Schlachter was selected in the Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice – Defendant categories, and Mr. Hill was selected in the Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice – Defendant, Personal Injury – Plaintiff, and Personal Injury – Defendant categories.

In addition, Mr. Wolff received the most votes in the Commercial Real Estate 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 Elites.  The selections were published in the magazine’s August 2025 issue.

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.