Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 24 attorneys in our Columbia office for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including three attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and two attorneys as “Ones to Watch.” Statewide, 77 HSB attorneys were recognized.
The following attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice areas in the Columbia metro area:
- Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law
- Robert Y. Knowlton – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- William R. Johnson – Economic Development Law
The following attorneys are listed in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America© for these specific practice areas:
- 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; 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
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”:
- Kathleen M. Muthig – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Ronald T. Scott – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
For a complete list of HSB attorneys recognized in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, visit our website, www.hsblawfirm.com/news.
About Best Lawyers
Recognition in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. More information on the methodology process may be found online at www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.
About Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
Established in 1887, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is a full-service law firm providing creative and efficient solutions for local, national and international clients. With more than 110 attorneys located throughout the Carolinas, we are well-positioned to meet the complex legal needs of our clients. Learn more at www.hsblawfirm.com.
