Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys selected for inclusion in 2018 “Best Lawyers”
August 15, 2017
Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has named two Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2018 in Charleston, SC. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
The following have been named Best Lawyers’ 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practice area in Charleston:
John H. Tiller – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
J. Paul Trouche – Public Finance Law
The Firm is also proud to announce the following Charleston attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The 2018 Best Lawyers in America© list:
Scott Y. Barnes (1993) – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
Stephen E. (Steve) Darling (2011) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Charlton deSaussure, Jr. (2005) – Public Finance Law
Julie O. Medich (2009) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Wm. Howell Morrison (2015) – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
James H. (Jeddie) Suddeth III (2013) – Real Estate Law
David M. Swanson (2009) – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
John H. Tiller (2011) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
J. Paul Trouche (2003) – Public Finance Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
Statewide, the Firm had nine attorneys named Best Lawyers’ 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” and 56 attorneys listed in The 2018 Best Lawyers in America.
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America publication are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and more than 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
About Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. provides business, litigation, and financial legal services to national and international clients. With a history dating back to 1887, it is one of the largest law firms South Carolina with more than 115 attorneys. The Firm has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach, SC.
