Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys selected for inclusion in 2017 “Best Lawyers”
August 22, 2016
Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has named four Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017 in Columbia, 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’ 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” Columbia, SC:
- Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law
- Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
- Edward G. Kluiters – Economic Development Law
- Robert Y. (Bob) Knowlton – Litigation – Intellectual Property
The Firm is also proud to announce the following were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017:
- James Y. (Jamie) Becker (2012) – Litigation – Banking and Finance
- William C. (Bill) Boyd (1993) – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- John C. Bruton, Jr. (2010) – Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Joseph D. (Joe) Clark (2009) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Suzanne H. (Suzi) Clawson (2008) – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Frank W. Cureton (2005) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- J. Donald (Donny) Dial, Jr. (1983) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Clarke W. DuBose (2011) – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Theodore B. DuBose (2003) – Public Finance Law
- Randolph B. (Randy) Epting (2005) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Thomas R. (Tom) Gottshall (2011) – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Manton M. Grier (2003) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
- William R. (Will) Johnson (2013) – Tax Law
- George S. (Chip) King, Jr. (1993) – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Edward G. Kluiters (2010) – Economic Development Law; Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law
- Robert Y. (Bob) Knowlton (2010) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities
- Steve A. Matthews (2010) – Appellate Practice
- John B. McArthur (2008) – Real Estate Law
- Stanley H. (Stan) McGuffin (2005) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Gary W. Morris (2011) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Hamilton Osborne, Jr. (2010) – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- John K. Van Duys (2005) – Public Finance Law
- Benton D. Williamson (2010) – Real Estate Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
Statewide, the Firm had 11 attorneys named Best Lawyers’ 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” and 57 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017.
About “Lawyers of the Year” The Best Lawyers in America©
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. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
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 110 attorneys. The Firm has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach, SC. www.hsblawfirm.com
