Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Leads Again in the Best Lawyers in America
September 17, 2008
CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, AND GREENVILLE, SC – September 16, 2008 – Thirty-seven lawyers at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., were included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 edition, which was released online today. In fact, the Firm has more listed lawyers than any other South Carolina firm in the fields of antitrust, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights, construction, corporate governance and compliance, corporate, medical malpractice, professional malpractice, public finance, real estate, and tax law.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd received the following statewide rankings:
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Antitrust Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Bankruptcy and Credit-Debtor Rights Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Construction Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Corporate Law with 6 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Medical Malpractice Law with 4 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Professional Malpractice Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Pubic Finance Law with 7 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Real Estate Law with 5 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in South Carolina in Tax Law with 5 attorneys.
Other achievements for the Firm’s offices statewide include:
• Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Alternative Dispute Resolution with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Charleston, SC in Public Finance Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Antitrust Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Corporate Law with 4 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Public Finance Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Real Estate Law with 2 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Securities Law with 3 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Columbia, SC in Tax Law with 4 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Florence, SC in Trusts and Estates with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Construction Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Health Care Law with 3 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Medical Malpractice Law with 4 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Personal Injury Litigation with 5 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Professional Malpractice Law with 1 attorney
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Public Finance Law with 3 attorneys
• Ranked #1 in Greenville, SC in Real Estate Law with 2 attorneys.
The Firm’s Managing Director, Anne S. Ellefson, said, “It’s truly gratifying to be recognized by our peers who consider our legal representation worthy of such a prestigious distinction. We work hard to represent our profession and to help our clients in these various practice areas.”
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the leading guide to legal excellence in the United States. This year’s prestigious list is searchable on more than 260,000 Bloomberg Terminals™ worldwide. The Best Lawyers in America® is based on a widely-respected, confidential survey of more than two million top attorneys in the United States. This peer-review evaluation has resulted in being named “the most respected list of attorneys in practice” by The American Lawyer magazine. The next edition will be published in December of this year.
Considered “outstanding attorneys” by their peers in the four Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd offices are the following:
CHARLESTON – 134 Meeting Street (29401) – 843.722.3366
• Charlton deSaussure, Jr. – Public Finance Law
• Marvin D. Infinger – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Maritime Law
• Michael D. Jones – Corporate Law
• Julie O. Medich (*) – Corporate Law
• Bachman S. Smitth III (*) – Alternative Dispute Resolution
• David M. Swanson (*) – Real Estate Law
• John Paul Trouche – Public Finance Law
COLUMBIA – 1201 Main Street (29201) – 803.779.3080
• William C. Boyd (10) – Antitrust Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• Joseph D. Clark (*) – Securities Law
• Suzanne Hulst Clawson – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Securities Law
• Frank W. Cureton – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• J. Donald Dial, Jr. (25) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Theodore B. DuBose – Public Finance Law
• Randolph B. Epting – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Manton M. Grier – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Theodore J. Hopkins, Jr. – Tax Law
• George S. King, Jr. (10) – Banking Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law
• John B. McArthur – Real Estate Law
• Stanley H. McGuffin – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• Martin C. McWilliams, Jr. (10) – Corporate Law
• William H. Short, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• John K. Van Duys – Public Finance Law
FLORENCE – 1831 W. Evans Street, Suite 315 (29501) – 843.669.6002
• John R. Chase – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
GREENVILLE – 75 Beattie Place, 11th Floor (29601) -864.240.3200
• J. Benjamin Alexander (*) – Medical Malpractice Law
• Thomas J. Coker, Jr. (*) – Construction Law
• Anne S. Ellefson – Real Estate Law
• Robert S. Galloway III – Public Finance Law
• Ellis M. Johnston II (10) – Commercial Litigation
• H. Sam Mabry III – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
• W. Francis Marion, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
• Charles E. McDonald, Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Kathleen Crum McKinney – Public Finance Law
• G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. (25) – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation
• Sarah McMillan Purnell – Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
• E. Tyler Smith – Public Finance Law
• Matthew P. Utecht – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation
• Stephen P. Williams – Health Care Law
LEGEND: (*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers®.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers® for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers® for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers® for at least 25 years.
About the Firm
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. provides business, litigation, and financial legal services to national and international clients. With a history dating back more than 100 years, it is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas with 140 attorneys. The Firm has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, and Greenville, South Carolina. Anne S. Ellefson is the Managing Director and is based in the firm’s Greenville office. For more information, see www.hsblawfirm.com.
About The Best Lawyers in Ame
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Woodward/White, Inc., a professional research firm, compiles The Best Lawyers in America® annual directory. The publication is advertisement-free, and lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. The balloting process is conducted by thousands of extensive telephone interviews. For more information, see www.BestLawyers.com.
