Nexsen Pruet Attorneys and Practice Groups Rated Among Top in South Carolina

June 13, 2010

CHARLESTON, SC – June 13, 2010 – A leading legal directory has ranked Nexsen Pruet attorneys and practices amongthe top inSouthCarolina.  Therankings are in the 2010 edition of ChambersUSA.

                       

Eleven Nexsen Pruetattorneys are rated among the top attorneys in their practice areas, includingthree who practice inCharleston:

 

-Neil Robinson -Real EstateSouthCarolina

-Thomas Tisdale -Litigation: General Commercial SouthCarolina

-Jeff Vinzani – RealEstateSouthCarolina.

 

This is the sixth year in a row thatNexsen Pruet’s corporate/mergers and acquisitions, realestate law, and generalcommercial litigation practices have been rankedin the 1st tier of firms.

BillyWilkins is ranked in the area ofLitigation: General Commercial.  2010marks the first year Wilkins was eligible following his return toprivate practice after servingas Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

In all, eleven Nexsen Pruet attorneys are rated are rated among the topattorneys in their practice areas, including five who practice inColumbia:

David Dubberly ( Columbia) – Labor & EmploymentSouth Carolina

Mark Knight ( Columbia) – Corporate/M&A SouthCarolina

Marc Manos ( Columbia) – Litigation: General CommercialSouth Carolina

Susi McWilliams ( Columbia) – Labor & EmploymentSouth Carolina; Litigation: General Commercial South Carolina

Ed Menzie ( Columbia) – Real Estate South Carolina;Corporate/M&A South Carolina

This is the sixth year in a row that Nexsen Pruet’s corporate/mergersand acquisitions, real estate law, and general commercial litigationpractices have been ranked in the 1st tier of firms.

Billy Wilkins is ranked in the area of Litigation: General Commercial.  2010 marks the first year Wilkins was eligible following his return toprivate practice after serving as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Fourth Circuit.

 
Ranked Practice Areas  

Corporate/M&A South Carolina – 1st tier

Litigation: General Commercial South Carolina – 1st tier

Real Estate South Carolina – 1st tier

Labor & Employment South Carolina – 2nd tier

 
Individually Ranked Attorneys

David Dubberly ( Columbia) – Labor & EmploymentSouth Carolina

David Gossett ( Greenville) – Real Estate SouthCarolina

Mark Knight ( Columbia) – Corporate/M&A SouthCarolina

Marc Manos ( Columbia) – Litigation: General CommercialSouth Carolina

Susi McWilliams ( Columbia) – Labor & EmploymentSouth Carolina; Litigation: General Commercial South Carolina

Ed Menzie
( Columbia) – Real Estate South Carolina;Corporate/M&A South Carolina

Neil Robinson
( Charleston) – Real Estate South Carolina

Tom Stephenson
( Greenville) – Litigation: General CommercialSouth Carolina; Labor & Employment South Carolina

Thomas Tisdale
( Charleston) – Litigation: General CommercialSouth Carolina

Jeff Vinzani ( Charleston) – Real Estate South Carolina

Billy Wilkins
( Greenville) – Litigation: General CommercialSouth Carolina

Rankings in Chambers USA – are based on more than 10,000 interviewsconducted across the country. Attorneys are rated based on factorsincluding legal ability, professional conduct, client service,commercial awareness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valuedby clients. Lawyers and firms making the list are widely considered tobe leaders in the fields.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in theCarolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia,Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. as well asCharlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruetprovides a broad range of legal services to the business community andrepresents companies and other entities in local, state, national, andinternational venues.  For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com.