Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Standout in 2011 Super Lawyers Listings

CHARLESTON, SC – April 7, 2011 – Sixteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys from Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach have been listed in the 2011 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.  That includes four who received especially noteworthy recognition from their peers.

Marguerite Willis is the only South Carolina attorney listed for Antitrust Litigation.

Additionally, Rick Mendoza is named to The Top 10 and Molly Hughes Cherry and Susi McWilliams are among The Top 25 lawyers who received the highest point totals in the South Carolina nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.

Attorneys listed from Charleston are Cherie Blackburn ( Employment Litigation:  Defense), Molly Cherry (Employment and Labor), Marvin Infinger (Business Litigation), Tom Tisdale (General Litigation) and Brad Waring (Business Litigation).

Attorneys listed from Columbia are Gene Allen (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights), Henry Brown (Construction Litigation), David Dubberly (Employment and Labor), Vickie Eslinger (Employment and Labor), William Floyd (Employment and Labor), Susi McWilliams (Employment and Labor), Rick Mendoza (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights), Billy Newsome (Estate Planning and Probate), Marguerite Willis (Business Litigation)

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Tom Stephenson (Employment Litigation: Defense) makes the list from Greenville and Elbert Dorn (Personal injury Defense: Products) from Myrtle Beach.

Cherie Blackburn has advised clients and litigated cases in the areas of employment and labor law as well as trade secret and trademark law for more than 20 years. 

Brad Waring serves on the South Carolina Judicial Council, at the request of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal, and is past-president of the South Carolina Bar.

Vickie Eslinger is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law and has received a Compleat Lawyer Platinum award from the USC Law School. 

Billy Newsome is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and Chairs the Court’s specialization advisory board.

Molly Cherry is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law and serves on the Court’s specialization advisory board.

Marvin Infinger focuses on complex litigation and has practiced law for more than 30 years.   In 2009, Best Lawyers® named him Charleston’s Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year.

Tom Tisdale is a past president of the South Carolina Bar, a former assistant solicitor for SC’s 9th Judicial Circuit and a former municipal court judge for the City of Charleston.

Gene Allen is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law and is former Chair of the Court’s specialization advisory board.

Henry Brown focuses his law practice in the areas of construction and commercial litigation as well as mediation and alternate dispute resolution.  He is a Certified Mediator in State and Federal Courts.

David Dubberly is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law.  He chairs the firm’s Employment and Labor Group and co-chairs the International Law team.

William Floyd is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law, a certified arbitrator and mediator and serves on the Board for the SC Chamber of Commerce.

Susi McWilliams is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law.  As litigator, she has defended individuals and corporations for more than 25 years.

Rick Mendoza is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law and Chairs the Court’s specialization advisory board.

Marguerite Willis is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and serves on the board of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association.  She frequently travels across the country to lecture on topics including antitrust and class action practice.

Tom Stephenson is chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Medical University of South Carolina and is Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law.

Elbert Dorn is past president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.    He has more than 20 years of trial experience and devotes his practice to products liability, pharmaceutical and class action litigation.

About Super Lawyers®

Each year, Law & Politics commissions a statewide survey of South Carolina lawyers.   The objective of the Super Lawyers® selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to in searching for legal counsel. Attorneys are nominated and rated by their peers and recognized based on work completed throughout 2010.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 180 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. as well as Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.  For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com.