Turner Padget Lands Top Rankings Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report

November 1, 2011

COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2011 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce the firm’s inclusion on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms list for 2011-2012. Turner Padget is recognized with thehighest tier one ranking in 22 practice areas throughout SouthCarolina. Inclusion on the list, which is published in conjunction withBest Lawyers, signals a combination of excellence and experience. Thecomplete list is available today at www.usnews.com/bestlawfirms.

Turner Padget is recognized in the following categories as the top law firm in the respective metropolitan area:

Charleston

  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Professional Malpractice Defense

Columbia

  • Banking and Finance
  • Construction Litigation
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation
  • Insurance
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Municipal Litigation
  • Product Liability Defense
  • Real Estate
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates Litigation
  • Workers’ Compensation for Employers

Florence

  • Appellate
  • Mediation
  • Tax
  • Trusts and Estates
  • White Collar Criminal Defense/Governmental Investigations
  • White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation

Greenville

  • Workers’ Compensation for Employers

In its second edition, the Best Law Firms list showcases law firmsranked by major clients and leading lawyers, who were asked to rate thelaw firms they consider best in their practice areas. The rankings arebased on a rigorous evaluation process that included thousands ofclients, highly skilled lawyers and law firm representatives.

 

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About Turner Padget

Founded in 1929, Turner Padget is one of South Carolina’s largestlaw firms with 92 attorneys and five offices in Charleston, Columbia,Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. The firm provides clients in manyindustries with quality legal services in areas such as arbitration andmediation, business entity planning and organization, businesslitigation, construction and environmental litigation, employment andlabor law, estate and tax planning, insurance coverage analysis andlitigation, intellectual property, personal injury defense litigation,product liability, professional liability, real estate transactions,trucking and transportation, and workers’ compensation. For additionalinformation, visit http://www.turnerpadget.com