Twelve attorneys at Callison Tighe honored again in Best Lawyers edition for 2025

Twelve lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are named in the Columbia area 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Each had been recognized by the publication for the previous three years as well.
And two of them – Mike Tighe and Bert Brannon – were named this year to the top honor offered by Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year. This represents the highest overall peer-feedback vote in the Columbia area in the practices of Litigation – Real Estate and Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), respectively.

Here are the nine who were named to the main Best Lawyers list, with the practice areas in which they were cited:

• Bert Brannon: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates.
• Woody Cleveland: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
• Rick Detwiler: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants.
• Ian Duggan: Commercial Litigation.
• Jim Koutrakos: Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law.
• Louis Lang: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Insurance, and Litigation – Real Estate.
• Mike Tighe: Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law.
• Alex Weatherly: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, and Trusts and Estates.
• Reece Williams: Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.

Three other attorneys in the firm were named to the Ones to Watch list, a recognition given to attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the first decade of their careers:

• Harry Dixon: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law.
• Matt Jepertinger: Commercial Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs.
• Yani Mouratev: Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Real Estate Law.

“Everyone on this year’s list has received the honor before, but that doesn’t make it a matter of routine,” said Mr. Detwiler, the managing member of the firm. “It reflects the esteem of our professional colleagues for the quality of representation we provide every day, every year, for our clients.”

Best Lawyers in America is a ranking service that helps those in need of legal services identify lawyers who are qualified to represent them.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based upon peer review. The process is intended to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. For more information, go to https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.

About Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC

The attorneys of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, practice in the following areas, including trials and appeals in all state and federal courts in South Carolina: Commercial Litigation; Business Organization, Governance and Succession Planning; Complex Criminal Defense; Court-Martial Defense; Commercial Real Estate; Tax, Probate, Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Litigation; Real Estate and Title Insurance Litigation; and Workers’ Compensation. For more information, visit callisontighe.com.