25 Columbia Attorneys Named to the 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers®

Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that 25 attorneys based in its Columbia headquarters have been named to the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®.  

In six categories, the firm has more attorneys listed than any other firm in Columbia.

  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Copyright Law
  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Patent Law
  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Securities Regulation
  • Top-Listed in Columbia, SC in Trademark Law

In all, 62 attorneys from the firm’s eight offices in the Carolinas have been named to the 2012 list.

Attorney

Practice Areas

Ralph Barbier (2011)

Health Care Law

Mark L. Bender (2003)

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Michael T. Brittingham (2007)

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - ERISA

Henry W. Brown (2003)

Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Russell T. Burke (2003)

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation

David E. Dubberly (2006)

Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

C. Jones DuBose, Jr. (2010)

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Victoria L. Eslinger (2001)

Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Family Law
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

William H. Floyd III (2008)

Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

Julian Hennig III (2003)

Corporate Law
Litigation - Securities
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Timothy L. Hewson (2009)

Health Care Law

Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr. (2003)

Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

William Y. Klett III (2006)

Copyright Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law

G. Marcus Knight (2003)

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

W. Thomas Lavender, Jr. (1995)

Environmental Law

Alan M. Lipsitz (2008)

Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Public Finance Law

W. Leighton Lord III (2009)

Real Estate Law

Burnet R. Maybank III (2009)

Tax Law

Susan P. McWilliams (2005)

Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

Julio E. Mendoza, Jr. (2001)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Edward G. Menzie (1983)

Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

William G. Newsome III (2008)

Trusts and Estates

James W. Potter (2010)

Environmental Law

Matthew B. Roberts (2009)

Health Care Law

John A. Sowards (2010)

Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law

(Year)  First year the lawyer was listed. (*)  Attorneys who are listed for the first time.

The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) has been published annually since 1983 and is based on an extensive annual peer-review survey. For the 2012 edition, approximately 41,000 attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes regarding the legal abilities of other their colleagues. Click here for additional information about the selection process.

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.