Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named to the 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

August 29, 2012

Columbia | Charleston | Greenville | Hilton Head | Myrtle Beach | Charlotte | Greensboro | Raleigh

Nexsen Pruet is proud to announce that more than 70 attorneys have been named to the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers®.

In nine categories, the firm has more attorneys listed than any other firm in North Carolina or South Carolina.

  • Top-Listed in North Carolina in Litigation - Construction with 6 attorneys.   
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Appellate Practice with 3 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Copyright Law with 3 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law with 3 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Employment Law - Individuals with 4 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Environmental Law with 5 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Financial Services Regulation Law with 2 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Securities Regulation with 4 attorneys. 
  • Top-Listed in South Carolina in Trademark Law with 3 attorneys.   

Lawyer Name

First Year Listed

Location

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Robert D. Coble

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Marvin D. Infinger

2005

Charleston, SC

Appellate Practice

Stephen P. Groves, Sr.

2010

Charleston, SC

David L. Moore, Jr.

2008

Greenville, SC

William W. Wilkins

2010

Greenville, SC

Arbitration

Thomas L. Stephenson

2005

Greenville, SC

Banking and Finance Law

David W. Gossett

2010

Greenville, SC

Alan M. Lipsitz

2008

Columbia, SC

John A. Sowards

2010

Columbia, SC

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Benjamin A. Kahn

2010

Greensboro, NC

Julio E. Mendoza, Jr.

2001

Columbia, SC

Christine L. Myatt

2010

Greensboro, NC

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Russell T. Burke

2003

Columbia, SC

Paul A. Dominick

2003

Charleston, SC

Marvin D. Infinger

2005

Charleston, SC

Commercial Litigation

Corby Cochran Anderson

2010

Charlotte, NC

Russell T. Burke

2003

Columbia, SC

Paul A. Dominick

2003

Charleston, SC

Elbert S. Dorn

2007

Myrtle Beach, SC

Marvin D. Infinger

2005

Charleston, SC

James C. Smith

2005

Charlotte, NC

Val Stieglitz

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr.

1993

Charleston, SC

Bradish J. Waring

2005

Charleston, SC

Construction Law

Eric H. Biesecker

2013 *

Greensboro, NC

Henry W. Brown

2003

Columbia, SC

R. Harper Heckman

2008

Greensboro, NC

Gregory T. Higgins

2013 *

Greensboro, NC

David A. Senter

2003

Greensboro, NC

Richard W. Wilson

2005

Charlotte, NC

Copyright Law

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

John Hardaway

2010

Greenville, SC

William Y. Klett III

2006

Columbia, SC

Corporate Law

Robert G. Baynes

2009

Greensboro, NC

Mark L. Bender

2003

Columbia, SC

C. Jones DuBose, Jr.

2010

Columbia, SC

J. David Hawkins

2005

Charleston, SC

Julian Hennig III

2003

Columbia, SC

A. Scott Jackson

2011

Greensboro, NC

G. Marcus Knight

2003

Columbia, SC

Edward G. Menzie

1983

Columbia, SC

James K. Price

2011

Greenville, SC

Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar

R. Daniel Boyce

2007

Raleigh, NC

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

R. Daniel Boyce

2007

Raleigh, NC

William W. Wilkins

2010

Greenville, SC

Economic Development Law

Ernest C. Pearson

2012

Raleigh, NC

Stephanie Yarbrough

2012

Charleston, SC

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

M. Jay DeVaney

2001

Greensboro, NC

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Michael T. Brittingham

2007

Columbia, SC

William H. Floyd III

2008

Columbia, SC

Sue Odom

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Employment Law - Individuals

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

David E. Dubberly

2006

Columbia, SC

Victoria L. Eslinger

2001

Columbia, SC

Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Employment Law - Management

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

Molly Hughes Cherry

2008

Charleston, SC

John D. Cole

2013 *

Charlotte, NC

David E. Dubberly

2006

Columbia, SC

Victoria L. Eslinger

2001

Columbia, SC

William H. Floyd III

2008

Columbia, SC

Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Susan P. McWilliams

2005

Columbia, SC

Thomas L. Stephenson

2005

Greenville, SC

Environmental Law

Charles S. Carter

2005

Raleigh, NC

Leon C. Harmon

2008

Greenville, SC

W. Thomas Lavender, Jr.

1995

Columbia, SC

James W. Potter

2010

Columbia, SC

Sara S. Rogers

2007

Columbia, SC

Mary D. Shahid

2009

Charleston, SC

Family Law

Victoria L. Eslinger

2001

Columbia, SC

Financial Services Regulation Law

Alan M. Lipsitz

2008

Columbia, SC

John A. Sowards

2010

Columbia, SC

First Amendment Law

Corby Cochran Anderson

2010

Charlotte, NC

Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr.

1993

Charleston, SC

Franchise Law

Corby Cochran Anderson

2010

Charlotte, NC

Government Relations Practice

Alexander P. Sands III

2007

Raleigh, NC

Health Care Law

Ralph Barbier

2011

Columbia, SC

Jeanne Born

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Timothy L. Hewson

2009

Columbia, SC

Joseph M. Kahn

2011

Raleigh, NC

Matthew B. Roberts

2009

Columbia, SC

Insurance Law

Stephen P. Groves, Sr.

2010

Charleston, SC

Labor Law - Management

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

Molly Hughes Cherry

2008

Charleston, SC

David E. Dubberly

2006

Columbia, SC

Victoria L. Eslinger

2001

Columbia, SC

William H. Floyd III

2008

Columbia, SC

Susan P. McWilliams

2005

Columbia, SC

Thomas L. Stephenson

2005

Greenville, SC

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Benjamin A. Kahn

2010

Greensboro, NC

Litigation - Construction

Henry W. Brown

2003

Columbia, SC

R. Harper Heckman

2008

Greensboro, NC

Gregory T. Higgins

2013 *

Greensboro, NC

John I. Mabe, Jr.

2003

Raleigh, NC

David A. Senter

2003

Greensboro, NC

James C. Smith

2005

Charlotte, NC

Richard W. Wilson

2005

Charlotte, NC

Litigation - Environmental

Leon C. Harmon

2008

Greenville, SC

Mary D. Shahid

2009

Charleston, SC

Litigation - ERISA

Michael T. Brittingham

2007

Columbia, SC

William H. Floyd III

2008

Columbia, SC

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Corby Cochran Anderson

2010

Charlotte, NC

Marvin D. Infinger

2005

Charleston, SC

William Y. Klett III

2006

Columbia, SC

Litigation - Labor & Employment

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

Molly Hughes Cherry

2008

Charleston, SC

David E. Dubberly

2006

Columbia, SC

Victoria L. Eslinger

2001

Columbia, SC

William H. Floyd III

2008

Columbia, SC

Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Susan P. McWilliams

2005

Columbia, SC

Nikole Setzler Mergo

2013 *

Columbia, SC

Thomas L. Stephenson

2005

Greenville, SC

Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions

James C. Smith

2005

Charlotte, NC

Litigation - Municipal

Marvin D. Infinger

2005

Charleston, SC

Litigation - Patent

William Y. Klett III

2006

Columbia, SC

Litigation - Real Estate

Margaret Shea Burnham

2007

Greensboro, NC

M. Jay DeVaney

2001

Greensboro, NC

Paul A. Dominick

2003

Charleston, SC

David Pokela

2013 *

Greensboro, NC

Litigation - Securities

Julian Hennig III

2003

Columbia, SC

James C. Smith

2005

Charlotte, NC

Mediation

Thomas L. Stephenson

2005

Greenville, SC

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Mark L. Bender

2003

Columbia, SC

C. Jones DuBose, Jr.

2010

Columbia, SC

G. Marcus Knight

2003

Columbia, SC

Edward G. Menzie

1983

Columbia, SC

Patent Law

John Hardaway

2010

Greenville, SC

William Y. Klett III

2006

Columbia, SC

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Stephen W. Coles

1999

Charlotte, NC

David L. Moore, Jr.

2008

Greenville, SC

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

David L. Moore, Jr.

2008

Greenville, SC

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Elbert S. Dorn

2007

Myrtle Beach, SC

David L. Moore, Jr.

2008

Greenville, SC

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

David L. Moore, Jr.

2008

Greenville, SC

Public Finance Law

Stephen L. Cordell

2005

Charlotte, NC

Alan M. Lipsitz

2008

Columbia, SC

Real Estate Law

Margaret Shea Burnham

2007

Greensboro, NC

M. Jay DeVaney

2001

Greensboro, NC

David W. Gossett

2010

Greenville, SC

Edward M. Hughes

2011

Hilton Head Island, SC

W. Leighton Lord III

2009

Columbia, SC

Edward G. Menzie

1983

Columbia, SC

David Pokela

2013 *

Greensboro, NC

James K. Price

2011

Greenville, SC

Neil C. Robinson, Jr.

1995

Charleston, SC

Securities / Capital Markets Law

C. Jones DuBose, Jr.

2010

Columbia, SC

Julian Hennig III

2003

Columbia, SC

G. Marcus Knight

2003

Columbia, SC

Edward G. Menzie

1983

Columbia, SC

Securities Regulation

C. Jones DuBose, Jr.

2010

Columbia, SC

Julian Hennig III

2003

Columbia, SC

G. Marcus Knight

2003

Columbia, SC

Edward G. Menzie

1983

Columbia, SC

Tax Law

Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr.

2003

Columbia, SC

Burnet R. Maybank III

2009

Columbia, SC

Sue Odom

2013 *

Columbia, SC

William M. Wilcox IV

2007

Greensboro, NC

Trademark Law

Corby Cochran Anderson

2010

Charlotte, NC

Cherie W. Blackburn

2005

Charleston, SC

John Hardaway

2010

Greenville, SC

William Y. Klett III

2006

Columbia, SC

Trusts and Estates

Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr.

2003

Columbia, SC

William G. Newsome III

2008

Columbia, SC

B. Joel Stoudenmire

2008

Greenville, SC

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Russell T. Infinger

2005

Greenville, SC

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.

The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2012 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 2013 edition, approximately 36,000 attorneys cast more than 4.4 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 189 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.

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