Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2018
Eighty-one Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America® list, while thirteen have been named highlighted as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories.
Lawyers of the Year
Columbia, SC
- Alan Lipsitz - Financial Services Regulation Law
- Jones DuBose, Jr. - Corporate Law
- Mark Knight - Securites Regulation
- Julian Hennig, III - Litigation - Securities
- Mike Brittingham - Litigation - ERISA
- Bob Coble - Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Sally Rogers - Environmental Law
Charleston, SC
- Cherie Blackburn - Labor Law- Management
- Marvin Infirnger - Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Stephen Groves, Sr. - Insurance Law
Greensboro, NC
- David Pokela - Litigation - Real Estate
- Jay DeVaney - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Greenville, SC
- Jim Price - Corporate Law
Best Lawyers in America®
Charleston, SC
- Cherie W. Blackburn (2005) [15] - Copyright Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Trademark Law
- Molly Hughes Cherry (2008) [10] - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Paul A. Dominick (2003) [15] - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
- Stephen P. Groves, Sr. (2010) [10] - Appellate Practice, Insurance Law
- J. David Hawkins (2005) [15] - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
- Marvin D. Infinger (2005) [15] - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Municipal
- J. Ronald Jones, Jr. (2008) [10] - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Neil C. Robinson, Jr. (1995) [25] - Real Estate Law
- Mary D. Shahid (2009) [10] - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
- R. Bruce Wallace (2015) [5] - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance
- Bradish J. Waring (2005) [15] - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Charlotte, NC
- Stephen L. Cordell (2005) [15] - Public Finance Law
- Robert H. Hull, Jr. (2015) [5] - Real Estate Law
- Christopher H. Kouri (2014) [5] - Corporate Law
- Joseph D. McCullough (2016) - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
- James C. Smith (2005) [15] - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Securities
- Richard W. Wilson (2005) [15] - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
- John P. Zimmer (2018) - Patent Law
Columbia, SC
- Ralph W. Barbier (2011) [5] - Health Care Law
- Mark L. Bender (2003) [15] - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jeanne M. Born (2013) [5] - Health Care Law
- Michael T. Brittingham (2007) [10] - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation - ERISA
- Henry W. Brown (2003) [15] - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
- Robert D. Coble (2013) [5] - Administrative / Regulatory Law
- David E. Dubberly (2006) [10] - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- C. Jones DuBose, Jr. (2010) [10] - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Victoria L. Eslinger (2001) [15] - Employment Law - Management, Family Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- William H. Floyd III (2008) [10] - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Amy Harmon Geddes (2015) [5] - Insurance Law
- Suzanne G.Grigg (2016) - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Joan W. Hartley (2017) - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
- Julian Hennig III (2003) [15] - Corporate Law, Litigation - Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Timothy L. Hewson (2009) [10] - Health Care Law
- Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr. (2003) [15] - Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- William Y. Klett III (2006) [10] - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- G. Marcus Knight (2003) [15] - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- W. Thomas Lavender, Jr. (1995) [25] - Environmental Law
- Alan M.Lipsitz (2008) [10] - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Public Finance Law
- William Leighton Lord III (2009) [10] - Real Estate Law
- Angus H. Macaulay, Jr. (2013) [5] - Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Burnet R. Maybank III (2009) [10] - Tax Law
- Susan P. McWilliams (2005) [15] - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Julio E. Mendoza, Jr. (2001) [15] - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Edward G. Menzie (1983) [35] - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Nikole Setzler Mergo (2013) [5] - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Matthew B. Roberts (2009) [10] - Health Care Law
- Sara S. Rogers (2007) [10] - Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice
- John A. Sowards (2010) [10] - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
- Val H. Stieglitz (2013) [5] - Commercial Litigation
- Marguerite S. Willis (2016) - Commercial Litigation
Greensboro, NC
- Robert G. Baynes (2009) [10] - Corporate Law
- Eric H. Biesecker (2013) [5] - Construction Law
- Margaret Shea Burnham (2007) [10] - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- M. Jay DeVaney (2001) [15] - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- R.Harper Heckman (2008) [10] - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
- A. Scott Jackson (2011) [5] - Corporate Law
- Philip Patrick McCann (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
- Christine L. Myatt (2010) [10] - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- David S. Pokela (2013) [5] - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- David A. Senter (2003) [15] - Construction Law - Litigation, Construction
- William M. Wilcox IV (2007) [10] - Tax Law
Greenville, SC
- Mark W. Bakker (2007) [10] - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation
- David W. Gossett (2010) [10] - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- John B. Hardaway (2010) [10] - Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Sara Kanos (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
- Andrew Mathias (2017) - Commercial Litigation
- James K. Price (2011) [5] - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- B. Joel Stoudenmire (2008) [10] - Trusts and Estates
- James I. Warren III (2005) [15] - Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law
- William W. Wilkins (2010) [10] - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Hilton Head Island, SC
- Edward M. Hughes (2011) [5] - Real Estate Law
Myrtle Beach, SC
- Elbert S. Dorn (2007) [10] - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Raleigh, NC
- R. Daniel Boyce (2007) [10] - Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Kenneth W. Lewis (2014) [5] - Corporate Law
- John I. Mabe, Jr. (2003) [15] - Litigation - Construction
- E. Eric Mills (2012) [5] - Copyright Law
- Ernest C. Pearson (2012) [5] - Economic Development Law
- Alexander P. Sands III (2007) [10] - Government Relations Practice
- Norman W. Shearin, Jr. (2011) [5] - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Lisa P. Sumner (2013) [5] - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
[#] Anniversary plaque for which lawyer is eligible (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 years).
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Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 190 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.
