Top Attorneys in Charleston,SC excerpted from The Best Lawyers in AmericaÂ® 2018

THE SELECTION PROCESS

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THE LIST

BY PRIMARY AREA

OF PRACTICE

The list was finalized as of July 1, 2017. Any updates (for example, status changes or disqualifying events) will be reflected on bestlawyers.com.

Admiralty and Maritime Law

R. Randall Bridwell · Charleston School of Law · Charleston · 843-329-1000

David M. Collins · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Julius H. Hines · K&L Gates · Charleston ·

843-579-5600

Marvin D. Infinger · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Douglas M. Muller · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Gordon D. Schreck · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Appellate Practice

Stephen P. Groves, Sr. · Nexsen Pruet, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Alvin Hammer · Gedney M. Howe, III · Charleston · 843-722-8048, Pg. 115

Douglas M. Muller · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

John C. von Lehe, Jr. · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Arbitration

Capers G. Barr III · Barr, Unger, & McIntosh, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-5083

M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

H. Brewton Hagood · Rosen, Rosen & Hagood · Charleston · 843-577-6726

Wade H. Logan III · Buist Byars & Taylor · Mount Pleasant · 843-856-4488

David B. McCormack · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

G. Trenholm Walker · Walker Gressette Freeman Linton, LLC · Charleston · 843-727-2200,

Thomas J. Wills IV · Wills Massalon & Allen · Charleston · 843-727-1144

Banking and Finance Law

E. Warren Moise · Grimball & Cabaniss, LLC · Charleston · 843-722-0311

Ashley Steele Nutley · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Mark S. Sharpe · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Bryan L. Walpole III · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

John H. Warren III · Warren & Sinkler · Charleston · 843-577-0660

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Kevin Campbell · Campbell Law Firm · Mount Pleasant · 843-884-6874

R. Michael Drose · Drose Law Firm · North Charleston · 843-767-8888

Gerald M. Finkel · Finkel Law Firm · North Charleston · 843-577-5460

J. Ronald Jones, Jr. · Clawson & Staubes, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-2026

Robert A. Kerr, Jr. · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Cynthia J. Lowery · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Tara E. Nauful · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

Ivan N. Nossokoff · Ivan N. Nossokoff · Charleston · 843-571-5442

Charles P. Summerall IV · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

David B. Wheeler · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Charles J. Baker III · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

Paul A. Dominick · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Richard A. Farrier, Jr. · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Marvin D. Infinger · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

John P. Linton · Duffy & Young · Charleston · 843-720-2044

Andrew J. Savage III · Savage Law Firm · Charleston · 843-720-7470

Charles P. Summerall IV · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Commercial Litigation

Charles J. Baker III · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

H. Michael Bowers · Smith Moore Leatherwood · Charleston · 843-300-6600

William C. Cleveland III · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

E. Bart Daniel · E. Bart Daniel, Attorney at Law · Charleston · 843-722-2000

Paul A. Dominick · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Morris A. Ellison · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Andrew K. Epting, Jr. · Andrew K. Epting, Jr. · Charleston · 843-377-1871

Julianne Farnsworth · Farnsworth Law Firm · Charleston · 843-763-1289

Richard A. Farrier, Jr. · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Gerald M. Finkel · Finkel Law Firm · North Charleston · 843-577-5460

Henry E. Grimball · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Robert H. Hood, Jr. · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Robert H. Hood · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Marvin D. Infinger · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

John P. Linton · Duffy & Young · Charleston · 843-720-2044

E. Warren Moise · Grimball & Cabaniss · Charleston · 843-722-0311

Alice F. Paylor · Rosen, Rosen & Hagood · Charleston · 843-577-6726

A. Victor Rawl, Jr. · McNair Law Firm · Charleston · 843-723-7831

Richard S. Rosen · Rosen, Rosen & Hagood · Charleston · 843-577-6726

G. Dana Sinkler · Warren & Sinkler · Charleston · 843-577-0660

Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr. · Hellman Yates & Tisdale · Charleston · 843-266-9099

G. Trenholm Walker · Walker Gressette Freeman Linton, LLC · Charleston · 843-727-2200

Bradish J. Waring · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Construction Law

C. Allen Gibson, Jr. · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston ·

843-722-3400

H. Brewton Hagood · Rosen, Rosen & Hagood · Charleston · 843-577-6726

John D. Harrell · Harrell Law Firm · Charleston · 843-766-4700

William C. Helms · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

Dunn D. Hollingsworth · Robertson, Hollingsworth & Flynn · Charleston ·

843-723-6470

A. Victor Rawl, Jr. · McNair Law Firm · Charleston · 843-723-7831

Claron A. Robertson III · Robertson, Hollingsworth & Flynn · Charleston ·

843-723-6470

Kent T. Stair · Carlock, Copeland & Stair · Charleston · 843-727-0307

James E. Weatherholtz · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Copyright Law

Cherie W. Blackburn · Nexsen Pruet, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-9440

John C. McElwaine · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Corporate Law

W. E. Applegate III · Moore & Van Allen PLLC · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Scott Y. Barnes · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

J. Sidney Boone, Jr. · McNair Law Firm · Charleston · 843-723-7831

James S. Bruce · K&L Gates · Charleston ·

843-579-5600

William E. Craver III · Craver & Current · Charleston · 843-577-7557

John B. Hagerty · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

J. David Hawkins · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

B. C. Killough · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

Julie O. Medich · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

Mark S. Sharpe · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Susan M. Smythe · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Chris B. Staubes III · Clawson & Staubes · Charleston · 843-577-2026

John H. Warren III · Warren & Sinkler · Charleston · 843-577-0660

Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar

Dale T. Cobb, Jr. · Belk, Cobb, Infinger & Goldstein, PA · Charleston · 843-554-4291

Francis J. Cornely · Francis J. Cornely · Charleston · 843-937-4090

Gedney M. Howe III · Gedney M. Howe, III · Charleston · 843-722-8048, Pg. 115

Lionel S. Lofton · Lofton & Lofton · Charleston · 843-722-6319, Pg. 85

Michael P. O’Connell · Stirling & O’Connell · Charleston · 843-577-9890

Andrew J. Savage III · Savage Law Firm · Charleston · 843-720-7470

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Dale T. Cobb, Jr. · Belk, Cobb, Infinger & Goldstein, PA · Charleston · 843-554-4291

Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. · Joe Griffith Law Firm · Charleston · 843-225-5563

Gedney M. Howe III · Gedney M. Howe, III · Charleston · 843-722-8048, Pg. 115

Lionel S. Lofton · Lofton & Lofton · Charleston · 843-722-6319, Pg. 85

Michael P. O’Connell · Stirling & O’Connell · Charleston · 843-577-9890

Andrew J. Savage III · Savage Law Firm · Charleston · 843-720-7470

Jerry N. Theos · Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson, Toporek, Theos & Keith · Charleston · 843-723-7491, Pg. 116

DUI/DWI Defense

Timothy C. Kulp · Timothy C. Kulp · Charleston · 843-583-3310

Employment Law - Individuals

Allan R. Holmes · Gibbs & Holmes PC · Charleston · 843-722-0033

Amy Y. Jenkins · McAngus Goudelock & Courie · Mount Pleasant · 843-576-2900

Terry Ann Rickson · Rickson & Mjaatvedt · Charleston · 843-722-1500

Employment Law - Management

Cherie W. Blackburn · Nexsen Pruet, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Molly Hughes Cherry · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

J. Walker Coleman IV · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Carol B. Ervin · Young Clement Rivers · Charleston · 843-577-4000

Allan R. Holmes · Gibbs & Holmes · Charleston · 843-722-0033

Amy Y. Jenkins · McAngus Goudelock & Courie · Mount Pleasant · 843-576-2900

Wilbur E. Johnson · Young Clement Rivers · Charleston · 843-577-4000

David B. McCormack · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

A. Christopher Potts · Hitchcock & Potts · Charleston · 843-577-5000

Eric C. Schweitzer · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart · Charleston · 843-853-1300

Elizabeth Speidel · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

David S. Yandle · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Environmental Law

Stan Barnett · Smith, Bundy, Bybee & Barnett · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-1623

Ben A. Hagood, Jr. · Moore & Van Allen PLLC · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Eric C. Schweitzer · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart · Charleston · 843-853-1300

Mary D. Shahid · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

N. Jackson Smith · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

William L. Want · Charleston School of Law · Charleston · 843-329-1000

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Alvin Hammer · Gedney M. Howe, III, P.A. · Charleston · 843-722-8048, Pg. 115

Mia Maness · The Law Office of Mark C. Tanenbaum · Charleston · 843-737-6279

Family Law

Mark O. Andrews · Andrews Mediation & Law Firm · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-8886

Robert N. Rosen · Rosen Law Firm, LLC · Charleston · 843-377-1700, Pg. 89

Lon H. Shull III · Shull Law Firm · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-6585

Ann M. Stirling · Stirling & O’Connell · Charleston · 843-577-9890

Family Law Mediation

Mark O. Andrews · Andrews Mediation & Law Firm · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-8886

Robert N. Rosen · Rosen Law Firm, LLC · Charleston · 843-377-1700, Pg. 89

Government Relations Practice

E. Bart Daniel · E. Bart Daniel, Attorney at Law · Charleston · 843-722-2000

N. Jackson Smith · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Health Care Law

J. Marshall Allen · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Mary Agnes Hood Craig · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Robert H. Hood · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Cynthia Bankhead Hutto · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Michael G. Roberts · Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney · Charleston · 843-576-2800

A. Hoyt Rowell III · Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman · Mount Pleasant · 843-727-6500

Elizabeth T. Thomas · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

Insurance Law

Samuel R. Clawson · Clawson & Staubes · Charleston · 843-577-2026

R. Michael Ethridge · Carlock, Copeland & Stair · Charleston · 843-727-0307

Michael J. Ferri · Grimball & Cabaniss · Charleston · 843-722-0311

Gerald M. Finkel · Finkel Law Firm · North Charleston · 843-577-5460

Henry E. Grimball · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Stephen P. Groves, Sr. · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Robert H. Hood · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

E. Warren Moise · Grimball & Cabaniss · Charleston · 843-722-0311

Elizabeth Scott Moïse · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Michael A. Molony · Young Clement Rivers · Charleston · 843-577-4000

James D. Myrick · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Charles R. Norris · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

Morgan S. Templeton · Wall Templeton & Haldrup · Charleston · 843-329-9500

Mark H. Wall · Wall Templeton & Haldrup · Charleston · 843-329-9500

Labor Law - Management

Cherie W. Blackburn · Nexsen Pruet, LLC · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Molly Hughes Cherry · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Allan R. Holmes · Gibbs & Holmes · Charleston · 843-722-0033

Wilbur E. Johnson · Young Clement Rivers · Charleston · 843-577-4000

A. Christopher Potts · Hitchcock & Potts · Charleston · 843-577-5000

Eric C. Schweitzer · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart · Charleston · 843-853-1300

David S. Yandle · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Robert H. Hood · Hood Law Firm LLC · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Kent T. Stair · Carlock, Copeland & Stair · Charleston · 843-727-0307

Susan Taylor Wall · McNair Law Firm · Charleston · 843-723-7831

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Morris A. Ellison · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Mark S. Sharpe · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Bryan L. Walpole III · K&L Gates · Charleston · 843-579-5600

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Robert C. Byrd · Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP · Charleston · 843-727-2650

J. Ronald Jones, Jr. · Clawson & Staubes · Charleston · 843-577-2026

Tara E. Nauful · Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd · Charleston · 843-722-3366

Ivan N. Nossokoff · Ivan N. Nossokoff · North Charleston · 843-571-5442

Charles P. Summerall IV · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Litigation - Construction

Charles J. Baker III · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Walter H. Bundy, Jr. · Smith, Bundy, Bybee & Barnett · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-1623

R. Michael Ethridge · Carlock, Copeland & Stair · Charleston · 843-727-0307

C. Allen Gibson, Jr. · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

H. Brewton Hagood · Rosen, Rosen & Hagood · Charleston · 843-577-6726

Thomas C. Hildebrand, Jr. · Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein · Charleston · 843-727-2650

W. Jefferson Leath, Jr. · Leath, Bouch & Seekings · Charleston · 843-937-8811

Litigation - Environmental

Stan Barnett · Smith, Bundy, Bybee & Barnett · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-1623

Timothy W. Bouch · Leath, Bouch & Seekings LLP · Charleston · 843-937-8811

Ben A. Hagood, Jr. · Moore & Van Allen · Charleston · 843-579-7000

Sean D. Houseal · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Eric C. Schweitzer · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart · Charleston · 843-853-1300

Mary D. Shahid · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

Ellison D. Smith IV · Smith, Bundy, Bybee & Barnett · Mount Pleasant · 843-881-1623

N. Jackson Smith · Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough · Charleston · 843-853-5200

William L. Want · Charleston School of Law · Charleston · 843-329-1000

Litigation - Intellectual Property

William C. Cleveland III · Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP · Charleston · 843-722-3400

Robert H. Hood · Hood Law Firm · Charleston · 843-577-4435

Marvin D. Infinger · Nexsen Pruet · Charleston · 843-577-9440

B. C. Killough · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms · Charleston · 843-577-7700

Litigation - Labor and Employment