Seventy-six Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America^® list, while fourteen have been highlighted as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories. 

Lawyers of the Year 

Charleston, SC

• Cherie Blackburn - Employment Law - Management
• J. Ronald Jones, Jr. - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Mary D. Shahid - Litigation - Environmental
• R. Bruce Wallace - Litigation - Insurance

Columbia, SC

• C. Jones DuBose, Jr. - Mergers and Acquisition Law
• G. Marcus Knight - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Julian Hennig, III - Securities Regulation

Greenville, SC

• James I. Warren III - Economic Development Law
• William W. Wilkins - Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Raleigh, NC

• E. Eric Mills - Copyright Law

Triad (NC)

• David A. Senter - Construction Law
• Christine L. Myatt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Margaret Shea Burnham - Litigation - Real Estate
• Harper Heckman - Litigation - Construction

Best Lawyers in America^®

*(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area.

Charleston, SC

• Cherie W. Blackburn (2005) - Copyright Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Trademark Law
• Molly Hughes Cherry (2008) - Employment Law - Individuals,  Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Paul A. Dominick (2003) - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
• J. David Hawkins (2005) - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
• J. Ronald Jones, Jr. (2008) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Neil C. Robinson, Jr. (1995) - Real Estate Law
• Mary D. Shahid (2009) - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
• R. Bruce Wallace (2015) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance

Charlotte, NC

• Stephen L. Cordell (2005) - Public Finance Law
• Robert H. Hull, Jr. (2015) - Real Estate Law
• Christopher H. Kouri (2014) - Corporate Law
• Joseph D. McCullough (2016) - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
• James C. Smith (2005) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Securities
• Richard W. Wilson (2005) - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Columbia, SC

• Ralph W. Barbier (2011) - Health Care Law
• Mark L. Bender (2003) *retired - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeanne M. Born (2013) - Health Care Law
• Michael T. Brittingham (2007) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation - ERISA
• Henry W. Brown (2003) - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Robert D. Coble (2013) - Administrative / Regulatory Law
• David E. Dubberly (2006) - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• C. Jones DuBose, Jr. (2010) - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Victoria L. Eslinger (2001) - Employment Law - Management, Family Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William H. Floyd III (2008) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Amy Harmon Geddes (2015) - Insurance Law
• Suzanne G.Grigg (2016) - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Joan W. Hartley (2017) - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Julian Hennig III (2003) - Corporate Law, Litigation - Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr. (2003) - Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• G. Marcus Knight (2003) - Corporate Law, Mergers and 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
• William Leighton Lord III (2009) - Real Estate Law
• Angus H. Macaulay, Jr. (2013) - Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Burnet R. Maybank III (2009) - Tax Law
• Susan P. McWilliams (2005) - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Julio E. Mendoza, Jr. (2001) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Edward G. Menzie (1983)- Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Nikole Setzler Mergo (2013) - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew B. Roberts (2009) - Health Care Law
• Sara S. Rogers (2007) - Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice
• Todd A. Serbin (2020) - Intellectual Property 
• John A. Sowards (2010) - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• Val H. Stieglitz (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Marguerite S. Willis (2016) - Commercial Litigation

Greenville, SC

• Mark W. Bakker (2007) - Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation
• Sarah Sloan Batson (2020) - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• David W. Gossett (2010) - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• John B. Hardaway (2010) - Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Sara Kanos (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Andrew Mathias (2017) - Commercial Litigation
• James K. Price (2011) - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• B. Joel Stoudenmire (2008) - Trusts and Estates
• James I. Warren III (2005) - Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law
• William W. Wilkins (2010) - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Edward M. Hughes (2011) - Real Estate Law

Myrtle Beach, SC

• Elbert S. Dorn (2007) - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Raleigh, NC

• R. Daniel Boyce (2007) - Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kenneth W. Lewis (2014) - Corporate Law
• John I. Mabe, Jr. (2003) - Litigation - Construction
• E. Eric Mills (2012) - Copyright Law
• Ernest C. Pearson (2012) - Economic Development Law
• Alexander P. Sands III (2007) - Government Relations Practice
• Norman W. Shearin, Jr. (2011) - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Lisa P. Sumner (2013) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Triad (NC)

• Robert G. Baynes (2009) *retired - Corporate Law
• Eric H. Biesecker (2013) - Construction Law
• Margaret Shea Burnham (2007) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• M. Jay DeVaney (2001) - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• R.Harper Heckman (2008) - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• A. Scott Jackson (2011) - Corporate Law
• Philip Patrick McCann (2018) - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Christine L. Myatt (2010) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David S. Pokela (2013) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• David A. Senter (2003) - Construction Law - Litigation, Construction
• William M. Wilcox IV (2007) - Tax Law

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