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Here, Columbia Metropolitan provides the complete list of lawyers in the Midlands who were chosen for inclusion, as well as contact information for their respective firms. Following these lists you’ll find our special advertising section, where some of the lawyers named to the list have provided more information about themselves and their firms.
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Bruner, Powell, Wall & Mullins, LLC
E. Wade Mullins III
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
James C. Gray, Jr.
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Robert D. Coble
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
David B. Summer, Jr.
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Steven W. Hamm
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
Frank R. Ellerbe III
Antitrust Law
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
William C. Boyd
Appellate Practice
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
William Pearce Davis
Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC
Charles E. Carpenter, Jr.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Steve A. Matthews
Hamilton Osborne, Jr.
James B. Richardson, Jr.
James B. Richardson, Jr.
Johnson, Toal & Battiste, PA
William T. Toal
Law Offices of Jack B. Swerling
Jack B. Swerling
Law Offices of Tara Dawn Shurling, PA
Tara D. Shurling
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Weston Adams III
McLaren & Lee
C. Dixon Lee III
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
C. Mitchell Brown
Arbitration
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
Duval Cravens Ravenel
Finkel Law Firm LLC
Harry L. Goldberg
Walter B. Todd, Jr., PC
Walter B. Todd, Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Collins & Lacy, PC
L. Henry McKellar
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
George S. King, Jr.
McNair Law Firm, PA
John W. Currie
M. Craig Garner, Jr.
Judith L. McInnis
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Alan M. Lipsitz
John A. Sowards
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
R. William Metzger, Jr.
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
Robert P. Wood
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Lanneau W. Lambert, Jr.
Whitener & Wharton PA
H. Dave Whitener, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Barton Law Firm, PA
Barbara George Barton
Gleissner Law Firm, LLC
Richard R. Gleissner
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Stanley H. McGuffin
William H. Short, Jr.
John B. Butler III PA
John B. Butler III
Johnson Law Firm, PA
Lawrence Johnson, Jr.
Levy Law Firm LLC
R. Geoffrey Levy
McCarthy Law Firm, LLC
G. William McCarthy, Jr.
McNair Law Firm, PA
Michael M. Beal
Robin Stanton
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
George B. Cauthen
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Julio E. Mendoza, Jr.
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
R. William Metzger, Jr.
Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC
John L. McCants
Sherwood M. Cleveland
Sherwood M. Cleveland
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
Duval Cravens Ravenel
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Joel H. Smith
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA
Gray T. Culbreath
John T. Lay, Jr.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Robert Knowlton
Stanley H. McGuffin
Stephen F. McKinney
McNair Law Firm, PA
Michael M. Beal
Paul D. Harrill
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
George B. Cauthen
David E. Dukes
Stephen G. Morrison
Edward W. Mullins, Jr.
B. Rush Smith III
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Russell T. Burke
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Francis M. Mack
Riley Pope & Laney, LLC
Roy F. Laney
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Elizabeth Van Doren Gray
Thornwell F. Sowell
J. Calhoun Watson
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
R. William Metzger, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Adams and Reese LLP
John F. Beach
W. Cliff Moore III
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
Duval Cravens Ravenel
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Pamela J. Roberts
Joel H. Smith
Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC
Charles E. Carpenter, Jr.
Deborah B. Barbier
Deborah Barbier
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA
Gray T. Culbreath
John T. Lay, Jr.
Curtis L. Ott
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Manton M. Grier
Robert Knowlton
Stephen F. McKinney
Hamilton Osborne, Jr.
Jeter & Williams, PA
Russell Jeter
Daryl Williams
Lipscomb Law Firm, PA
Susan Batten Lipscomb
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Sterling G. Davies
Thomas E. Lydon
McNair Law Firm, PA
Paul D. Harrill
Celeste T. Jones
Benjamin E. Nicholson V
Jane W. Trinkley
Murphy & Grantland PA
Anthony Livoti
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
C. Mitchell Brown
Clarence Davis
David E. Dukes
Michael W. Hogue
William C. Hubbard
S. Keith Hutto
J. Mark Jones
D. Larry Kristinik III
John F. Kuppens
James K. Lehman
Stephen G. Morrison
Edward W. Mullins, Jr.
B. Rush Smith III
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Russell T. Burke
Val H. Stieglitz
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Ronald J. Tryon
James Lynn Werner
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Francis M. Mack
Riley Pope & Laney, LLC
Roy F. Laney
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
Robert P. Wood
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Elizabeth Van Doren Gray
Thornwell F. Sowell
Robert E. Stepp
J. Calhoun Watson
Strom Law Firm LLC
J. Preston Strom, Jr.
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
W. Duvall Spruill
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Kevin A. Hall
Wyche, PA
John C. Moylan III
Construction Law
Bruner, Powell, Wall & Mullins, LLC
James L. Bruner
E. Wade Mullins III
Henry P. Wall
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Henry W. Brown
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
James Lynn Werner
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Franklin J. Smith, Jr.
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
Daniel T. Brailsford
Charles H. McDonald
Tyler, Cassell, Jackson, Peace & Silver, LLC
Thomas B. Jackson III
Copyright Law
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
William Y. Klett III
Corporate Compliance Law
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Suzanne H. Clawson
Corporate Governance Law
Foster Law Firm LLC
John W. Foster
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Suzanne H. Clawson
Corporate Law
Adams and Reese LLP
Robert P. Bethea, Jr.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
William C. Boyd
Joseph D. Clark
Suzanne H. Clawson
Randolph B. Epting
George S. King, Jr.
Gary W. Morris
McNair Law Firm, PA
John W. Currie
William M. Musser
James C. Siokos
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Thomas A. Brumgardt
Gus M. Dixon
Daniel J. Fritze
P. Mason Hogue, Jr.
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Mark L. Bender
C. Jones DuBose, Jr.
Julian Hennig III
G. Marcus Knight
Edward G. Menzie
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Lanneau W. Lambert, Jr.
USC School of Law
Martin C. McWilliams, Jr.
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC
John D. Delgado
Deborah B. Barbier
Deborah Barbier
Harris & Gasser, LLC
Jonathan S. Gasser
Johnson, Toal & Battiste, PA
I. S. Leevy Johnson
Law Offices of Jack B. Swerling
Jack B. Swerling
Leigh J. Leventis Law Office
Leigh J. Leventis
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC
John D. Delgado
Collins & Lacy, PC
Joel W. Collins, Jr.
Deborah B. Barbier
Deborah Barbier
Harris & Gasser, LLC
Jonathan S. Gasser
Johnson, Toal & Battiste, PA
I. S. Leevy Johnson
Law Offices of Jack B. Swerling
Jack B. Swerling
McNair Law Firm, PA
Celeste T. Jones
DUI/DWI Defense
Law Offices of Joseph M. McCulloch, Jr.
Joseph M. McCulloch, Jr.
Leigh J. Leventis Law Office
Leigh J. Leventis
Williams & Williams
C. Bradley Hutto
Economic Development Law
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Edward G. Kluiters
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Ray E. Jones
Elder Law
Millender Elder Law LLC
Franchelle C. Millender
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP
Keith M. Babcock
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
McNair Law Firm, PA
Joseph D. Walker
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Kenneth A. Janik
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Michael T. Brittingham
William H. Floyd III
Suzanne Guitar Odom
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Preston R. Burch
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Franklin G. Shuler, Jr.
Employment Law – Individuals
Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC
M. Malissa Burnette
Nekki Shutt
Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, LLC
Amy L. Gaffney
J. Lewis Cromer & Associates
J. Lewis Cromer
Louthian Law Firm
Herbert W. Louthian
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
Kristine L. Cato
Employment Law – Management
Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC
Nekki Shutt
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Henry S. Knight, Jr.
Fisher & Phillips LLP
G. Daniel Ellzey
C. F. W. Manning II
Stephen C. Mitchell
Jonathan P. Pearson
J. Hagood Tighe
Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, LLC
Amy L. Gaffney
Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis LLP
Vance J. Bettis
Littler Mendelson PC
D. Michael Henthorne
McNair Law Firm, PA
Carl B. Carruth
Richard J. Morgan
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Sue Erwin Harper
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
David E. Dubberly
Victoria L. Eslinger
William H. Floyd III
Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.
Susan P. McWilliams
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Preston R. Burch
William L. Duda
James H. Fowles III
Katherine Dudley Helms
Leigh Mullikin Nason
Charles T. Speth II
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Franklin G. Shuler, Jr.
Energy Law
McNair Law Firm, PA
M. John Bowen, Jr.
Environmental Law
John Adams Hodge and Associates, LLC
John Adams Hodge
McNair Law Firm, PA
Ethan R. Ware
Lee W. Zimmerman
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Karen Aldridge Crawford
Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr.
Wendy Wilkie Parker
Stacy K. Taylor
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
W. Thomas Lavender, Jr.
James W. Potter
Sara S. Rogers
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Elizabeth B. Partlow
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Law
Adams and Reese LLP
William O. Higgins
Family Law
Carol Sanders, PA
Carol H. Sanders
Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, LLC
Susan Edwards
Law Office of Kermit S. King
Kermit S. King
Lester & Hendrix
Ken H. Lester
McDougall & Self, LLP
John O. McDougall
McLaren & Lee
C. Dixon Lee III
James T. McLaren
Moore, Taylor & Thomas, PA
J. Mark Taylor
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Victoria L. Eslinger
Parise Law Firm
Sandra R. Parise
Financial Services Regulation Law
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
George S. King, Jr.
McNair Law Firm, PA
Sharon Bramlett
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
John T. Moore
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Alan M. Lipsitz
John A. Sowards
Whitener & Wharton PA
H. Dave Whitener, Jr.
First Amendment Law
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
Jay Bender
J. Lewis Cromer & Associates
J. Lewis Cromer
Franchise Law
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
S. Keith Hutto
Steven A. McKelvey, Jr.
Government Relations Practice
Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart, PA
James H. Quackenbush, Jr.
McGuireWoods LLP
James H. Hodges
McNair Law Firm, PA
James P. Fields, Jr.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Dwight F. Drake
Edward E. Poliakoff
George B. Wolfe
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sara S. Rogers
Riley Pope & Laney, LLC
Theodore D. Riley
Health Care Law
Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC
Charles E. Carpenter, Jr.
McNair Law Firm, PA
M. Elizabeth Crum
M. Craig Garner, Jr.
Celeste T. Jones
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Stuart M. Andrews, Jr.
Travis Dayhuff
Alice V. Harris
Daniel J. Westbrook
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Ralph Barbier
Jeanne Born
Timothy L. Hewson
Matthew B. Roberts
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
David B. Summer, Jr.
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Frederick A. Crawford
Insurance Law
Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP
Catharine G. Griffin
S. Markey Stubbs
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA
Johnston Cox
John T. Lay, Jr.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
John C. Bruton
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
James C. Gray, Jr.
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
Kevin K. Bell
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Rebecca Laffitte
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Thomas C. Salane
Labor Law – Management
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Henry S. Knight, Jr.
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Michael D. Carrouth
G. Daniel Ellzey
Stephen C. Mitchell
Jonathan P. Pearson
J. Hagood Tighe
McNair Law Firm, PA
Carl B. Carruth
Richard J. Morgan
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
David E. Dubberly
Victoria L. Eslinger
William H. Floyd III
Susan P. McWilliams
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
James H. Fowles III
Katherine Dudley Helms
Labor Law – Union
Herbert E. Buhl, III
Herbert E. Buhl III
Land Use and Zoning Law
McNair Law Firm, PA
J. Michael Ey
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Bruner, Powell, Wall & Mullins, LLC
Warren C. Powell, Jr.
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Leslie A. Cotter, Jr.
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
Charles E. Hill
Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP
A. Camden Lewis
Litigation – Antitrust
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Manton M. Grier
McNair Law Firm, PA
Celeste T. Jones
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Adams and Reese LLP
W. Cliff Moore III
Collins & Lacy, PC
L. Henry McKellar
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
James Y. Becker
Hamilton Osborne, Jr.
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Thomas E. Lydon
McNair Law Firm, PA
Paul D. Harrill
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
William C. Hubbard
S. Keith Hutto
B. Rush Smith III
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
W. Duvall Spruill
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Barton Law Firm, PA
Barbara George Barton
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Stanley H. McGuffin
Hamilton Osborne, Jr.
William H. Short, Jr.
John B. Butler III PA
John B. Butler III
McCarthy Law Firm, LLC
G. William McCarthy, Jr.
McNair Law Firm, PA
Michael M. Beal
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
George B. Cauthen
Frank B. B. Knowlton
Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC
John L. McCants
Litigation – Construction
Bruner, Powell, Wall & Mullins, LLC
James L. Bruner
E. Wade Mullins III
Henry P. Wall
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
John C. Bruton
William H. Short, Jr.
Jeter & Williams, PA
Russell Jeter
McNair Law Firm, PA
Benjamin E. Nicholson V
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Henry W. Brown
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
James Lynn Werner
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA
Francis M. Mack
Franklin J. Smith, Jr.
Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC
Daniel T. Brailsford
Charles H. McDonald
Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC
John L. McCants
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
Robert Bryan Barnes
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Rebecca Laffitte
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA
John E. Cuttino
W. Duvall Spruill
D. Andrew Williams
Litigation – Environmental
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
Stephen F. McKinney
McNair Law Firm, PA
Ethan R. Ware
Lee W. Zimmerman
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Karen Aldridge Crawford
Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr.
James K. Lehman
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Elizabeth B. Partlow
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
James Lynn Werner</p