Forty attorneys in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices have been named to the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This includes five attorneys receiving “Lawyer of the Year” honors. In addition, four lawyers in the firm’s South Carolina offices have been recognized in the Second Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. 

The full list of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers in South Carolina recognized by “Best Lawyers” can be found below (* indicates a “Lawyer of the Year” ranking in the associated category; # indicates One to Watch):

Admiralty and Maritime Law

  • David M. Collins (Charleston)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • R. Andrew Walden (Charleston) #

Banking and Finance Law

  • David H. Crawford (Charleston)
  • Thomas L. Harper, Jr. (Charleston)
  • W. Lindsay Smith (Greenville)
  • Susan M. Smythe (Charleston)
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)
  • James M. Wilson (Charleston)

Bet-the-Company Litigation

  • Charles J. Baker III (Charleston)

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Greenville)
  • Jamile J. Francis III (Greenville)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

  • Kenneth F. Smith (Charleston)

Commercial Finance Law

  • W. Lindsay Smith (Greenville)

Commercial Litigation

  • Charles J. Baker III (Charleston)
  • Bryant S. Caldwell (Columbia) #
  • Todd Carroll (Columbia)
  • Ryan D. Ellard (Charleston) #
  • Morris A. Ellison (Charleston)
  • C. Allen Gibson, Jr. (Charleston)
  • Henry E. Grimball (Charleston)
  • Kevin A. Hall (Columbia)
  • Greg L. Horton (Charleston)
  • Ashley Kutz Kelley (Charleston)
  • James D. Myrick (Charleston)
  • R. Andrew Walden (Charleston) #
  • James E. Weatherholtz (Charleston)

Construction Law

  • F. Cordes Ford IV (Charleston)
  • C. Allen Gibson, Jr. (Charleston)
  • Greg L. Horton (Charleston)
  • James E. Weatherholtz (Charleston)

Consumer Law

  • Shelton Sterling Laney III (Greenville)

Corporate Governance Law

  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Greenville) *

Corporate Law

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Greenville)
  • David H. Crawford (Charleston)
  • Susan M. Smythe (Charleston)
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)

Economic Development Law

  • Stephanie L. Few (Charleston)    

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Greenville)

Environmental Law

  • Michael James Bogle (Greenville)

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

  • Charles J. Baker III (Charleston) *

Financial Services Regulation Law

  • Morgan C. Arndt (Greenville) #
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)

Healthcare Law

  • Sandra Louise Weikel Miller (Greenville)

Insurance Litigation

  • Henry E. Grimball (Charleston)
  • James D. Myrick (Charleston)

Litigation—Banking and Finance

  • Morris A. Ellison (Charleston)

Litigation—Construction

  • Charles J. Baker III (Charleston)
  • F. Cordes Ford IV (Charleston)
  • C. Allen Gibson, Jr. (Charleston)
  • Greg L. Horton (Charleston)
  • James E. Weatherholtz (Charleston)

Litigation—Environmental

  • Michael James Bogle (Greenville)
  • Sean D. Houseal (Charleston)    

Litigation—Healthcare

  • Sandra Louise Weikel Miller (Greenville)

Litigation—Insurance

  • James D. Myrick (Charleston)

Litigation—Labor and Employment

  • Greg L. Horton (Charleston)

Litigation—Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Greenville)

Litigation—Real Estate 

  • Morris A. Ellison (Charleston)
  • Thomas L. Harper, Jr. (Charleston) *

Litigation—Trusts and Estates

  • Laurel R.S. Blair (Charleston) *

Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants

  • Sandra Louise Weikel Miller (Greenville)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Greenville)
  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Greenville)

Municipal Law

  • Belton T. Zeigler (Columbia)

Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants

  • Henry E. Grimball (Charleston)
  • Sean D. Houseal (Charleston)
  • James D. Myrick (Charleston)
  • Henry B. Smythe, Jr. (Charleston)

Privacy and Data Security Law

  • Belton T. Zeigler (Columbia)

Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

  • David M. Collins (Charleston)
  • Henry E. Grimball (Charleston)
  • Greg L. Horton (Charleston)
  • Dana W. Lang (Charleston)
  • Henry B. Smythe, Jr. (Charleston)
  • Matthew E. Tillman (Charleston)
  • James E. Weatherholtz (Charleston)

Qui Tam Law

  • Sandra Louise Weikel Miller (Greenville)

Real Estate Law

  • Amy H. Clayton (Greenville)
  • David H. Crawford (Charleston)
  • William T. Dawson III (Charleston)
  • Morris A. Ellison (Charleston)
  • Thomas L. Harper, Jr. (Charleston)
  • Daniel Q. Orvin (Charleston)
  • W. Lindsay Smith (Greenville)
  • Susan M. Smythe (Charleston)
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)
  • James M. Wilson (Charleston)

Securities / Capital Markets Law

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Greenville) *
  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Greenville)
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)

Securities Regulation

  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Greenville)
  • John H. Warren III (Charleston)

Tax Law

  • Kenneth F. Smith (Charleston)

Trusts and Estates

  • Laurel R.S. Blair (Charleston)
  • Anne Kelley Russell (Charleston)
  • Kenneth F. Smith (Charleston)

Utilities Law

  • Belton T. Zeigler (Columbia)