Charles L. Henshaw Jr.

J. Aaron Nelson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. J. Aaron, who practices law in Bluffton, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which J. Aaron is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Attorney Thomas M. White is a partner at Steinberg Law Firm and exclusively handles workers' compensation and personal injury cases. After he graduated from the University of Virginia with distinction, Tom studied law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1978 and joined Steinberg in 1980. Tom is an active member in the legal community as he is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Charleston County Bar Association, and South...

Allan Holmes, based in Charleston, South Carolina, is affiliated with Gibbs & Holmes PC. Since 1988, he has been a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. Allan developed a focus in this area well before its certification. He served on the South Carolina Bar's Employment and Labor Law Specialization Advisory Board from 1997 to 1999 and has chaired the Labor Management & Relations Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Council for several years...

Paul Lynch brings considerable experience to a broad client base in various areas of practice. He is particularly dedicated to preserving and protecting family assets and facilitating transfers among generations in the most efficient manner possible. Areas of Focus Estate planning Estate administration Health care Planning for closely held businesses Real Estate The former managing member for the firm's Charleston office, Paul frequently speaks on taxation and estate planning issues before ci...

A veteran litigator with strong roots in complex litigation, Fred Baker has worked on a broad range of environmental, medical costs recovery, consumer and products liability cases and holds numerous leadership roles within the firm. Fred represents individuals, institutional investors, and governmental entities in a wide variety of cases. He leads the firm’s tobacco litigation, and was a member of the legal team that litigated the groundbreaking tobacco litigation on behalf of several S...

Jim Sullivan always knew he wanted to become an attorney, but didn’t take the direct route to get there. Instead, Jim taught English at James Island Charter High School for five years before attending law school. Upon graduation in 2008, Jim joined Howser, Newman, & Besley in their Charleston office. Jim’s practice primarily involves cases involving construction defect litigation, personal injury defense, and complex insurance coverage issues such as bad faith claims. Addition...

Christine C. Ormand is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Christine C., who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John A. Baden IV is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. John A., who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practic...

Brent Arant is a personal injury lawyer who focuses primarily on auto wreck, tractor trailer, and catastrophic injury cases at Joye Law Firm.While growing up on a dairy farm in Bowman, South Carolina, Brent, a fifth-generation farmer, learned the value of hard work, perseverance and dedication at a young age. These same traits, and his tenacity, have helped Brent recover millions of dollars for his clients in the span of just a few years. When his grandfather died unexpectedly while Brent was...

John Herrick has spent more than 30 years representing victims of asbestos exposure suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. As a leader of the firm’s occupational disease practice, John continues to fight for the rights of those harmed by asbestos and other occupational diseases and assists in managing the firm’s asbestos litigation teams. A senior trial lawyer with years of courtroom experience, John represents individuals and families against defendants ...