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Chris Major's legal practice focuses on business litigation. A shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office, he regularly advises clients on resolving a wide range of business problems, from complex commercial litigation and mass tort litigation to employment disputes arising from covenants not to compete.

Family law attorney with litigation and appellate experience handling complex financial matters arising from divorce, including: asset and business valuation, pension and retirement issues, and alimony and spousal support; as well as experience with issues involving children such as custody, visitation, and child support. Also experienced in premarital issues such as negotiating and drafting premarital agreements as well as post divorce issues such as modification of support obligations or cu...

David A. Thompson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. David A., who practices law in Greenville, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhau...

Wm. Robert Gignilliat, IV, is a principal in the Greenville, South Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He enjoys helping companies by counseling them on employment law issues and successfully guiding them through employment litigation in courts throughout the country. Wage-and-hour litigation is the largest component of Rob’s practice. He regularly defends employers against class and collective actions alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws on wages. Often...

Sidney P. Mitchell Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Sidney P., who practices law in Greenville, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sidney P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mills Gallivan is a senior partner and Certified Mediator & Arbitrator who practices law in Greenville, South Carolina, and has been recognized since 1995. Over the past 45 years Mills has applied his knowledge, skill and energy to providing clients with creative legal solutions. He states that law school refined his ability to solve legal problems using the analytical side of his brain to gather and organize facts, apply the law, and use the legal process in pursuit of solutions. Through...

Stephanie H. Burton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Stephanie H., who practices law in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Reid Sherard is a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office and leads the firm's Family Law practice group. He concentrates his time in complex divorce-related litigation, particularly involving significant assets, income, valuation, or other challenging financial issues, as well as contested custody matters, interstate and international jurisdiction disputes, and premarital and postnuptial agreements.

I handle workers’ compensation and personal injury, which includes anything from automobile accident claims to premises liability claims. In workers’ compensation cases, we primarily see workers with joint-type injuries – shoulders, knees, hips, elbows – as well as back injuries. The workers were doing their job and now they are put in a spot where they are being denied medical treatment or maybe the claim has been outright denied. People don’t really know where ...

W. Jake Rea is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. W. Jake, who practices law in Greenville, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which W. Jake is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.