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James B. Hood is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. James, who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Oliver Eckard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Michael Oliver, who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael Oliver is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nina Fields Britt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Antitrust Law, Litigation - Securities and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Nina, who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice is recognized as a skillful and innovative negotiator of complex litigation settlements, having served as the lead negotiator in some of the largest civil actions our courts have seen in the last 35 years. In 2023, his law school alma mater renamed the school the USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law. Corporate Legal Times reported that defense counsel and legal scholars described Joe as one of the nation's “five most feared and respected plaintiffs’ law...

Attorney Michael Jordan is originally from Columbia, South Carolina and attended the University of South Carolina for his undergrad. Michael went to Florida Coastal School of Law and graduated in 2006. Following his graduation, he joined the Steinberg Law Firm and is now a current partner at Steinberg. Michael exclusively handles workers' compensation and personal injury cases. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2017 and was selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in...

David Humphreys co-leads Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's real estate team, focusing on commercial real estate transactions and commercial real estate finance. David works in the firm's Charleston office and helps developers and lenders balance major business opportunities against the risks involved and represents clients in land transactions and zoning and land-use issues. He also advises clients on forming corporations, limited liability companies' partnerships and joint ventures.

Professional Experience Nathan Crystal is a scholar and a practicing attorney. He has advised individuals and entities, including major law firms, on matters of contract law and professional ethics and has lectured throughout the world on these subjects. He frequently serves as expert witness or consultant in multimillion dollar cases. Nathan Crystal is a Class of 1969 Professor Emeritus of Professional Responsibility and Contract Law, University of South Carolina. He taught for 34 years at t...

Guy Dabbs is a real estate attorney with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Charleston office, where he represents clients in a variety of transactional matters. Guy focuses a significant portion of his practice on commercial real estate, including acquisition and development, title review, leasing and lender financing. He also advises on corporate matters, including entity formation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, and he serves as outside general counsel for a number of clients.

A trial lawyer, James Ledlie has spent the past 20 years advocating for clients throughout the country while furthering complex litigation related to public health, worker safety and other issues. His practice spans litigation areas including asbestos, tobacco, defective consumer products, pharmaceuticals and faulty medical devices. He is also a member of Motley Rice’s litigation team representing dozens of states, cities, towns, counties and townships targeting the alleged misrepresent...

I am an attorney in Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP Charleston office, where I focus my practice on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. If there’s one word you can use to describe my approach to developing legal strategies it would have to be pragmatic. My clients benefit from a real-world understanding of financial issues backed by logical plans for resolving tough and complex fiscal situations. With a practice that spans nearly three decades, I have extensive ...