Kenneth F. "Ken" Smith

Melissa is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment group, with experience in a wide range of industries. Melissa regularly counsels clients on compliance issues and represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, and in both state and federal court against lawsuits arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and the FLSA.

Trudy Robertson is a member of the Management Committee and is the co-managing member of the Charleston office and handles wide-ranging business, governmental, fiduciary, banking, healthcare, and products liability and property matters. Her active business and commercial litigation practice emphasizes corporate, banking, healthcare, municipal, regulatory, and litigation issues. Trudy frequently counsels individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipalities...

Ty Robinson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Ty practices law in Charleston, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Ty Robinson since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ty Robinson is held by other lawyers.

John A. Baden IV is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. John A. practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized John A. Baden IV since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professi...

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...

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 ...

Oana Johnson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Insurance. Oana practices law in Charleston, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Oana Johnson since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Oana Johnson is held by other lawyers.

Chris Ogiba is a versatile litigator who focuses on high stakes matters for a variety of institutional, corporate, and individual clients. He is a go-to trial attorney for several Fortune 500 companies, home builders, financial institutions, accounting firms, household-name retailers, construction companies, industrial and manufacturing entities, and real estate developers. Chris is an experienced civil litigator and trial attorney who has successfully represented a wide variety of clients in...

Marie-Louise Ramsdale is the principal lawyer of the Ramsdale Family Law firm in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and practices solely in the area of family law. She has served as President of the South Carolina Bar Foundation and as a member of numerous committees of the SC Bar. Marie-Louise holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Marie-Louise was the volunteer attorney-coach for the Moultrie Middle School Mock Trial Team from 2012 to 2016, taking the team to first place in the State comp...

Lindsay Van Slambrook is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Lindsay practices law in Charleston, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Lindsay Van Slambrook since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lindsay Van Slambrook is held by other lawyers.