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Ben Glass is the Managing Shareholder in the Charleston Office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Ben earned his B.A. from the College of Charleston, and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. After a judicial clerkship with United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Ben joined Ogletree, Deakins in 1995. For the last 19 years, he has represented employers in all manner of labor and employment law issues, and spoken regularly on va...

Brandon Gaskins maintains a broad practice that draws upon wide-ranging experience in litigation, land use, governmental, and employment matters. Realizing that no case or legal issue is exactly the same, Brandon applies his skills flexibly to offer clients strategic and innovative solutions. Brandon is an accomplished litigator with experience in complex business and contract disputes, land use and zoning disputes, and cases involving violations of non-competition, confidentiality, and other...

David Swanson handles large and small commercial and residential property matters at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, representing owners, developers and financial institutions as well as many sellers and buyers of plantation properties in coastal South Carolina. David represents financial institutions and other lenders in all aspects of commercial loan transactions, including the drafting of loan documents and due diligence review of all information relevant to the borrower and guarantors.

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...

Caroline C. McIntosh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Caroline C. practices law in Charleston, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Caroline C. McIntosh since 2017. 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 Caroline C. McIntosh is held by other lawyers.

Jeddie Suddeth is a shareholder, management committee member, and real estate attorney in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Charleston office. Jeddie helps developer clients with residential, commercial and mixed-use projects, including entity formation, site acquisition, entitlements, financing, sales and leasing. He also assists lender clients with commercial real estate transactions and landlord and tenant clients with leasing needs.

D. Summers Clarke II is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Insurance. Summers, 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 Summers is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Summers Clarke is a Partner in the litigati...

As a member of Butler Snow’s commercial litigation group, Robert focuses his practice on complex civil litigation for a range of business clients including large corporations, small businesses, manufacturers, real estate owners and developers and trustees. He handles jury and non-jury cases throughout the country and has appeared before the North Carolina and South Carolina Courts of Appeals and Supreme Courts, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

A member of the Management Committee and co-head of the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring group, Cynthia Lowery brings more than 30 years’ experience to her practice. She is a frequent speaker on creditor’s rights, and she brings her wide-ranging clients sophisticated counsel in collections and creditor’s rights, including bankruptcy, restructures, foreclosures, and execution of judgments. A South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor/cr...

John Chase is a certified specialist in estate planning and probate law in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Charleston office. John's services are geared to the preservation and orderly disposition of family businesses and large estates. He represents individuals, trusts and trust departments concerning challenges to estate plans. Advising business owners and clients on the best tax and financing structures for purchases and sales of business assets is also a strong focus of John's practice.