Best Lawyers Near You in Summerville, South Carolina
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Sara Couch represents institutional investors, government entities and consumers in securities and consumer fraud litigation. Sara also assists in the litigation of individual tobacco cases. Sara Couch contributes to litigation across several of the firm’s practice areas, including defective medical devices, toxic exposure, consumer protection, tobacco, and the opioid crisis. Having been a member of a number of trial teams with the firm, Sara has helped achieve multiple plaintiff verdic...
Tope Leyimu focuses her practice on helping people catastrophically hurt or killed as a result of corporate wrongdoing, occupational hazards and environmental negligence. Tope also represents government entities in complex litigation designed to protect public health and safety. She is a part of the firm’s team representing dozens of governmental entities, including states, counties, cities, towns, and townships in litigation targeting the alleged deceptive marketing and over-distributi...
Licensed in both Georgia and South Carolina, Michelle is a labor and employment attorney at the international law firm of Ogletree Deakins. Working in Ogletree Deakins's Charleston, South Carolina office, Michelle defends national and local employers, both big and small, on various employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour law, and immigration. Michelle also conducts training for various clients with respect to employment topics,...
Annie Kouba is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Annie, 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 Annie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Derek M. Newberry is a partner in Hall Booth Smith’s Charleston office, with a practice encompassing the full spectrum of construction defect, professional malpractice, product defect, personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage litigation. Derek also assists professionals before state licensing boards and is a Certified Circuit Court Mediator with a quickly growing mediation practice. Derek has received a number of professional recognition, including: (a) by Best Lawyers® ...
Attorney Sophie Dieckhaus is passionate about helping those who have been injured. Sophie believes that during challenging times, everyone deserves compassionate support and strong legal representation to turn to. That’s why she represents injured workers and individuals involved in personal injury accidents, including car accidents, slip and falls, animal attacks, and other injuries caused by negligence. Sophie is based at Joye Law Firm ’s North Charleston office and proudly serv...
John David O’Neill focuses his litigation efforts on catastrophic injury, product liability, automotive defect, and wrongful death cases. With a background in engineering, John brings a technical approach to case review and analysis. In particular, John is heavily involved in vehicle defect cases alleging injuries caused by defective Takata airbags. John has consulted as an engineer on projects involving manufacturing, transportation, institutional, municipal and residential constructio...
Elizabeth F. Nicholson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Real Estate. Elizabeth F., who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Chris Beddow is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice, DUI / DWI Defense and Family Law. Chris, 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 Chris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Robert Howell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Robert, who practices law in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Monique A. Christenson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Monique A., who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Monique A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bobby Streisel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Bobby, who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bobby is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.