Super Lawyers - South Carolina 2017

Crosland, Jr., Malcolm M., The Steinberg Law Firm,
Charleston

Ellis, Jr., F. Earl, Adams and Reese, Columbia

Goudelock, II, J. Russell (Rusty), McAngus Goudelock & Courie, Columbia

Griffith, John P., Smith & Griffith, Anderson

Harrell, Ken W., Joye Law Firm, North Charleston,

843-554-3100 Pg. 16, 44

Jacobson, Carl H., Uricchio Howe Krell Jacobson Toporek Theos & Keith, Charleston

Lacy, Stanford E., Collins & Lacy, Columbia

Kingsmore, Jr., Fred L., Nexsen Pruet, Columbia

Reyner, Jr., Alan J., Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson,
Columbia, 803-799-1111 Pg. 10

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME

Moseley, Jr., Robert D., Smith Moore Leatherwood,
Greenville
Settana, Jr., Daniel R., The McKay Firm, Columbia,
803-256-4645

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Bluestein, Margaret Miles, Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, Columbia

Lawhorne, Ernest G., Adams and Reese, Columbia

McAngus, W. Hugh, McAngus Goudelock & Courie,
Columbia

Pearlman, David T., The Steinberg Law Firm, Charleston

Safran, Andrew N., Andrew N. Safran, Columbia

Samuels, Stephen B., Samuels Law Firm, Columbia

White, Thomas M., The Steinberg Law Firm, Goose Creek

Williams, Kathryn, Kathryn Williams, Greenville, 864-235-6254 Pg. 32

SORTED ALPHABETICALLY

SOUTH CAROLINA 2017
SUPER LAWYERS
CHRISTOPHER W. ADAMS

THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER W. ADAMS, P. C.

102 Broad Street, Suite C Charleston, SC 29401

Tel: 843-577-2153

Fax: 877-883-9114 chris@chrisadamslaw.com www.chrisadamslaw.com Protecting liberty. Finding solutions. Chris Adams is an experienced criminal defense lawyer. His federal clients have recently benefited from his experience, winning at trial (acquittal in 2014, 9:12-cr-410), on appeal (Charlotte white collar sentencing reversal in 2015, 4th Cir. 14-4366), and in habeas (conviction vacated in 2015, 2:10-cr-1198). Chris devotes half of his practice to defending citizens facing the death penalty in federal trial courts throughout the country. He devotes the other half of his practice to defending people facing investigations and allegations in federal and state courts in SC, ranging from white collar crimes to violent felonies. Our law office is honored to receive lawyer referrals in matters large or small. We welcome you to visit our website to learn more about our office.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: FEDERAL AND STATE

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
W. JONES ANDREWS, JR.

MCGOWAN HOOD & FELDER, LLC

1517 Hampton Street Columbia, SC 29201 Tel: 803-779-0100

Fax: 803-256-0702 jandrews@mcgowanhood.com www.mcgowanhood.com William Jones Andrews, Jr. concentrates his practice on civil litigation, including nursing home abuse and neglect, medical negligence, complex personal injury, and products liability cases. He received his B. A. in finance at the University of South Carolina, Columbia; J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1991. Jones is a former law clerk for the honorable Don S. Rushing, Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. He was then an assistant solicitor for the honorable Donald Myers, solicitor for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. He worked as an associate for Richardson Plowden and then for Bowers Orr & Dougall. From 2000 until 2005, Jones was a solo practitioner at the La w Offices of Jones Andrews before joining the legal team of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAIN TIFF
KEITH M. BABCOCK
LEWIS BABCOCK L.L.P.
1513 Hampton Street
PO Box 11208
Columbia, SC 29211
Tel: 803-771-8000
Fax: 803-733-3534
kmb@lewisbabcock.com
www.lewisbabcock.com
Keith Babcock is a founding member of Lewis Babcock LLP. His
practice focuses on litigation, with a concentration on business
disputes, condemnation, and professional negligence. Keith
has brought numerous business disputes to state and federal
court. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton
University and his juris doctorate from George Washington
University. Keith is an active member of the South Carolina Bar,
speaks at numerous continuing legal education courses, and
was a member of the South Carolina Board of Law Examiners
from 2001 to 2006. He is the only South Carolina attorney in the
Owners Counsel of America, a national organization of lawyers
representing landowners in eminent domain actions.

EMINENT DOMAIN
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: PLAINTIFF
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
KEVIN M. BARTH

BARTH, BALLENGER & LEWIS, L.L.P.

PO Box 107

Florence, SC 29503

Tel: 843-662-6301

Fax: 843-664-8384 kbarth@hbbh.net www.bbhlawfirm.com Attorney Kevin M. Barth is a member of the Florence, South Carolina, law firm of Barth, Ballenger & Lewis, L.L.P. With more than 30 years of legal experience, Mr. Barth focuses his practice on personal injury, family law, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Barth has served as lead trial counsel in four cases that resulted in verdicts in excess of $1 million. Mr. Barth also served as co-trial counsel in a case that resulted in a verdict of $237 million. He is a member of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, the AAJ, and the STLA. Since 2005 Mr. Barth has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the U.S., where membership is limited to attorneys who have won million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

FAMILY LAW WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
THOMAS C. BRITTAIN
THE BRIT TAIN LAW FIRM, P.A.
4614 Oleander Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Tel: 843-449-8562

Fax: 843-497-6124 tommyb@brittainlawfirm.com www.brittainlawfirm.com Thomas C. “Tommy” Brittain has been involved in many significant trials, both civil and criminal, in recent South Carolina history. Brittain is Phi Beta Kappa, Wofford College, and U.S. Army, First Cavalry Division (Captain); member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference and ABOTA; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; and past Chairman of the Wofford College Board of Trustees (2005-2009). In May 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Wofford College. He receives Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating and was named in South Carolina Super Lawyers from 2008 to 2016 and as a Top Ten South Carolina attorney by the NACDA. He, with his three children, practices criminal law, personal injury, family law, and litigation in all courts.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF CRIMINAL DEFENSE

GENERAL LI TIGATION
SAMUEL R. CLAWSON
CLAWSON AND STAUBES, LLC
126 Seven Farms Drive
Suite 200

Charleston, SC 29492

Tel: 843-577-2026

Fax: 843-722-2867 sclawson@clawsonandstaubes.com www.clawsonandstaubes.com Sam served as the managing member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC for 28 years until December 2016. He is active in the tort defense of individuals, partnerships, and corporations. Since 1980, he has tried numerous cases each year for a variety of different insurers. Sam has lectured on a variety of advocacy topics in South Carolina, New York, and California including opening statements, direct and cross-examination of expert and lay witnesses, closing arguments, and summary jury trials. Sam is a Certified Mediator and spends much of his time mediating cases involving insurance and contract disputes, medical malpractice, and personal injury. He also facilitates focus groups. Sam has served as President of the Berkeley County Bar and on the Board of Campbell University School of Law.