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Attorneys Gray T. Culbreath, John T. Lay, Jr., Shelley S. Montague & Jennifer E. Johnsen Named 2022 Lawyers of the Year

Greenville, SC – August 19, 2021

2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America©

Gallivan White Boyd partners Gray T. Culbreath, John T. Lay, Jr., Shelley S. Montague and Jennifer E. Johnsen were named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers in America©. Each year, only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year. These lawyers are selected based on voting averages received from peer-review assessments.

Gray T. Culbreath was named Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants in the Columbia area. Culbreath was also listed in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the following practice areas: Appellate, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

John T. Lay Jr. was named Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants in the Columbia area. Lay was also listed in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the following practice areas: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

Shelley S. Montague was named Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Insurance in the Columbia area. Montague was also listed in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the following practice areas: Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.

Jennifer E. Johnsen was named Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law in the Greenville area. Johnsen was also listed in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the following practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Insurance Law.

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