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Partners Gray T. Culbreath, T. David Rheney and Ronald K. Wray II were named 2021 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 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants in the Columbia area. Culbreath was also listed in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the following practice areas: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product...

The U.S. News & World Report released Ones to Watch in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Gallivan White Boyd attorneys Drew Bradshaw, Jordan Crapps and Jessica W. Laffitte were recognized as Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys who are early in their careers and provide outstanding professional excellence in private practice within the United States. Drew Bradshaw (Greenville) was named Ones to Watch for Transportation Law. Jordan Crapps (Columbia) was named Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Securities. Jessica W. Laffitte (Columbia) was named Ones to Watch for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

Twenty-three attorneys were nominated and voted to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2020 Legal Elite,the only regional awards program that allows every active attorney to nominate and vote for their peers across 26 categories. Duffie Powers and Phil Reeves were recognized as Top Voted recipients. Duffie Powers centers his legal practice on the areas of design and construction and creditors’ rights in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina, office. Having previously worked in the construction industry, Duffie has a unique insight into the challenges faced by those in the industry.  Duffie routinely represents contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, equipment rental companies, architects, engineers...

Eight attorneys, Johnston Cox, Will Harbison, Amy Hill, Laura Jordan, Lindsay Joyner, John T. Lay, Shelley Montague and Breon Walker were recognized as the 2020 Legal Elite by Columbia Business Monthly. Legal Elite is the only regional awards program that allows every active attorney to nominate and vote for their peers in 26 categories. Columbia Business Monthly's list of Legal Elite includes:

• A. Johnston Cox – Insurance, Personal Injury
• William R. Harbison – Workers’ Compensation
• Amy L.B. Hill – Business Litigation, Banking & Finance
• Laura Jordan – Labor & Employment
• Lindsay A. Joyner – Business Litigation
• John T. Lay Jr. – Business Litigation
• Shelley Sunderman Montague –...

Gallivan White Boyd partner T. David Rheney was elected as president of Insuralex during its recent annual meeting. Insuralex is a worldwide network of independent law firms that practice insurance and reinsurance coverage, defense, litigation and related legal services. Its members work for a wide range of clients including insurance and reinsurance companies, Lloyd’s syndicates, insurance and reinsurance brokers as well as captives and self-insured companies. Each member firm of Insuralex is a leader in its national or state jurisdiction on issues related to insurance and reinsurance. Former president Neftali Garro stated:

"It has been my privilege to be at the helm of Insuralex this past year. I am in awe of...

Gallivan White Boyd is pleased to announce its inclusion as a Leading Law Firm in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers USA ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the United States. Out of 6,695 total firm rankings, Gallivan White Boyd is ranked as a Top Tier Law Firm in South Carolina for litigation. With four offices across the Carolinas, the firm frequently represents businesses and individual clients in business and commercial disputes, insurance matters, arbitration and litigation. Additionally, partners Gray T. Culbreath, John T. Lay Jr. and Daniel B. White were chosen as leading business attorneys practicing law in commercial litigation. Combined, Culbreath, Lay, and White have more than 75 years of...

Gallivan White Boyd celebrates another achievement for partner John T. Lay Jr. Over each of the past 13 years, he has been selected for inclusion in the annual edition of Super Lawyers^®. This year, Lay has been further recognized on the Top 25: 2020 South Carolina Super Lawyers List, a list on which he has been included since 2018. He is a business litigator practicing in the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina office. Super Lawyers^®, a Thomson Reuters business, rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. We believe John T. Lay has exceeded the expectation of superior, professional leadership. His achievements are...

Twenty-one attorneys from the firm’s Greenville, Charleston and Columbia offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers. Most notably, John T. Lay Jr., whose practice area is business litigation, has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Lawyers in South Carolina. Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters, lists the top 5 percent of the attorneys in the state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers utilizes a multiphased selection process that includes peer nominations, independent third-party research, and peer reviews by other attorneys in their primary practice area. The 14 attorneys listed as Super Lawyers...

Partner Breon Walker will be recognized as a 2020 Honoree of the South Carolina Leadership in Law award hosted by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The Leadership in Law event recognizes attorneys from across the Palmetto State who have achieved success in their law practice, made contributions to society and had an impact on the legal profession. A top Lawyer of the Year award will be selected out of the class of honorees and revealed the night of the event - Friday, March 13, 2020. Walker has a diverse legal practice which includes the defense of personal injury claims, products liability defense, commercial litigation, and government relations. Breon has years of trial experience in state and appellate courts dating...

Gallivan White Boyd congratulates two partners of the firm on their selection to become Riley Fellows. Janice Holmes (Columbia, SC) and Stuart Mauney (Greenville, SC) join other leaders selected from across the state to participate in the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Holmes is a member of the thirteenth DLI class in the Midlands, and Mauney will be a member of the twenty-ninth DLI class in the Upstate.

“Discovering ways in which differences can strengthen our organizations is of utmost importance as we seek to grow and support a thriving economy and rich culture,” said Dr. Donald Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute.

DLI class members are identified through a rigorous...