COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC), a regional insurance defense firm, is pleased to announce the inclusion of 41 attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 list. Two of those attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year”: in Charlotte, NC, John Jeffries was named Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” and in Charleston, SC, Amy Jenkins was named Employment Law – Individuals “Lawyer of the Year.” 34 attorneys were also named to the Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch list – an award given to lawyers early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

The Best Lawyers in America®

Asheville, NC

Atlanta, GA

Charlotte, NC

  • John Barringer: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Chuck Cheney: Workers Compensation Law – Employers
  • John Jeffries: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance (Lawyer of the Year); Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • George Kurani: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Sally Moran: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • John Morris: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Robert Starnes: Workers’ Compensation – Employers
  • Andrew Ussery: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Charleston, SC

  • Mark Davis: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Carl Edwards: Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Amy Jenkins: Employment Law – Individuals (Lawyer of the Year); Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Allison Nussbaum: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • JD Smith: Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Insurance Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Columbia, SC

  • Chad Abramson: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Trippett Boineau: Litigation – Construction; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Sterling Davies: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Scott Garrett: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Mundi George: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Rusty Goudelock: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Jason Lockhart: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Tommy Lydon: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Julie Moose: Commercial Litigation

Greenville, SC

Jackson, MS

  • Catherine Bell: Insurance Law; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Holly Nash: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Roger Riddick: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Bobby Thompson: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Knoxville, TN

  • David Long: Litigation – Construction; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Josh Wolfe: Construction Law; Insurance Law

Memphis, TN

  • Tom Cassidy: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Myrtle Beach, SC

Raleigh, NC

  • Melissa Cleary: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Jack Holmes: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Wilmington, NC

Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch

Asheville, NC

Atlanta, GA

Charleston, SC

  • Shawn Bevans: Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants
  • Zack Jarrett: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Chrissie Ormand: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Charlotte, NC

Columbia, SC

  • Brett Bayne: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Adrian Dukes: Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Sarah Guthrie: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Justin Hunter: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Stuart Moore: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Matt Moser: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Adam Ribock: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Jasmine Wyman: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Greenville, SC

  • Ashley Forbes: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Katie Grove: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Alli Mabbs: Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Jackson, MS

 

Memphis, TN

  • Garrett O’Brien: Commercial Litigation; Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

 

Nashville, TN

 

Oxford, MS

 

Raleigh, NC

  • Cassie Keen: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Mason Littlefield: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Ben Simpson: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Richmond, VA

 

Wilmington, NC

  • Chris Bell: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Jason Toups: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers