COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC), an insurance law firm, is pleased to announce the inclusion of 41 attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 list and 36 attorneys in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2023 list—an award given to lawyers early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Four of those attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year”: in Knoxville, TN, David Long was named Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year,” in Columbia, SC, Tommy Lydon was named Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year,” in Wilmington, NC, Walt Rapp was named Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” and Myrtle Beach attorney Dominic Starr was named Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year" for Charleston, SC area.
The Best Lawyers in America®
Asheville, NC
- Joseph Hamrick: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- John Spainhour: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance
Atlanta, GA
- John Campbell: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Charlotte, NC
- John Barringer: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Chuck Cheney: Workers Compensation Law – Employers
- RJ Cohen: Insurance Law
- John Jeffries: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; 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
- Amy Jenkins: Employment Law – Individuals; 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 (Lawyer of the Year); Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Stuart Moore: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Julie Moose: Commercial Litigation
Greenville, SC
- Mark Allison: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Vernon Dunbar: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Erroll Anne Hodges: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Shayne Williams: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
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
Knoxville, TN
- David Long: Litigation – Construction (Lawyer of the Year); 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
- Dominic Starr: Litigation – Insurance (Lawyer of the Year)
Oxford, MS
- Jay Atkins: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Raleigh, NC
- Melissa Cleary: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Jack Holmes: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Wilmington, NC
- Walt Rapp: Litigation – Insurance (Lawyer of the Year)
Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch
Asheville, NC
- Richard Haywood: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Lucie Peoples: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Zephyr Sullivan: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Atlanta, GA
- Carrie Annis: Insurance Law
- Mark Edwards: Commercial Litigation
- Ashley Howard: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Danielle Taylor: Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Charleston, SC
- Shawn Bevans: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Chrissie Ormand: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Charlotte, NC
- Lucy Anderson: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Columbia, SC
- Brett Bayne: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Riley Bearden: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Sarah Guthrie: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Justin Hunter: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Matt Moser: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Adam Ribock: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Will Starnes: Real Estate Law
- Monica Towle: Commercial Litigation
- Michael Trask: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jasmine Wyman: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Greenville, SC
- Ashley Forbes: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Katie Grove: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Alan Jones: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction
- Alli Mabbs: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Amanda Neely: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Jackson, MS
- Paul Blake: Insurance Law
- Laura Givens: Commercial Litigation
Memphis, TN
- Garrett O’Brien: Commercial Litigation; Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Nashville, TN
- Alston Peek: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
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
- Emily Bishop: Commercial Litigation
Wilmington, NC
- Chris Bell: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Jason Toups: Workers’ Compensation – Claimants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.