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Womble Carlyle South Carolina Attorneys, Practices Make Chambers USA 2011 Rankings

June 13, 2011

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Chambers USA has ranked Womble Carlyle as one of South Carolina’s top law firms in five key practice areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, General Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment and Real Estate. Chambers also gave Nationwide recognition to the firm’s Transportation (Shipping Litigation) practice, which is based in Womble Carlyle’s Charleston office.
 
In addition, 14 attorneys in Womble Carlyle’s Charleston and Greenville offices were selected by Chambers for individual recognition. They are:
 
Charleston
David S. Cox, Litigation
Morris Ellison, Real Estate
W. Foster Gaillard, Real Estate
David B. McCormack, Labor & Employment
* Gordon D. Schreck, Transportation (Shipping Litigation)
Susan M. Smythe, Real Estate
 
Greenville
Larry D. Estridge, Real Estate
D. Allen Grumbine, Corporate/M&A
Samuel W. Outten, Litigation
W. Lindsay Smith, Real Estate
Elizabeth O. Temple, Corporate/M&A
 
* Indicates Nationwide Ranking
 
Womble Carlyle was recognized in 21 state-specific categories in Delaware; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia. The firm also was recognized nationally in the areas of Financial Services Regulation and Transportation (Shipping Litigation). In 2010, Womble Carlyle was ranked in 16 separate practice areas.
 
Womble Carlyle’s South Carolina presence has been greatly enhanced by the April, 2011, merger with Charleston law firm Buist Moore Smythe McGee, P.A. The merger gives Womble Carlyle more than 70 South Carolina-based attorneys in its Charleston and Greenville offices.
 
The Chambers USA list, published by Chambers & Partners, was complied by a team of researchers who conducted in-depth telephone interviews with lawyers and clients throughout the United States. Entries in Chambers USA were compiled from recommendations of clients and practitioners. The qualities on which the rankings were assessed include: technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.
 

This document is intended as an informational reminder and does not constitute legal advice. If you have any questions or would like to discuss a particular situation, please contact Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP. The purpose of this article is to provide general information about significant legal developments and should not be construed as legal advice on any specific facts and circumstances.