COLUMBIA, S.C. – One hundred seventy-four Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019.

The Atlanta lawyers in this publication are:

• Jeffrey A. Allred, Corporate Law
• William J. Ching, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Taylor Tapley Daly, Mediation
• Richard B. Herzog, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
• Richard K. Hines, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Stanley S. Jones, Jr., Government Relations Practice, Healthcare
• Jennifer D. Malinovsky, Healthcare
• S. Wade Malone, Commercial Litigation
• Adrienne E. Marting, Litigation – Healthcare
• Richard B. North, Jr., Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Earle R. Taylor III – Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Mark S. VanderBroek, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Rhys T. Wilson, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

The Baltimore lawyers listed are:

• Michael A. Brown, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Leianne S. McEvoy, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Matthew S. Sturtz, Commercial Litigation

The Boca Raton, Fla. lawyers listed are:

• Jeffrey A. Deutch, Real Estate Law
• Arvin J. Jaffe, Banking and Finance Law
• Richard B. Macfarland, Real Estate Law
• Carl S. Rosen, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• James J. Wheeler, Real Estate Law

The Boston lawyers listed are:

• Juliane Balliro, Civil Rights Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Amy Mandragouras, Patent Law
• Jane E. Remillard, Patent Law

The Charleston, S.C. lawyers listed are:

• Michael T. Cole, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• E. Bart Daniel, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Government Relations Practice
• Jennifer Williams Davis, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• John B. Hagerty, Corporate Law
• John C. McElwaine, Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Elizabeth Scott Moïse, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Thomas F. Moran, Tax Law
• Charles R. Norris, Insurance Law
• G. Mark Phillips, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Newman Jackson Smith, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• John C. von Lehe, Jr., Appellate Practice, Tax Law

The Charlotte, N.C. lawyers listed are:

• David Neal Allen, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• B.T. Atkinson, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• C. Wells Hall III, Tax Law
• Susan S. Jackson, Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Craig N. Killen, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Karl S. Sawyer, Jr., Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• John Nicholas Suhr, Jr., Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Tracy E. Tomlin, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Fred M. Wood, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Noelle E. Wooten, Commercial Litigation

The Columbia, S.C. lawyers listed are:

• Weston Adams III, Appellate Practice, Energy Regulatory Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Stuart M. Andrews, Jr., Healthcare
• Jody A. Bedenbaugh, Banking and Finance Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• A. Mattison Bogan, Commercial Litigation
• C. Mitchell Brown, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Thomas A. Brumgardt, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• George B. Cauthen, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Karen Aldridge Crawford, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Christopher J. Daniels, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Travis Dayhuff, Healthcare
• Gus M. Dixon, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Dwight F. Drake, Government Relations Practice
• David E. Dukes, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Patent, Litigation – Securities, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark C. Dukes, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Technology Law
• Debbie Whittle Durban, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert W. Foster, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel J. Fritze, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• James C. Gray, Jr., Administrative/Regulatory Law, Insurance Law
• Sue Erwin Harper, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alice V. Harris, Healthcare
• Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr., Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Michael W. Hogue, Commercial Litigation
• P. Mason Hogue, Jr., Corporate Law, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law,  Securities/Capital Markets Law
• William C. Hubbard, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• S. Keith Hutto, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Kenneth A. Janik, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – ERISA, Tax Law
• J. Mark Jones, Commercial Litigation
• Edward G. Kluiters, Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• Frank B. B. Knowlton, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law,  Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• D. Larry Kristinik III, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
• John F. Kuppens, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James K. Lehman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities
• Cory E. Manning, Commercial Litigation
• Steven A. McKelvey, Jr., Franchise Law
• John T. Moore, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Wendy Wilkie Parker, Environmental Law
• Edward E. Poliakoff, Government Relations Practice
• James F. Rogers, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• B. Rush Smith III, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• David G. Traylor, Jr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Howard A. VanDine III, Litigation – Construction
• Daniel J. Westbrook, Healthcare
• Thad H. Westbrook, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• George B. Wolfe, Economic Development Law, Government Relations Practice

The Denver lawyers listed are:

• Mark T. Clouatre, Commercial Litigation

The Fort Lauderdale, Fla. lawyers listed are:

• Anne Novick Branan, Healthcare
• Paul R. DeMuro, Healthcare
• Peter R. Goldman, Commercial Litigation
• Gabriel L. Imperato, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Healthcare, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Michael Lessne, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Lester J. Perling, Healthcare
• Beverly A. Pohl, Appellate Practice
• Frank P. Terzo, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

The Greenville, S.C. lawyers listed are:

• William S. Brown, Commercial Litigation
• John M. Campbell, Jr., Tax Law
• Lane W. Davis, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Neil E. Grayson, Financial Services Regulatory Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• John M. Jennings, Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law,  Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Neil C. Jones, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy E. Madden, Family Law
• Samuel W. Outten, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Bo Russell,  Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Reid T. Sherard, Family Law
• Rivers S. Stilwell, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Charles S. Verdin IV, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• David H. Wilkins, Government Relations Practice, International Trade and Finance Law

The Huntington, W.V. lawyers listed are:

• Melissa Foster Bird, Railroad Law
• Robert L. Massie, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law
• Robert M. Sellards, Litigation – Healthcare
• Marc E. Williams, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law

The Jacksonville, Fla. lawyers listed are:

• Frank E. Morreale, Commercial Litigation
• Daniel B. Nunn, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

The Miami, Fla. listed lawyers are:

• Carlos E. Loumiet, Banking and Finance Law
• George G. Mahfood, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Daniel S. Newman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
• Mark F. Raymond, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Public Finance Law
• Stephanie Russo, Healthcare
• John A. Sale, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mike Segal, Healthcare
• Stephen H. Siegel, Healthcare
• Jayne C. Weintraub, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

The Myrtle Beach, S.C. lawyers listed are:

• James F. McCrackin, Trusts and Estates

The Nashville, Tenn. lawyers listed are:

• Gary M. Brown, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Jason I. Epstein, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
• Kelly L. Frey Sr., Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law
• Laurence M. Papel, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Shane G. Ramsey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David J. White, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law

The Orlando, Fla. lawyers listed are:

• Robert Alfert, Jr., Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation -- Construction
• Sara W. Bernard, Real Estate Law
• C. Ken Bishop, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Michael J. Bittman, Healthcare
• C. David Brown II, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• A. Wayne Rich, Land Use and Zoning Law
• James E. Slater, Real Estate Law
• Jeremy Springhart, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Douglas E. Starcher, Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets
• George W. Tate, Construction Law
• Laura Jo O. Thacker, Real Estate Law
• Michael K. Wilson, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation -- Construction

The Raleigh, N.C. lawyers listed are:

• Terri L. Gardner, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Brett T. Hanna, Real Estate Law
• Noah H. Huffstetler III, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Healthcare, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Patricia A. Markus, Healthcare
• Charles H. Mercer, Commercial Litigation, Tax Law
• Antonia A. Peck, Healthcare
• Erin J. Roberts, Healthcare
• George M. Teague, Government Relations Practice
• Elizabeth C. Trahos, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Dennis A. Wicker, Government Relations Practice
• Robert L. Wilson, Jr., Healthcare

The Tallahassee, Fla. listed lawyers are:

• Douglas L. Mannheimer, Government Relations Practice, Healthcare
• Douglas L. Rillstone, Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Charles S. Stratton, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• M. Stephen Turner, Commercial Litigation

The Washington, D.C. listed lawyers are:

• Raymond D. Cotton, Education Law
• Thomas A. Ferrigno, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law
• H. Jason Gold, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Valerie P. Morrison, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Dylan D. Trache, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

The West Palm Beach, Fla. lawyers listed are:

• C. Craig Eller, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Steven Ellison, Litigation -- Real Estate
• Clifford I. Hertz, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Patricia Lebow, Commercial Litigation
• Jacqueline S. Miller, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Carl V. Romano, Real Estate Law

The Winston-Salem, N.C. lawyers listed are:

• Denise M. Gunter, Antitrust Law, Healthcare, Litigation – Antitrust
• Linda L. Helms, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Mark A. Stafford, Commercial Litigation
• G. Gray Wilson, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

According to the organization, lawyers are selected for inclusion based on a peer-review survey. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Best Lawyers is based on confidential evaluations by and interviews of leading attorneys about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical areas and legal practice area.

Learn more about the methodology.

Effective August 1, 2018, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP combined with Broad and Cassel LLP. The combined firm will operate under the trade name 'Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel' in Florida for a period of time.  This submission contains lawyers from the combined firm.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 750 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 11 states and Washington, D.C. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com. In Florida, the firm is known as Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel.