Charleston Business Magazine announced the winners of its 2020 Legal Elite of the Lowcountry awards in its August edition, which included eight Nelson Mullins attorneys.

John Hagerty, Wendy Parker, Newman Jackson Smith, Merritt Abney, and Jennifer Williams Davis took home the most votes in their respective categories of Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Environmental, Government, Healthcare, and Tax and Estate. Nelson Mullins attorneys made the list in eight categories total, including:

• Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights – John Hagerty
• Business Litigation – Bart Daniel
• Corporate Investigations – Bart Daniel
• Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions – John Hagerty
• Environmental – Wendy Parker
• Government – Newman Jackson Smith
• Healthcare – Merritt Abney, Tom Moran, Eli Poliakoff
• Tax and Estate – Jennifer Williams Davis

The 2020 Legal Elite of the Lowcountry honors attorneys based on peer votes from other attorneys in the area. Attorneys must have nominations outside of their own firms to be included and cannot vote for themselves.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 800 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.