COLUMBIA, S.C. - Benchmark Litigation has recognized 15 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys in its 2021 rankings.

Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson was recognized in the Top 250 Women in Litigation for the second consecutive year.

Michael A. Brown and David E. Dukes were each selected for the Top 100 Trial Lawyers list.

Melissa Foster Bird and Robert L. Massie were both recognized as Future Stars.

The following attorneys were ranked as Local Litigation Stars in their respective practice areas:

• Michael E. Blumenfeld, Baltimore, Md. – General Commercial, Product Liability
• Michael A. Brown, Baltimore, Md. - Insurance, Product Liability
• Robert H. Brunson, Charleston, S.C.- Antitrust, Competition, FCPA and Enforcement, Insurance, International Arbitration, Product Liability, Securities
• Mark T. Clouatre, Denver, Colo.- General Commercial, Product Liability
• David E. Dukes, Columbia, S.C.- General Commercial, Product Liability, Securities
• Noah H. Huffstetler, III, Raleigh, N.C.- General Commercial
• S. Keith Hutto, Columbia, S.C.- FCPA and Enforcement, General Commercial, Product Liability
• S. Wade Malone, Atlanta, Ga.- General Commercial
• Sam Outten, Greenville, S.C. - General Commercial, Product Liability
• G. Mark Phillips, Charleston, S.C.- Construction, Product Liability
• Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson, Baltimore, Md. – General Commercial, Product Liability
• Matthew S. Sturtz, Baltimore, Md. - Commercial Litigation 
• Marc E. Williams, Huntington, W.Va.- Appellate, General Commercial, Product Liability

According to the organization, lawyers are selected for inclusion based on litigator and client interviews identifying the leading litigators and firms. Recommendations are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Learn more about the methodology.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 800 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 11 states and Washington, DC. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.