COLUMBIA, S.C.  – The editors of Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America have chosen three of the Firm’s product liability litigators for their 2023 list. They are Columbia partner David E. Dukes and Baltimore partners Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson and Michael A. Brown.

Dukes was selected for product liability, intellectual property and class actions. Thompson and Brown were each recognized for their work in product liability, mass tort, and employment. 

Dukes practices in the areas of business litigation, technology litigation, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, patent litigation, securities litigation, and coordination of national litigation.

Thompson has litigated in the areas of products liability defense, mass tort, and employment law defense in jurisdictions around the country. As a first and second chair, she has represented equipment manufacturers, gasket manufacturers, and automotive manufacturers in product liability cases to verdict.

Brown handles complex cases in jurisdictions around the country. He has experience in the areas of products liability defense, mass tort litigation, employment law, medical malpractice, and insurance defense, as well as commercial and real estate litigation matters.

Lawdragon chose attorneys who excel in representing corporations and other organizations in litigating claims involving antitrust, securities, financial, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and patents, product liability, mass tort, white collar, government investigations, and energy disputes. Selections were based on research covering recent cases, defense verdicts, and settlements.  

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