Baltimore partner Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson, above left, accepted the Benchmark Litigation awards during a Feb. 27 ceremony.  

NEW YORK (February 28, 2020) – Benchmark Litigation, a legal directory that covers litigation and disputes in North America, has awarded Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP litigation awards in three categories for its 2020 U.S. Awards.

The firm has been named a winner for:

•  Law Firm of the Year in Maryland
•  Law Firm of the Year in South Carolina, and
•  Law Firm of the Year for Product Liability.

Benchmark Litigation called Nelson Mullins a “newcomer” in Maryland and cited the firm for its commercial litigation and employment law practices, while noting that Michael A. Brown, who heads the Baltimore office litigation team, is a “heavy hitter.” In January 2020, Benchmark Litigation named Brown a finalist for Attorney of the Year in Product Liability.

It said Nelson Mullins was a litigation “titan” in South Carolina.

In awarding top honors to Nelson Mullins’ product liability practice, Benchmark Litigation cited the firm for its work in asbestos, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and automobiles.

Winners were announced at a dinner at The Pierre Hotel in New York. These awards recognize the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their work over the past twelve months. For each of the nation’s 50 states, Benchmark Litigation selects a firm of the year.

Benchmark Litigation named Nelson Mullins as the South Carolina Firm of the Year in 2019 and 2018. The legal directory recognized Michael A. Brown as a National Practice Area Star in Product Liability and named him to its Top 100 Trial Lawyers list when it announced its 2020 rankings last September.

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.