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S.C. Super Lawyers List Includes 26 from Nelson Mullins

COLUMBIA (March 31, 2011) – Twenty-six Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorneys have been selected by their peers to the 2011 list of South Carolina "Super Lawyers" in 11 practice areas.

Also, three Nelson Mullins attorneys were among the top 25 attorneys receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process. They are George Cauthen, Sue Erwin Harper, and A. Marvin Quattlebaum. Mr. Cauthen also ranked in the top 10.

Super Lawyers names South Carolina's top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through independent research. The list is based on a survey of attorneys across the state who are asked to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. The top point-getters are selected for the Super Lawyer list, honoring the top 5 percent of licensed attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers magazines are published by Thomson Reuters, a provider of information to businesses and professionals.

Those based in Columbia and selected for the Super Lawyers list are:

  • Stuart M. Andrews Jr., Healthcare
  • George S. Bailey, Estate Planning & Probate
  • C. Mitchell Brown, Appellate
  • George B. Cauthen, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • David E. Dukes, General Litigation
  • Debbie W. Durban, Employment & Labor
  • Carl B. Epps III, Business Litigation
  • Robert W. Foster, Jr., Business Litigation
  • James C. Gray, Jr., Business Litigation
  • Sue Erwin Harper, Employment & Labor
  • William C. Hubbard, Business Litigation
  • Francis B.B. Knowlton, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • John F. Kuppens, Personal Injury Defense: Products
  • Steven A. McKelvey, Business Litigation
  • John T. Moore, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
  • Stephen G. Morrison, Business Litigation
  • Edward W. Mullins Jr., Business Litigation
  • R. Bruce Shaw, Class Action/Mass Torts
  • Daniel J. Westbrook, Healthcare

In Greenville:

  • William H. Foster, Employment & Labor
  • Timothy E. Madden, Family Law
  • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., Business Litigation 

In Charleston:

  • Richard A. Farrier Jr., Business Litigation
  • John C. Von Lehe Jr., Estate Planning and Probate
  • G. Mark Phillips, Personal Injury Defense: Products

In Myrtle Beach:

  • Thomas F. Moran, Business/Corporate

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 420 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing from 12 office locations in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call 803.255.9794.