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Smith Moore Leatherwood Announces 13 of Firm’s Greenville Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America

Submitted by: Liz Lineback on Aug 11, 2010 at 3:15 pm Tagged with: Best lawyers, Greenville SC, Law, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP Source: Hughes Agency

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys in its Greenville office have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The honored attorneys from the Greenville office span 17 distinct substantive areas in the practice areas of Corporate, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Real Estate and Industry. Firm wide, 61 Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys were selected as Best Lawyers.

Making his debut on the Best Lawyers list in 2011 is Robert deHoll, recognized for Construction Law.

“We are thrilled that our attorneys continue to be recognized year after year as some of the best in their fields. We are also particularly proud of our growing recognition in Greenville, with Bob deHoll being honored this year,” said Rob Marcus, Chairman of the firm’s Management Committee.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 50 percent of the lawyers listed in Best Lawyers cast more than 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties. Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by the publication, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

The following Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys from the Greenville office will be included in The Best Lawyers in America 2011, with (10) designating those who have been recognized for at least ten years and (15) designating those listed for at least 15 years:

• Robert A. deHoll: Construction Law
• William L. Dennis (15): Employee Benefits Law, Trusts and Estates
• Steven E. Farrar: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law
• Michael J. Giese (15): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Person Injury Litigation
• Mark R. Holmes: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• F. Marion Hughes (10): Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
• J. Tod Hyche: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• John E. Johnston (10): Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
• Natalma M. McKnew: Franchise Law
• Robert D. Moseley, Jr.: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
• Marvin Quattlebaum (10): Real Estate Law
• Kurt M. Rozelsky: Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
• Jack H. Tedards, Jr.: Real Estate Law
• Frank C. Williams: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP serves clients in the Southeast and across the nation through attorneys who are personally invested in solving clients' complex legal issues. With more than 180 attorneys who concentrate in a wide range of substantive areas, Smith Moore Leatherwood has offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; and in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. For more information, visit www.smithmoorelaw.com.