Collins & Lacy, P.C. has almost tripled the number of its attorneys named to the 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers® and South Carolina Rising Stars® list. Fourteen attorneys with the statewide business defense firm are included in the 2013 list. That means 50 percent of Collins & Lacy’s attorneys have been selected for this esteemed honor. Last year, five attorneys were on the list. The lawyers represent each of Collins & Lacy’s four statewide offices, and they represent a diverse range of practice areas.
“The growth of Collins & Lacy’s selection in this prestigious listing is exciting for both our firm and clients,” said managing partner Mike Pitts, who is a repeat Super Lawyers honoree. “Our expansion in size and legal diversity reflects the success of Collins & Lacy’s mission to meet the diverse, growing needs of the Palmetto State businesses and citizens.”
Super Lawyers is an annual listing of attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars are attorneys, 40 years of age or younger, who have been practicing for 10 years or less. There are no more than 2.5 percent of the attorneys in the state who are named to the list.
Here is each Collins & Lacy attorney selected, as well information about the practice areas for which their work is being recognized:
- Joel Collins, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Pete Dworjanyn, Insurance Coverage
- Stan Lacy, Workers’ Compensation
- Charles Appleby, Employment & Labor
- Christian Boesl, Employment Litigation: Defense
- Andy Cole, Construction/Surety
- William (Tom) Bacon, Workers’ Compensation
- Bennett Crites, Personal Injury Defense
- Jack Griffeth, Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Mike Pitts, Employment Litigation: Defense
- Suzy Boulware Cole, Workers’ Compensation
- Ross Plyler, General Litigation
- Will Bryan, Transportation/Maritime
- Amy Neuschafer, Professional Liability Defense
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