November 5, 2015
Gray T. Culbreath & John T. Lay, Jr. Chosen as
“Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation
GREENVILLE, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. has been ranked in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® regionally in 22 practice areas. The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Best Lawyers states, “Firms included in the 2016 ‘Best Law Firms’ list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.” Gallivan, White and Boyd has been ranked a tier 1 or tier 2 “Best Law Firm” in the following practice areas:
Columbia, South Carolina – TIER 1
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Workers” Compensation Law – Employers
Greenville, South Carolina – TIER 1
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mediation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Workers” Compensation Law – Employers
Greenville, South Carolina – TIER 2
- Copyright Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor. Over 12,000 attorneys provided over 330,000 law firm assessments, and almost 7,000 clients provided close to 20,000 evaluations.
