Sixteen Burr & Forman attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the “2023 Legal Elite” for South Carolina. Legal Elite is the only regional awards program that gives every active attorney the opportunity to participate. The lists are determined solely by lawyers’ votes; places on the list are not for sale. Those nominated are viewed as the best and most well respected attorneys in their fields. The attorneys selected to the list are featured in the August issue of Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine, and Charleston Business Magazine.

The Burr & Forman attorneys named among the “Legal Elite” list and their respective categories are:

Adam R. Artigliere – Commercial Real Estate

Jennifer C. Blumenthal – Corporate Investigations

Michael W. Burns – Government – Finance

Weyman C. Carter – Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights; Foreclosure

John F. Connell, Jr. – Employment – Defendant

Bernie W. Ellis – Business Litigation

J. Michael Ey – Economic Development

Rachel O. Gilbert – Health Care

James K. Gilliam – Business Litigation; Labor

Chad N. Johnston – Appellate

Doug L. Lineberry – Intellectual Property & Innovation

George E. Morrison – Corporate Law – Mergers, & Acquisitions

Benjamin “Ned” E. Nicholson V  – Business Litigation; Energy & Utilities

Brandon T. Norris – Corporate Law – Banking & Finance; Corporate Law – Mergers & Acquisitions; Economic Development

W. Jake Rea– Corporate Law – Business Organizations; Corporate Law – Mergers, & Acquisitions; Estate & Trust – Planning; Tax & Estate Planning

Mark S. Sharpe – Commercial Real Estate