42 Turner Padget Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® for 2027

Posted On August 20, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. – August 20, 2026 – Turner Padget is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 10 Turner Padget attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.

In addition, attorneys J. Kenneth Carter, Jr. and Franklin G. Shuler, Jr. were selected as Attorneys of The Year. The honors recognize Turner Padget attorneys across the firm's offices in Charlotte, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach and reflect the depth of the firm's experience across a broad range of practice areas.

"We are proud to see so many of our attorneys recognized in this year's Best Lawyers listings," said C. Pierce Campbell, CEO of Turner Padget. "These honors reflect the knowledge, experience and dedication our attorneys bring to their clients and communities every day."

The following Turner Padget attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

Charlotte, NC

• Benjamin Calhoun — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• David A. Luzum — Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Charleston, SC

• David S. Cobb — Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Richard S. Dukes — Commercial Litigation
• William Horvath — Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Robert E. Kneece III — Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• John S. Wilkerson III — Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Columbia, SC

• R. Hawthorne Barrett — Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Reginald W. Belcher — Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Sharon C. Bramlett — Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• R. Gerald Chambers — Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Mark B. Goddard — Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• J. David Johnson IV — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• John B. Kelchner — Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Real Estate
• Catherine H. Kennedy — Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr. — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• Edward W. Laney IV — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Ian D. McVey — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law
• Robert Peele III — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sam Sammataro — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Franklin G. Shuler, Jr. — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Mediation
• Patricia Wharton — Real Estate Law

Florence, SC

• C. Pierce Campbell — Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• J. René Josey — Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Arthur E. Justice, Jr. — Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey Payne — Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Greenville, SC

• J. Kenneth Carter, Jr. — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Michael E. Chase — Mediation; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• David L. Moore, Jr. — Appellate Practice; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Myrtle Beach, SC

• Melody J.E. Breeden — Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Audra Byrd — Commercial Litigation
• William E. Lawson — Litigation - Construction; Mediation

The following Turner Padget attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®:

Charleston, SC

• Mary Stewart DeLong — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Columbia, SC

• Lindsay Behnke — Commercial Litigation
• Abby Bray — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kyle Cooper — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Jacob Thompson — Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Florence, SC

• Meagan Burns — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Adrian Carter — Insurance Law

Greenville, SC

• Ethan Jedziniak — Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Dallas Meacham — Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Chase O'Reilly — Insurance Law

Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® is based on peer review and recognizes attorneys for their professional excellence in specific practice areas and geographic regions. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® recognizes attorneys earlier in their careers who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice.