The “Legal Elite” are voted on by other attorneys in the area who choose the top lawyers in 26 different practice group categories. Winners are nominated and selected by their peers. 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 McNair attorneys named among the “Legal Elite” list and their respective categories are:

Jeff Allen – Tax and Estate

Adam Artigliere – Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate

Pam Baker – Environmental

Jennifer Blumenthal – Banking and Finance

Michael Burns – Government

Weyman Carter – Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Right

Liz Crum – Healthcare

Jim Denning – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions; International; Tax and Estate

Bernie Ellis – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Litigation

Celeste Jones – Business Litigation

Craig Garner – Healthcare; Banking and Finance

Jim Gilliam – Labor and Employment

Rachel Gilbert – Healthcare

Frannie Heizer - Government

Thomas Martin – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

George Morrison – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

Ned Nicholson – Business Litigation

Brandon Norris – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance; Energy and Utilities

David Santos – Residential Real Estate

Mark Sharpe – Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance

Michael Weaver – Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Right

Brad Wright – Government