Legal directory The Best Lawyers in America^© has named six McNair attorneys "Lawyer of the Year" in its 2017 edition. This honor is limited to only one lawyer in each practice area from each metropolitan area. With resident offices and area of practice, those selected are:

Charleston
M. William Youngblood	Public Finance Law
Columbia
M. Elizabeth Crum	Health Care Law
James P. Fields, Jr.	Government Relations Practice
Joel E. Gottlieb	Real Estate Law
Judith L. McInnis	Banking and Finance Law
Stacy K. Taylor	Environmental

See the firm's 54 attorneys listed in Best Lawyers 2017 here.