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COLUMBIA, S.C.- Best Lawyers in America® is recognizing 33 Robinson Gray attorneys for 2027, with 27 from the firm named to the main list and six to its “Ones to Watch” list.

“We’re proud to have so many attorneys from our firm recognized in this national publication,” said Michael Montgomery, the law firm’s managing member. “It’s a reflection of the standards we hold ourselves to, and the great people who help us meet them.”

Used by thousands of lawyers and corporations, The Best Lawyers in America is presented as a definitive guide to the legal profession in the United States.

Here are the 27 who made the Best Lawyers list for Columbia, with the practice areas in which they are recognized:

• Grady Beard: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Kevin Bell: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy Regulatory Law, Insurance Law
• Chris Boguski: Litigation – Construction
• Frank Ellerbe: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Utilities Law
• Kevin Garrison: Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Ben Gooding: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Utilities Law
• Betsy Gray: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Nick Haigler: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Matt Hill: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Paul Hoefer: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Cordes Kennedy: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Meredith Ann Krzyston: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Becky Laffitte: Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
• Gibbs Leaphart: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Amanda Mellard: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Bill Metzger: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Michael Montgomery: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Shannon Till Poteat: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Beth Richardson: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Securities, Qui Tam Law
• Kerk Spong: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law
• La’Jessica Stringfellow: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Tim Thompson: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law
• Monty Todd: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Lisle Traywick: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation
• Rob Tyson: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Court Walsh: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Construction
• Cal Watson: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Meredith Ann Krzyston, La’Jessica Stringfellow and Lisle Traywick make their debuts on the Best Lawyers list for 2027 after multiple years each of “Ones to Watch” recognition.

The “Ones to Watch” category recognizes lawyers who have shown outstanding excellence in private practice in the first decade of their careers.

Here are the six named to that list at Robinson Gray for 2027, along with the practice areas in which they are cited:

• Molly Campolong: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
• Sarah Frierson: Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law
• Maura Greg: Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
• Haley Moorman: Litigation – Construction, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
• Brandon Rattray: Commercial Litigation
• Lizzie Weston: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law

Two attorneys on the Best Lawyers list have been named Lawyers of the Year for Columbia: Bill Metzger in Banking and Finance Law and Rob Tyson in Administrative and Regulatory Law. This recognition is reserved for individuals with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. For more information, visit bestlawyers.com.

About Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Located in the BullStreet District, Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, is a South Carolina law firm that offers a tailored, hands-on approach. It provides business transactional and litigation representation in all state and federal trial and appellate courts in South Carolina. The firm’s 39 attorneys serve clients ranging from multi-national corporations to small businesses and individuals. For more, visit https://robinsongray.com/.