Bill Pollock has been recognized again in the 2025 NC edition of Super Lawyers for
his practice in Construction Litigation for the tenth consecutive year. He was also
named a "Top 100 NC Lawyer" as well as "Top 25 Raleigh Lawyers." Additionally, Bill
was included in the 2025 "Legal Elite" list by Business North Carolina magazine for
Construction.
John R, Cella, Jr. - JD 1999
John Cella was selected for inclusion in the 2025 NC edition of Super Lawyers in Estate
Planning & Probate. John was also recognized the Business North Carolina magazine's
2025 "Legal Elite" list in Tax & Estate Planning by peer review. John recently received
NC State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning
and Probate Law.
William “Billy” McGee ‘92, CEO of Gallivan White Boyd, has been named to Greenville Business Magazine’s
50 Most Influential for 2024.
John G. Tamasitis ‘14 and Christopher T.G. Trusk ’15 of Williams Mullen have been elected partners of the firm effective February
1st.
Turner Padget Elevates Ben Calhoun (’17) to Shareholder
Danny Smith ‘74 and Patrick Smith ‘90 of Spartanburg-based Smith Legal Group, P.C. were recognized as a Tier 1 firm
in Greenville for Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants in the 2025 edition ofBest Law Firms
William "Billy" Moore Jr. '83 of Moore & Van Allen was awarded the Order of the Palmetto.
The Honorable Amy W. McCulloch '90 was named President of the National College of Probate Judges.
Mary Stewart DeLong '24 and Chase Stokes O'Reilly '24 joined Turner Padget.
Gray Culbreath '88, John T. Lay '91, David Rheney '89 and Ronald K. Wray II '92 have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation.
Lesley A. Firestone was selected as a Charleston Regional Business Journal 2024 Women of Influence Award winner.
Robbie Poplin '86 received the 2025 Best Lawyers' International Arbitration - Commercial Law "Lawyer
of the Year" award in Atlanta
Jessica J.O. King '96, Ryan W. Trail '08 and Richard H. “Dick” Willis '81, have been named among South Carolina's 2024 "Legal Elite" by Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine, Charleston Business Magazine and B2B: The Grand Strand.
Mary Harriet Moore '21 was featured in Primerus's Weekly Attorney Spotlight
William P. DuBose, IV '22 joins Wilams Mullen.
Drew English '98 joins Adams and Reese LLP.
Gray T. Culbreath ‘88 (Ranked in Band 2), John T. Lay ‘91 (Ranked in Band 1) and Lindsay A. Joyner ‘10 (Ranked as Up and Coming) were ranked in in the 2024 edition of ChambersUSA.
Catherine Hood Kennedy was recently sworn in as the president of the Senior Lawyers Division of the South
Carolina Bar.