Barnes Alford is pleased to announce that, effective July 1, 2017, Emily Collins Brown has become a partner in the firm. Emily graduated cum laude from Wofford College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance. In 2011, she graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Following law school, Emily served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James R. Barber, III, before joining the firm as an associate in 2012. She focuses her practice on hospital and medical malpractice defense.

Barnes Alford is a Columbia, South Carolina law firm focusing on civil litigation and business matters offering a wide range of legal services to a broad mix of local, state, and national clients in many practice areas, including banking, construction, insurance, negligence, malpractice, real estate, taxation, probate, and estate planning. For more information, visit www.barnesalford.com.

Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, and Matthew G. Gerrald are honored to have been selected for recognition in the 2017 edition of “South Carolina Super Lawyers” magazine. Messrs. Johnson, Wolff, and Reyner were selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, and Tax categories, respectively, Messrs. Strickland and Dowling and Ms. Crowe were selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Civil Litigation Defense category, and Mr. Gerrald was selected to the Rising Stars list in the Civil Litigation Defense category. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Rising Stars list. In addition, Mr. Wolff was ranked among the Top 25 attorneys in the “South Carolina Super Lawyers” nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Barnes Alford is a Columbia, South Carolina law firm focusing on civil litigation and business matters offering a wide range of legal services to a broad mix of local, state, and national clients in many practice areas, including banking, construction, insurance, negligence, malpractice, real estate, taxation, probate, and estate planning. For more information, visit www.barnesalford.com.

Barnes Alford attorney Matthew G. Gerrald has been selected by Greater Columbia Business Monthly to their list of the Best & Brightest 35 and Under. The magazine selected 35 young leaders from the Columbia area for recognition of their business success, volunteer efforts, and other professional and community contributions. Mr. Gerrald will be honored at an upcoming awards banquet and will also be featured in the magazine’s September 2016 issue.

Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, and Matthew G. Gerrald are honored to have been selected for recognition in the 2016 edition of “South Carolina Super Lawyers” magazine. Messrs. Johnson, Wolff, and Reyner were selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, and Tax categories, respectively, Messrs. Strickland and Dowling and Ms. Crowe were selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Civil Litigation Defense category, and Mr. Gerrald was selected to the Rising Stars list in the Civil Litigation Defense category. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Rising Stars list. In addition, Messrs. Johnson and Strickland were ranked among the Top 25 attorneys in the “South Carolina Super Lawyers” nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Alan J. Reyner, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, and Emily Collins Brown have been selected by Greater Columbia Business Monthly as Midlands Legal Elites in the civil litigation, real estate, estates and trusts, tax, workers’ compensation, construction, insurance, and healthcare practice areas. The magazine selected the top Columbia-area attorneys in 20 practice areas. The selections were published in the magazine’s October 2015 issue.

Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan, J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, andRoger A. Way, Jr. have been selected for inclusion in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 6.7 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. Mr. Johnson and Ms. Crowe were selected in the Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants practice area, Mr. Wolff was selected in the Real Estate Law practice area, Mr. Reyner and Mr. Way were selected in the Tax Law practice area, and Mr. Strickland was selected in the Litigation – Construction and Litigation – Insurance practice areas. Ms. Crowe was also selected in the Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers practice area. In addition, Mr. Johnson was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” for Columbia, SC.

Barnes Alford was proud to sponsor the American Lung Association’s sixth annual Fight for Air Climb, held on May 30, 2015. Participants in the event raced up the 479 steps of downtown Columbia’s Capitol Center, the tallest office building in South Carolina, to raise funds in support of lung disease research, education, and advocacy. Barnes Alford attorney Weldon R. Johnson completed the climb and placed first in his age group.

Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Robert T. Strickland, and Matthew G. Gerrald are honored to have been selected for recognition in the 2015 edition of “South Carolina Super Lawyers” magazine. Messrs. Johnson, Wolff, and Strickland were selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Medical Malpractice Defense, Real Estate, and Civil Litigation Defense categories, respectively, Ms. Crowe was selected to the Super Lawyers list in the Civil Litigation Defense category, and Mr. Gerrald was selected to the Rising Stars list in the Civil Litigation Defense category. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.