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Nineteen GWB Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers

Greenville, S.C. – April 30, 2025– Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys from the firm’s Greenville, Charleston and Columbia offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.

GWB Partner John T. Lay, Jr. has been recognized once again by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in South Carolina — his third time receiving this distinction. This honor adds to his ongoing recognition in the Top 25, which he has earned every year since 2018, reflecting his exceptional reputation and commitment to the profession.

Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters, lists the top 5% of the attorneys in the state who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers utilizes a multiphase selection process that includes peer nominations, independent third-party research, and peer reviews by other attorneys in their primary practice area.

The 15 GWB attorneys listed as Super Lawyers include:

Charleston

• John A. “Jay” Jones – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Lindsay A. Joyner – Business Litigation
• Emily Gifford Lucey– Construction Litigation

Columbia

• A. Johnston Cox – Business Litigation
• Gray T. Culbreath – Class Action
• John E. Cuttino – Civil Litigation: Defense
• John T. Lay, Jr. – Business Litigation, Recognized as One of the Top 10: 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers

Greenville

• Amity S. Edmonds – Workers’ Compensation
• H. Mills Gallivan – Alternative Dispute Resolutions
• Jennifer E. Johnsen – Insurance Coverage
• W. Duffie Powers– Creditor Debtor Rights
• Phillip E. Reeves (retired) – Insurance Coverage
• T. David Rheney – Personal Injury General: Defense
• Daniel B. White – Personal Injury – Products: Defense
• Ronald K. Wray, II – Transportation / Maritime

Outstanding attorneys who have been in practice for 10 years or less or attorneys who are 40 years old or younger may be recognized as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®. No more than 2.5% of the attorneys in South Carolina are selected as Rising Stars each year. The four GWB attorneys listed as Rising Stars include:

Charleston

• Paige Chamberlain Ornduff – Construction Litigation

Columbia

• Kyle D. McGann – Construction Litigation

Greenville

• Casey P. Gonyea – Workers’ Compensation
• Thomas J. Twehues – Workers’ Compensation