[Columbia, S.C. – May 8, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that Lindsay A. Joyner has accepted an invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Fellows membership is by invitation only and limited to 1% of licensed attorneys. Joyner is a partner in the firm’s Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina offices where she focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation, lender liability, professional negligence and high net-worth trusts and estates litigation and has presented matters in these practice areas before both state and federal courts. The ABF was founded in 1952 by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a nonprofit, independent research institute....
[Greenville S.C. – April 30, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that 22 attorneys from the firm’s Greenville, Charleston and Columbia offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 South Carolina Super Lawyers list. For the fourth year, GWB Partner John T. Lay, Jr. has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in South Carolina. This honor adds to his ongoing acknowledgment in the Top 25 attorneys in South Carolina, which he has earned every year since 2018, reflecting his incomparable character and dedication 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...
[Columbia S.C. – April 29, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that A. Johnston Cox, has been named President of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA). Practicing in GWB’s Columbia, South Carolina office, Cox has spent more than 30 years focusing his practice on insurance litigation, business litigation, and complex personal injury matters. With more than 50 cases tried to verdict, he has represented clients across South Carolina in both state and federal courts. Cox was also former president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), where he previously served on the Admissions Committee and...
[Columbia S.C. – April 23, 2026] Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is pleased to announce that John T. Lay, Jr. has once again been recognized in multiple 2026 editions of Lexology Index reports for his exceptional work in Healthcare & Life Sciences – Product Liability Defense. By naming him a Thought Leader in Healthcare & Life Sciences – Product Liability Defense, Lexology recognized him among the top 30% of practitioners in this field worldwide. A global ranking of “Recommended” in the Lexology Index was also achieved for his work in Product Regulation & Liability: Product Liability Defense. In addition, John T. is noted as a Thought Leader USA for both Life Sciences – Product Liability and Product Liability...
[Columbia, S.C. – March 19, 2026] – Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is proud to announce that John T. Lay, Jr. has been honored with the Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). This award is presented to a lawyer who embraces the art of the jury trial and is a true embodiment of mission of ABOTA: to preserve the seventh amendment right to a jury trial in civil cases. Jeter Rhodes was himself a preeminent trial lawyer in South Carolina and, also like John T., a Past President of the South Carolina Chapter of ABOTA. John T. is a partner in GWB’s Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, offices. With more than 30 years of...
[Greenville, S.C. – September, 2025] – Gallivan, White & Boyd proudly announces that H. Mills Gallivan has been honored as an Icon by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly in its 2025 Excellence in Law awards. The Icon designation recognizes distinguished attorneys with long-standing careers of exceptional leadership, service and impact on the legal profession and community. With a career spanning nearly five decades, Gallivan has built a reputation as one of South Carolina’s most accomplished attorneys in alternative dispute resolution, workers’ compensation and corporate litigation. He is consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in America and South Carolina Super Lawyers, and he has earned numerous honors,...
Greenville, S.C. – August 1, 2025 – Twenty Gallivan White Boyd attorneys have been nominated and selected by their peers for inclusion in Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine and Charleston Business Magazine’s 2025 Legal Elite. Legal Elite honorees are selected by fellow members of the South Carolina Bar. As the only regional awards program open to all active attorneys, Legal Elite highlights the top-rated attorneys across 50 practice areas. Congratulations to the following attorneys who have been recognized: • Ian Conits - Civil Litigation, Estate and Trust Litigation • Gray Culbreath - Personal Injury - Defendant • Hood Dawson - Personal Injury – Defendant • Amity...
Greenville, S.C. – July 14, 2025 Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is proud to announce that partner Charles S. “Chuck” Verdin IV has been appointed Chairman of South Carolina’s Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Chuck is a partner in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina office. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate, tax, and corporate law. In addition to his law degree, he is a Certified Public Accountant and a South Carolina Supreme Court designated Certified Specialist in both Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law. He has significant experience in estate planning and planned-giving, complex trust and probate administration, corporate formation and...
Columbia, S.C. – July 11, 2025 Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) is proud to announce that John T. Lay has been appointed to the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) for the upcoming judicial election cycle. This prestigious appointment recognizes John T.’s deep commitment to the legal profession and to public service in South Carolina. John T. is a partner in GWB’s Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, offices. With more than 30 years of experience handling complex, high-stakes litigation, he has tried over 100 cases to verdict and managed appeals in both state and federal courts. His practice includes product liability, business litigation, professional negligence, False Claims Act matters, and insurance...
Columbia, S.C. - July 8, 2025. Gallivan White Boyd is proud to announce that John T. Lay, has been named to the inaugural Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Lawyers for 2025. John T. is a partner in the firm’s Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina offices. With over 30 years of experience managing complex, high-stakes litigation, he has tried more than 100 cases to verdict. He also handles appeals at all levels of both South Carolina and federal courts. In addition to his work in product liability, his practice focuses on business litigation, professional malpractice, False Claims Act litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith. He represents both governmental and private clients in these...