Top-Listed Firm for Personal Injury, Product Liability and Mass Torts
RPWB is the top-listed plaintiff law firm in South Carolina for personal injury, product liability and mass tort litigation in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
In all, 14 RPWB attorneys were named Best Lawyers in their respective practice areas. Two other RPWB lawyers were named “Ones to Watch,” a designation for younger, up-and-coming attorneys.
Also in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers, two RPWB attorneys were honored as lawyers of the year in Charleston, SC.
Elizabeth Middleton Burke honored for her work on product liability litigation. Burke is one of the leaders in the national product liability litigation against 3M for manufacturing faulty earplugs for service members.
Thomas Rogers received the distinction for his work on medical malpractice cases
RPWB’s Best Lawyers
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Litigation – Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Health Care Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
RPWB’s ‘Ones to Watch’
- Antitrust Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
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