Brannon honored as Lawyer of the Year in 2019 Best Lawyers
Bert Brannon, a partner at Callison Tighe & Robinson, has earned Lawyer of the Year honors in Litigation – Trusts and Estates in the newest edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Brannon is a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law whose practice also includes corporate law. He assists clients at all stages of the business life cycle, from creation to taxation. He also helps with business succession planning, which often is a key part of the estate-planning process for many business owners.
His estate planning practice includes assisting with a range of other needs as well, including creation and administration of trusts. Additionally, he represents trustees and personal representatives of estates. He also serves as a personal representative in contested estates.
Brannon also was honored in the practice area of Trust and Estates in the 2019 issue of Best Lawyers. He has earned that distinction in 12 consecutive editions of the peer-reviewed national directory to the legal profession.
Overall, the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America lists 10 Callison Tighe attorneys across a wide range of practice areas.
About Best Lawyers in America
In order to be considered for Best Lawyers, attorneys first must receive a peer nomination. Next, attorneys in the same metropolitan area and practice area submit confidential evaluations of each nominee. Those results then are combined with independent research to determine inclusion in Best Lawyers. The Lawyer of the Year award goes to the attorney who receives the highest overall peer feedback.
This marks the third consecutive year a Callison Tighe attorney has earned Lawyer of the Year honors for the Columbia, SC, area. Founding partner Mike Tighe was Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Law the 2018 edition. Tighe and Louis Lang both were Lawyers of the Year in litigation-related practice areas in the 2017 edition.