Five Callison Tighe attorneys named among ‘Legal Elite’ for 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia Business Monthly’s Legal Elite of the Midlands for 2020 has recognized five Callison Tighe attorneys.
Here are the five named to the annual list this year:
- Bert Brannon, Tax & Estate
- Butch Barnhill, Commercial Real Estate
- Drew English, Commercial Real Estate
- Mike Tighe, Banking & Finance
- Rick Detwiler, Personal Injury
Mr. Detwiler and Mr. English were both recognized last year as well.
Mr. Brannon has served the Midlands for nearly 30 years. His practice includes estate planning and business succession planning, probate and trust administration, choice of entity planning, taxation of estates and trusts and business entities, and corporate law.
Mr. Barnhill focuses his practice on real estate issues, including transactions, development and litigation. He’s also an experienced business attorney and probate lawyer, as well as a certified South Carolina Circuit Court Mediator.
Mr. English’s practice focuses on commercial real estate acquisition and development. He represents real estate developers in all aspects of their transactions. He also maintains a corporate practice, advising companies and their principals in a wide variety of business matters.
Mr. Tighe, the firm’s founding member, is a certified mediator and arbitrator and an experienced litigator. He has represented title insurers and their insureds, as well as lenders and major developers, in real estate-related litigation in state and federal courts in South Carolina, and in transactional matters throughout a career spanning more than six decades.
An experienced litigator, Mr. Detwiler has tried jury and non-jury cases at all levels of state and federal courts in South Carolina. He has practiced before the South Carolina Worker’s Compensation Commission for over 30 years, representing injured workers through the hearing and appellate process. He is the managing member of the firm.
“Legal Elite” has honored Callison Tighe attorneys in every edition since the first in 2010. The publication’s selection process begins with a nomination from a peer. A vote of active attorneys in the Midlands results in a Top 10 list in each of 20 practice areas.
The winners are highlighted in Columbia Business Monthly’s August edition and recognized at a reception.