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SMITH | ROBINSON’s Murrell Smith named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
Of the three attorneys at SMITH | ROBINSON recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one stands out in particular – G. Murrell Smith Jr. He has received the top honor for the metropolitan Columbia area from that publication: Lawyer of the Year. That means he received the highest overall peer-feedback […]
August 21, 2025 • News
Best Lawyers honors three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys for 2026
The Best Lawyers in America® is honoring three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys in its 2026 edition – each of them in multiple practice areas. Here they are with their office locations and the practice areas in which they are honored: Tina Cundari, Columbia: Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Securities Jonathan M. Robinson, Columbia: Commercial Litigation, […]
August 21, 2025 • News
Two SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys honored by S.C. Super Lawyers for 2025
South Carolina Super Lawyers has honored two members of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, Murrell Smith and Shanon Peake, in its 2025 lists. Smith was named to the latest list of South Carolina Super Lawyers. A co-founder of the firm, he focuses his Sumter-based practice on a variety of areas including civil litigation, medical malpractice […]
April 29, 2025 • News
USC Law School gives alumnus Jon Robinson Gold Compleat Lawyer Award
Jonathan M. Robinson, the managing member of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, is to be honored with the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s Gold Compleat Lawyer Award. He will receive the recognition on April 10 at the law school’s annual Compleat Lawyer dinner, at the South Carolina State Museum. The […]
April 8, 2025 • News
William Buyck joins Columbia office of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm
Attorney William P.A. Buyck III has joined SMITH | ROBINSON law firm in an Of Counsel capacity. He started with the firm in the Columbia office on Feb. 18, and his practice will focus on medical malpractice defense and general litigation. Mr. Buyck is a 6th-generation South Carolinian who grew up in Saint Matthews. He […]
March 11, 2025 • News
Shanon Peake named to S.C. Bar’s 2025 S.C. Bar Leadership Academy
Shanon N. Peake, a member of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, has been named to the South Carolina Bar’s 2025 Leadership Academy, a selective program designed to train the next generation of Bar members and community leaders. She is among 10 lawyers named to the Academy at the end of 2024. As the Bar said […]
February 3, 2025 • News
Lucius Bullock joins SMITH | ROBINSON law firm as associate
Attorney Lucius Bullock has joined SMITH | ROBINSON law firm as an associate, practicing in the areas of insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, general litigation, and tort claims act litigation. He will practice mainly out of the law firm’s Sumter office. He earned his Juris Doctor from Charleston School of Law in 2020. Before that, […]
January 6, 2025 • News
SMITH | ROBINSON named to top tier by Best Law Firms
In its 2025 edition, Best Law Firms in America® has named SMITH | ROBINSON law firm to its Tier One list in the Columbia area in two practice areas: Commercial Litigation Litigation – Insurance SMITH | ROBINSON was also recognized in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. The firm qualified for the […]
November 14, 2024 • News
Gulie Moore joins SMITH | ROBINSON law firm
Gulie Moore has joined SMITH | ROBINSON law firm as an associate, practicing in the areas of medical malpractice defense and government liability. Moore earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law in 2023, where she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Interviewing, Counseling, […]
October 4, 2024 • News
Robinson and Smith honored again by Best Lawyers in 2025 edition
Jonathan M. Robinson and G. Murrell Smith of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm are being honored again by The Best Lawyers in America® in the publication’s upcoming 2025 edition. This is the fourth year in a row that the two have been recognized by Best Lawyers. Robinson was singled out among Columbia attorneys, with Smith […]
August 15, 2024 • News