The Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm is pleased to announce five of our attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition, including four registered patent attorneys who are being recognized for their work in intellectual property law throughout the state.

In Greenville, Doug Kim is recognized in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of intellectual property litigation, patent litigation, patent law, and trademark law. Kim has previously been recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in Greenville, SC, in two of these areas: as Trademark Lawyer of the Year in 2022 and the Patent Lawyer of the Year in 2019.

Seann Lahey joins the list this year and is recognized for his work with trademark law, while Hunter Freeman is listed for his work in intellectual property litigation, trademark law, and copyright law.

In our Charleston office, B.C. “Bill” Killough has been recognized in Best Lawyers® for the past 15 years for his work in intellectual property litigation, patent law, and trademark law. He is also listed for his work in business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships) and was The Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year for the Charleston metro in 2015.

Attorney Casey Martens is named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ in the practice areas of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employee Labor and Employment Law, Management Labor and Employment Law, and Labor and Employment Law Litigation. Martens practices in both the Greenville, SC, and Brevard, NC, markets.

For the 30th edition, The Best Lawyers in America received a record of more than 22.5 million peer evaluations from across the United States to identify this year’s group of honorees. The Best Lawyers in America recognizes only the top 5.3% of lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas.

With offices in Greenville and Charleston, SC, and Brevard, NC, the Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm is devoted to helping clients establish, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property rights from the Upstate, to the Lowcountry to across the globe.