Washington, D.C. – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the 10th consecutive year, collaboratively announce the release of the “Best Law Firms” rankings. This is the second time in less than two years that the Kim & Lahey Law Firm has been recognized for this honor.
by Kim, Lahey & Killough Law FirmKim, Lahey & Killough Listed in 2025 Best Law Firms
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm has been named in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® in Greenville and Charleston. Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Each year since its formation, Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm has received this esteemed recognition.
Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are listed on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that receive a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and practice areas.
The Kim, Lahey & Killough Charleston office is recognized in the areas of Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Corporate Law and Business Organizations (LLCs and Partnerships).
In the Greenville, SC market, the firm is recognized in the areas of Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law and Patent Litigation.
With offices in Greenville and Charleston, SC, and Brevard, NC, 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. The firm serves the manufacturing, software, energy, finance, hospitality, tourism, defense, agriculture and technology industries as well as universities. Key practice areas include intellectual property, business and commercial litigation, mediation, employment, corporate and business matters including formation and structure, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and cybersecurity.
by Kim, Lahey & Killough Law FirmFive Kim Lahey Killough attorneys named 2025 Best Lawyers
Five Kim Lahey Killough attorneys named in Best Lawyers for work in intellectual property, corporate and employment law
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm is honored to announce that five of the firm attorneys are named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition:
Charleston patent attorney B. C. Killough is recognized for his work in:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
Previously, Killough was honored as the Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year for the Charleston metro in 2015.
In the Greenville, SC metro market, four Kim, Lahey & Killough attorneys are recognized, including firm founder Douglas W. Kim, who is honored for his work in the areas of:
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Trade Secrets Law
- 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.
Greenville intellectual property attorney Seann Lahey
is recognized for his work in:
- Trademark Law
Additionally, Seann has extensive experience dealing with international and U.S. patent prosecution. His practice also regularly includes matters on trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing of intellectual property rights, and rendering legal opinions on validity, infringement and enforceability of intellectual property rights, as well as litigation involving intellectual property rights.
IP attorney Hunter S. Freeman
is commended for his work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
As an Intellectual Property attorney, experienced litigator and certified mediator, Hunter Freeman’s 20+ years of experience and insight provide novel ways for clients to create value through the protection, prosecution and enforcement of their IP.
Attorney Casey Martens practices employment and business law in both the Greenville SC and Brevard NC offices of Kim, Lahey & Killough. Licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, her law practice focuses in the areas of business disputes and litigation, state and federal employment law, drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants, and business disputes involving tortious interference with contract. Casey is recognized as a 2025 Best Lawyers One to Watch in America in the areas of:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Labor and Employment Law – Employee
- Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has compiled and reviewed peer evaluations from across the United States to identify an annual list 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.
by Kim, Lahey & Killough Law FirmKim, Lahey & Killough Listed in 2023 Best Law Firms
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm has been named in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in Greenville for the fourth consecutive year. Firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are listed on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and practice areas.
Kim, Lahey & Killough is recognized as a Tier 1 law firm in the area of Patent Law and a Tier 3 law firm in the area of Trademark Law in Greenville.
With offices in Greenville and Charleston, SC and Brevard, NC, 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. The firm serves the manufacturing, software, energy, finance, hospitality, tourism, and technology industries. Key practice areas include intellectual property, business and commercial litigation, mediation, employment, corporate and business matters, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and cybersecurity.
by Kim, Lahey & Killough Law FirmKim & Lahey Law Firm Named to “Best Law Firms” List 2020
Firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 5% of private practicing lawyers in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
“Choosing the right law firm can be a vital decision,” said Tim Smart, executive editor at U.S. News & World Report. “The rankings draw on U.S. News’ 35 years of experience evaluating complex institutions to help individuals and companies alike make the best decisions.”
The 2020 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and client votes received on record. Almost 16,000 lawyers provided more than 1,229,000 law firm assessments, and more than 12,000 clients participated providing 107,000 evaluations.
“For the 2020 ‘Best Law Firms’ publication, the evaluation process has remained just as rigorous and discerning as it did when we first started ten years ago.” says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. “This year we reviewed 14,931 law firms throughout the United States – across 75 national practice areas – and a total of 2,106 firms received a national law firm ranking. We are proud that the ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings continue to act as an indicator of excellence throughout the legal industry.”
by Kim, Lahey & Killough Law FirmDouglas Kim Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 for Patent Law and Trademark Law in Greenville, SC
Greenville, S.C. — August 15, 2019 —Doug Kim, a longtime intellectual property attorney in the Upstate area, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2020 in the fields of Patent Law and Trademark Law in Greenville, SC.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
“I am honored to have been recognized by Best Lawyers especially since this is a peer review award.” says Doug. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, the Kim and Lahey Law Firm, LLC, which was founded by Doug and Seann Lahey in March of 2018, assists clients with legal services including intellectual property protection both domestically and internationally. Working with clients to understand their business, their needs and customize legal solutions that best achieve their goals and budgets, Doug’s practice focuses on client-centric strategies involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, enforcement, licensing, contracts, privacy policies, and website terms and conditions.
Doug is also the Chair of the South Carolina Bar Intellectual Property and Innovation Committee. “Through organizations like the SC Bar IP and Innovation Committee, I hope to help other attorneys and clients increase their awareness of the importance of a good IP strategy and build relationships that help the profession and clients navigate the increasingly complete legal landscape.”
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