--- title: "Wyche Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America© 2016" canonicalUrl: "https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/wyche-attorneys-named-the-best-lawyers-in-america-2016/" excerpt: "GREENVILLE, SC (August 17, 2015) – Best Lawyers® has recognized 23 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.   Best Lawyers also named three Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”.  Jo Watson Hackl is the 2016 Greenville Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Wallace Lightsey is the 2016 Greenville Litigation – Intellectual Property “Lawyer of the Year,” and Troy Tessier is the 2016 Greenville Copyright Law “Lawyer of the Year.”  Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey.…
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Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in *Best Lawyers* is considered a singular honor. The following Wyche attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of *Best Lawyers:* [Eric Amstutz](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/eric-b-amstutz/)** Mark Bakker [Rita Bolt Barker](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/rita-bolt-barker/) [Tally Parham Casey](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/tally-parham-casey/) Andrew Coburn Melinda Davis Lux [Gregory English](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/gregory-greg-j-english/) [Ted Gentry](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/j-theodore-ted-gentry/) [Eric Graben](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/eric-k-graben/) [Jo Watson Hackl](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/jo-watson-hackl/) [Cary Hall](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/cary-h-hall-jr/) [Bill Kehl](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/william-bill-w-kehl/) [Wallace Lightsey](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/wallace-k-lightsey/) Terrell Mills [John Moylan](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/john-c-moylan-iii/) [Megan O’Neill](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/megan-p-oneill/) [Jim Parham](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/james-c-parham-jr/) [Henry Parr](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/henry-l-parr-jr/) [Matthew Richardson](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/matthew-t-richardson/) Troy Tessier Jim Warren [Marshall Winn](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/marshall-winn/) [Amos Workman](https://wyche.wpengine.com/what/attorneys/lawyer/amos-a-workman/) About Wyche** Wyche is a full-service law firm that has practiced law and served the community for more than 90 years. In that time, Wyche has participated in landmark litigation, served as counsel on cutting-edge transactions, and provided community leadership that has helped shape and drive our region’s growth and success. With offices in Greenville and Columbia, Wyche is the South Carolina member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. [*](https://wyche.com/author/insights/) [## Wyche, P.A.](https://wyche.com/author/insights/) Wyche is a full-service law firm that has practiced law and served the community for over 100 years. In that time, Wyche has participated in landmark litigation, served as counsel on cutting-edge transactions, and provided community leadership that has helped shape and drive our region’s growth and success. With offices across the state, Wyche is the South Carolina member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. 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