About John
John T. Lay
John T. Lay
John T. Lay
John T. Lay
John T. Lay
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law, Columbia, SC (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Columbia, SC (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law, Columbia, SC (2017)
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Insurance Law
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Practice Area: Banking and Finance Law
- Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation
- Practice Area: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Greater Columbia Business Monthly's Legal Elite, 2010 & 2011
- 2010 Leadership in Law Award - South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
- 2010 Fred H. Sievert Award - Defense Research Institute (National Award)
- 2009 Exceptional Performance Citation - Defense Research Institute
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008 to Present (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Product Liability)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008 to Present
