Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.
Columbia, SC, United States
John T. Lay is a shareholder of Gallivan, White & Boyd. Mr. Lay has an active trial practice with extensive experience in business litigation, legal malpractice, false claims act litigation and product liability. He has tried more than 100 cases to verdict. Mr. Lay has been recognized for inclusion in six categories of Best Lawyers in America, including Lawyer of the Year in 2017 for Insurance Law, in 2018 and 2020 for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Defendants and in 2019 for Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants. He has been a recipient of South Carolina Top 10 Super Lawyer and South Carolina Top 25 Super Lawyer on numerous occasions. He is also a recipient of the University of South Carolina School of Law James Petrigru The Compleat Lawyer Gold Award for contributions to the legal profession and the community. He is recognized in Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation and Who’s Who Legal: Life Science – Product Liability Defense. Mr. Lay is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL).
Mr. Lay served as President of the IADC from 2016-2017. He is also a past president of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM US EST