Business Law, Contracts, Probate, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Appellate Practice.
Barry L. Johnson, PA was established in 1996 by Hilton Head Island/Bluffton attorney Barry L. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was previously a principal in the law firms of Biel, Clark & Johnson, PA; Novit, Scarminach & Johnson, PA; and, The Dowling Law Firm, PA. The firm and Mr. Johnson attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
Mr. Johnson has practiced extensively in the Beaufort County and Jasper County areas since 1971, and has often handled matters elsewhere in South Carolina. Jason W. Ward joined the firm in 2004. Evan K. Bromley joined the firm in 2007. Hutson S. Davis, Jr., joined the firm in 2009. Mr. Davis has over 25 years experience defending medical doctors and other healthcare professionals against medical malpractice claims. The firm is fully staffed with experienced lawyers and paralegals in both the real estate and litigation areas of practice, and seeks to provide outstanding legal service to its clients, based on integrity, ethics, skills, experience, creativity, and communication, utilizing current technologies and common sense.
The firm concentrates its practice in numerous areas of civil litigation, real estate and in contracts and business law. The firm represents diverse businesses and individual clients. In the civil litigation areas, the firm has substantial experience in complex business litigation, contracts, real estate litigation, partnership litigation, corporate litigation, banking litigation, commercial litigation, foreclosures and collections. Under the tort areas of civil litigation, the firm handles plaintiffs' cases involving serious personal injury and medical malpractice. The firm's practice is at the trial and appellate levels. The firm generally does not handle matters involving criminal law or domestic relations.
In the real estate arena, the firm has substantial experience representing developers in dealing with governmental entities involving land use and development, permitting, zoning, subdivision planning, condominium development, vesting of rights, and related matters. The firm also performs commercial and residential closings, refinances, and home equity lines of credit.