John P. Linton - Charleston, SC

Overview

Mr. Linton is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Permanent Member of the Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Lowcountry Chapter), member of the Merit Selection Panel for the Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge Robert S. Carr (appointed by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina). He is a former member of the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, and was appointed by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a member of the Executive Committee of the State Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline and a member of the South Carolina Board of Bar Examiners. In 2003, he was a recipient of the Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Mr. Linton is listed The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Chambers USA's 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions.

Mr. Linton handles litigation matters in federal and state courts. Examples include:

• State of South Carolina v. James A. Baker, 108 S.Ct., 1355 (1988), in which he represented the State of South Carolina's challenge to certain provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.
• Wellman v. Wellman, 33 F.2d, 215 (4th Cir. 1991), in which the court determined whether a debtor has to avoid a fraudulent transfer where the debtor, not the estate, is the beneficiary.
• Edens & Avant Inv. Properties, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corp. 456 S.E.2d, 406 (1995) which establishes that a party does not have standing to sue for pollution to property when the interest is merely contingent.
• Barnacle Broadcasting,Inc. v.Baker Broadcasting, Inc. 343SC140, 538Se2d. 672 S.C. Ct. App. 2000 ) contract issues arising out of sale of radio station .