Charles P. Summerall, IV- Walker Gressette Freeman & Linton
Charles P. Summerall, IV is a versatile litigation attorney who handles a wide variety of cases at the trial and appellate levels.
Charles P. Summerall, IV
Charles is a business litigator and has decades of experience in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law matters. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America as 2024 Charleston, SC "Lawyer of the Year" in the field of Litigation - Banking and Finance. He is also listed in the fields of Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. He holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest (AV) rating for ethical standards and legal ability.
Charles has handled a broad range of business litigation and financial services litigation in state and federal courts, and he is a certified mediator. From 1993–2023 he was certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor law. His bankruptcy experience includes representing secured creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, asset purchasers, and Trustees in Chapters 11 and 7. He has also served as a Chapter 11 Trustee.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Commercial Litigation; Real Estate, Contract, and Partner Disputes; Financial Services Litigation; Business Torts; Debt Collection; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Mediation and Arbitration
EDUCATION:
University of Virginia, B.A., 1982
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1985
BAR ADMISSIONS:
South Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Mediator
From 1993-2023: Certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law
HONORS:
The Best Lawyers in America© - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Real Estate, Litigation-Bankruptcy, and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2024 - Charleston, SC Litigation - Banking and Finance "Lawyer of the Year"
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2019-Charleston, SC Litigation - Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2017-Charleston, SC Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2020, 2016, 2013 and 2011 – Charleston, SC Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America©, 2015 and 2012 – Charleston, SC Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year”
Super Lawyers, 2008 – present
Martindale-Hubbell, AV rating
