Charles P. Summerall IV
Charles is a business litigator and certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law. Charles has been named The Best Lawyers in America 2020-Charleston, SC Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Litigation - Real Estate. He is listed in Chambers USA for Commercial Litigation, and 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. He is 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, and Trustees in Chapters 11 and 7. He has also served as a Chapter 11 Trustee.
Charles and his wife, Jo, are from Charleston and have two daughters, Narcissa and Penelope
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©, 2019-Charleston, SC Litigation - RealEstate “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
Chambers USA – Leaders in their Field, Commercial Litigation
Martindale-Hubbell, AV rating
Charleston, South Carolina 29143
