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For the fifth consecutive year, Morton & Gettys has earned a top-tier ranking in Best Law Firms®, a national directory that released its 2025 edition today.

The latest Best Law Firms highlights Morton & Gettys in Tier 1 for the Rock Hill area in Trusts & Estates Law. Additionally, Morton & Gettys is listed in Best Law Firms in Commercial Litigation.

About Best Law Firms

Published annually since 2010, Best Law Firms ranks firms across 127 practice areas in hundreds of cities across the country. The selection system begins with peer review in “Best Lawyers.” The process also includes references from clients and colleagues that evaluate firms in areas including responsiveness, legal knowledge, civility, and more.

To qualify for Best Law Firms, at least one of the firm’s attorneys must be listed in the same year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America. Six Morton & Gettys attorneys were included in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America and its companion piece, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Most of the attorneys were recognized in multiple practice areas.

• Dan Ballou: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, and Litigation – Real Estate.
• Bev Carroll: Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
• John Gettys: Litigation – Trust and Estates, Real Estate Law, and Real Estate Law and Trusts & Estates.
• Elizabeth Owen: Family Law and Family Law Mediation.
• Josh Vann: Real Estate Law.
• Heath Myers, Real Estate Law, Ones to Watch.