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.