LUCY DINKINS

MEMBER, WYCHE LAW FIRM COLUMBIA

For Lucy Dinkins, her greatest career rewards come when she helps a client receive compensation and move on from difficult situations, and this is why she pursued a legal career and practice personal injury law.

“I was inspired to practice personal injury because I wanted the opportunity to help people who have unfairly suffered and hold those responsible accountable,” she says. “I also enjoy the variety in the personal injury field and the challenge that comes with learning about the medical, scientific, or other unique issues involved in each case.”

Dinkins, a civil litigation attorney in the Wyche Law Firm’s Columbia office, is a South Carolina native and graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance. She earned her law degree from the University of Virginia.

“My greatest reward is helping a client get compensated, enabling them to move on from whatever difficult situation they have had to endure by achieving a favorable outcome in a lawsuit,” she says.

Don Gibson was inspired to practice law after an early career picking cotton for $2 a day and working in cotton mills, where he experienced firsthand the lack of recourse for an injury.

He has been practicing as an attorney in North Charleston for almost 50 years.

A native of South Carolina, Gibson grew up in a small town in Union County with a one-room schoolhouse. His father worked in the insurance industry, and his mother worked at a cotton mill. He recalls her coming home with cuts and injuries, while others tragically lost their legs, arms, or even died.

In addition to his personal injury practice, Gibson represents plaintiffs in workers compensation matters and helps individuals and families with estate-planning.

Gibson earned a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University, and a master’s from The George Washington University. He went on to receive his law degree from the University of South Carolina. In 2002, he received a Master of Laws in international taxation from Regent University School of Law.

Spartanburg native Max Hyde has a track record of civic service on both the local and state level. He is founder of Hyde Law Firm and has served as a representative for South Carolina House District 32 since 2018. He was recently appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee. Hyde also served on Spartanburg City Council, where he focused on economic development and diversifying the city’s professional workforce.

Hyde’s public service record also includes a seat on the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education. He also has chaired the Spartanburg Community College Foundation Board of Directors and City of Spartanburg Board of Zoning Appeals. As president of the downtown Rotary Club of Spartanburg, he is one of the youngest leaders in the club’s 101-year history.

He also serves on the board of the Piedmont Interstate Fair Association.

Hyde received his law degree from the University of South Carolina.