HBS Charleston Attorneys Selected as 2024 South Carolina Rising Stars

HBS is proud to announce Charleston Partner Derek M. Newberry and Attorney M. Shanter Chaparro have been recognized on the Super Lawyers 2024 South Carolina Rising Stars List for their experience in Construction Litigation matters.

The Recipients

Derek M. Newberrry

Derek’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of construction defect, professional malpractice, medical malpractice, product defect, personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage litigation. He defends design professionals (architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, and geotechnical engineers), contractors (both general contractors and subcontractors), and product manufacturers in complex, multi-party and class-action design, construction, and construction material defect litigation in both state and federal courts.

His experience includes litigation arising from civil infrastructure projects, commercial projects, and residential projects ranging in size and complexity, including resolving numerous cases in which alleged damages exceeded $25,000,000.

M. Shanter Chaparro

Shanter’s practice focuses on a broad range of business litigation, construction defect, personal injury, product defect, and general liability matters. His knowledge of the construction industry and business combined have allowed him to develop and implement litigation strategies that continuously deliver results aligned with his clients’ goals.

Prior to joining HBS, Shanter represented contractors and developers in complex construction defect litigation, including large multi-family and class action construction defect cases at a boutique law firm in Charleston. He also routinely represented other construction clients in premises liability, personal injury, and mechanic’s lien cases.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the Rising Stars honor.

The full list of this year’s recipients can be found on the Super Lawyers website.

About Hall Booth Smith

Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is a full-service law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Experienced across a wide range of legal disciplines, HBS attorneys pride themselves on providing knowledgeable, proactive, client-specific counsel to individuals, domestic and international corporations, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s promise: “Serving to Achieve Excellence.”