Joseph D. Dickey, Jr., managing partner of Dickey Law Group, has been selected for the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year in the area of Employment Law- Individuals for the Columbia region. Dickey is also on West Columbia City Council.

“To be recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in my region and practice area is a great honor,” Dickey stated. “Our goal as a firm is to provide the best legal advice tailored to the client’s specific need, and I am humbled and honored my peers in the legal community have nominated me.”

Best Lawyers in America is a ranking service that helps those in need of legal services identify the lawyers qualified to represent them. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Mr. Dickey has also been recognized as one of the Top 40 attorneys under 40 by the National Black Lawyers, a Lawyer of Distinction and a member of the Legal Elite in the Midlands. Mr. Dickey is a contributing author of the latest edition of Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Japan America Association of South Carolina.. Mr. Dickey was also named a Super Lawyer in 2020, 2021, and 2022. His practice focuses on Employment and Labor, Education, and Corporate Law.