John P. "Johnny" Linton - Lawyer in Charleston, SC

JohnnyLinton represents Plaintiffs and Defendants and practices full-time as Special Counsel at Duffy Young, LLC. He has concluded jury and non-jurytrials in five Divisions of the United States District Court, has prevailed forclients in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, theSouth Carolina Supreme Court, and the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and waslead counsel on brief and oral argument against the Solicitor General of theUnited States, Charles Fried, in the original jurisdiction of the United StatesSupreme Court. Johnnyrepresents landowners in condemnation proceedings. He brings hisproblem-solving skills to bear for clients in business and fiduciaryadministration matters, and in serious personal injury matters. In addition,Johnny is often engaged to handle matters as a mediator, arbitrator, or specialreferee.

Johnny has been appointed by 1) theSouth Carolina Supreme Court as a Bar examiner and as a member of its GrievanceCommission, 2) a United States District Court to review a MagistrateJudges qualifications 3) U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs asSpecial Master to handle the administration and appeals in a national classaction, and 4) former Chief Justice Jean Toal as a Special CircuitJudge and special investigator.