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I’ve been with Joye Law Firm for nearly seven years and had the distinct honor of opening our Columbia office doors at the beginning of 2016. I handle personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. My clients come from all walks of life. I also handle premises liability cases in which we investigate whether there was a negligent or hazardous condition that led to personal injuries. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, reading, and exercise. I have two young boys and try to have regular “adventures” with them.
Meet Sydney Lynn
Awards & Recognition
"Sydney was so professional and was prompt and understanding of my situation and concerns."
What Inspired You to Become an Attorney?
I wish I could say that I had a very specific plan that led to me becoming a plaintiff’s trial lawyer, but the truth is that my work found me. I knew from a young age that I was called to a career path that served others, but it was a series of unrelated decisions that led me to where I am now. Divine intervention, if you will. After law school, I initially practiced at a small plaintiff’s firm where I gained a ton of invaluable practical experience in terms of case development, deposition practice, litigation, and our workers’ compensation system. More importantly, I learned the importance of integrity and always making decisions that are right for my client. My time there laid a solid foundation for my practice, which I’ve continued to build with our team at JLF.
Tell Us About Your Practice
When I first meet with clients, my primary objective is to earn their trust. Then I try to identify their most immediate concerns. In my experience, if my team and I can work to alleviate their immediate concerns, or at least determine a working solution, then that initial trust is solidified. Trust is a critical component of my relationships with my clients because there will inevitably come a time when we encounter difficult circumstances or need to make a tough decision. If I have the trust of my clients then we can get through those hard times together. Ultimately, I want my clients to know that I will always be honest with them and that I will always have their best interests at heart. My work has taught me that every person has feelings and problems, and we all deserve compassion and advocacy.
What is the Most Satisfying Aspect of Being a Personal Injury Lawyer?
As the oldest child, a headstrong daughter, a wife, mother, and lawyer, I am inherently a problem solver. As a personal injury lawyer, I deal with insurance companies who don’t see people, only numbers. I take pride in advocating for my clients, helping them navigate the complexities of the personal injury and workers’ compensation processes, and fighting for the benefits they deserve. My hope is that through this process they feel empowered in their own lives to make positive and impactful decisions. While I can’t change the past, I feel satisfied when I know that I have played a part in giving them control over their present, and more importantly, their future.
Sydney’s Background and Honors
Sydney received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina at Aiken and her Juris Doctorate degree from the Charleston School of Law. Among her honors and awards, Sydney has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2016 and recognized as a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star from 2014 to 2018. She has enjoyed a 10.0 Avvo rating from 2017 to the present and received Avvo’s Client’s Choice Award in 2019. She has Peer Reviewed status from Martindale-Hubbell.
Sydney has served on the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice from 2015 to the present.
She has memberships in the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina (2015 to present), the Injured Workers’ Advocates (2013 to present) and the South Carolina Bar Association (2008 to present). She is a Sustaining Member of the South Carolina Association for Justice.
Sydney has served as Barrister for the Coastal Inn of Court from 2014 to the present and was an Adjunct Professor in Workers’ Compensation at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 2014. She has served as the Co-Chair of Annual Freaky Friday for FPC’s The Growing Tree from 2015 to the present.
- Listed in Rising Star Super Lawyers, 2014 – 2018
- Listed in Super Lawyers, 2024
- 10.0 Avvo Rating, 2017 – Present
- Avvo Client’s Choice Award – 2019
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
- Best Lawyers, Columbia Insurance Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2021
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Litigation, Personal Injury, and Workers’ Comp in Columbia, 2016 – Present
- Board of Governors, South Carolina Association for Justice, 2015 – Present
- President-Elect, South Carolina Association for Justice, 2024
- Executive Committee, Horry County Bar Association, 2014 – Present
- Member, Brain Injury Association of South Carolina, 2015 – Present
- Barrister, Coastal Inn of Court, 2014 – Present
- Adjunct Professor – Workers’ Compensation, Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 2014
- Annual Freaky Friday Co-Chair, FPC – The Growing Tree, 2015 – Present
- Member, Injured Workers’ Advocates, 2013 – Present
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 2008 – Present
- Sustaining Member, South Carolina Association for Justice
- University of South Carolina at Aiken, B.S.
- Charleston School of Law, J.D.
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