Meet Sydney Lynn

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 earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina at Aiken and her Juris Doctorate degree from the Charleston School of Law. Her impressive legal career has earned her a myriad of awards from highly accredited organizations. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2016 and was selected by the organization as the Columbia Insurance Litigation Lawyer of the Year in 2021. She earned the Super Lawyers’ Rising Star designation from 2014 to 2018 and later the Super Lawyer designation from 2024 to the present. She has maintained a 10.0 Avvo rating since 2017 and received Avvo’s Client’s Choice Award in 2019. Her professional standing is further supported by a Peer-Reviewed status from Martindale-Hubbell.

Sydney is not only dedicated to her clients but also to advancing the legal community across South Carolina. Since 2015, she has served on the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ), the state’s leading organization for trial lawyers, where she has held multiple leadership roles, including President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer. She’s also served as the Board of Governors Minority Representative, the Young Lawyers Division Chair, and as a member of the Nominating Committee, Honors and Recognition Committee, Personnel Committee, Executive Committee, and Legislative Steering Committee.

In addition to her organizational leadership, Sydney has played an instrumental role in SCAJ’s legislative advocacy. She has testified before lawmakers on behalf of the association. Her voice and experience have helped shape policy and protect the rights of injured individuals across the state.