2025 Solo and Small Firm Award Winner
Leslie McIntosh
It is our pleasure to announce that Leslie McIntosh has been selected as the 2025 Solo & Small Firm Section Award recipient. Leslie was recognized during the Section’s annual CLE on January 30, 2026, for her exceptional service, leadership, and dedication to the solo and small firm community in South Carolina.
Leslie is the founder of McIntosh Law Firm, LLC, where she has built a practice centered on probate, estate planning, trusts, elder law, and business formation. She is known for pairing technical excellence with deep compassion, guiding clients through complex and often deeply personal legal matters with dignity, patience, and respect. In addition to her private practice, Leslie provides critical access-to-justice services by conducting low bono mental health hearings twice each month at Patrick B. Harris Hospital and AnMed Health. In these highly sensitive proceedings, she advocates for individuals facing involuntary commitment and other urgent mental health challenges—ensuring their constitutional rights are fully protected during moments of profound vulnerability.
Leslie’s commitment to her community and profession is equally remarkable. Her firm was recently honored as the Best Probate Law Firm in the 2025 Best of South Carolina Awards and Best Law Firm in the 2025 Best of Your Hometown Community Choice Awards in Anderson, reflecting both the quality of her work and the trust of those she serves. Within the South Carolina Bar, Leslie has demonstrated extraordinary leadership. She has served as the 10th Circuit Representative in the House of Delegates since 2019; Chair of the Conventions Committee; and Co‑Chair of the Probate, Estate Planning, and Trust CLE Subcommittee. She also serves on the Commission on Judicial Conduct, Nominating Committee, Wellness Committee, CLE Committee, Elder Law Committee, and Pro Bono Board. In each position, she works to elevate the voice and needs of solo and small firm practitioners while strengthening access, education, and professional support across the Bar.
Please join us in congratulating Leslie McIntosh on this well‑deserved recognition.
