Practice Areas
- Professional Liability and Ethics
- Healthcare Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Litigation and Business Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Practice Group
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Admissions
- South Carolina Bar
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Education
- Clemson University, B.A., 1973
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1976
- President of the Student Bar Association
- South Carolina Law Review
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
- Former member, South Carolina Bar House of Delegates
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- Chair -Elect, South Carolina Bar Dispute Resolution Section
- Certified South Carolina Circuit Court Mediator
AWARDS
- Selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation by Litigation Special Report (2012)
- Selected as Bet-the-Company "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, 2013)
- Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, 2001-2013), Commercial Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, 2009-2013), Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Chambers U.S.A. America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003-2013)
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- South Carolina "Super Lawyer" General Litigation (2008-2013), Top 25 List (2011)
- South Carolina "Super Lawyer" Business Litigation and Top 25 List (2010)
- Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star (2009-2013)
- Benchmark Appellate, Local Star, 2012
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Former Commissioner of Midlands Technical College
- Former Member of the Midlands Technical College Foundation
- Former Member of the Board of Directors of Communities in Schools-Columbia
