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Thomas E. Pope
Lancaster, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
With a rich legacy spanning over 30 years, Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope is a distinguished managing partner at Elrod Pope Accident & Injury Lawyers in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Holding a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, Tommy's legal journey began in 1987.
From 1993 to 2006, Tommy served as the elected Solicitor for the 16th Circuit, passionately representing Union and York Counties in South Carolina. During this period, he received the Silver Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina Law School Alumni Association, acknowledging...
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Mitchell Norrell
LANCASTER, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Personal Injury, Family, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
Vanderbilt University Law School
Mitch Norrell has been practicing law since 1989, and has extensive experience in Serious Injury and Wrongful Death litigation, as well as Social Security Disability and Family Law. And he is a Certified Mediator for both Family Court and Circuit Court. Mitch is a proud graduate of Duke University and Vanderbilt University School of Law. The vast majority of Mitch’s colleagues from these top ranked universities have taken positions at large firms in big cities throughout the world, but Mitch has always believed that his greatest strength is in his ability to connect with people, and that his...
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Elizabeth Dalzell
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Elizabeth Dalzell is a personal injury lawyer at the Law Office of Kenneth Berger in Columbia, SC, a firm that exclusively handles catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Elizabeth handles cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, drunk driving crashes, boating wrecks, product liability, and wrongful death. Before working as a plaintiff's attorney, Elizabeth worked at an insurance defense firm, allowing her to gain valuable insights that make her a strong advocate for his injured clients. To schedule a free consultation, visit bergerlawsc.com or call (803) 790-2800.
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Jacob Born
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Charleston School of Law
Jacob Born concentrates in the areas of premises liability, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic injury litigation and trucking accidents. Jacob received his J.D. from The Charleston School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2011. He was also admitted to practice in Georgia in 2012.
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James D George
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
James “Jamie” D. George, Jr. graduated from Presbyterian College in 2015 and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2018. Jamie served as a member of the editorial staff (Volume 68) and as a student works editor (Volume 69) for the South Carolina Law Review. Upon his law school graduation, he was admitted as a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe.
Jamie currently focuses his practice on personal injuries, motor vehicle collision, products liability, third party workers’ compensation claims, and commercial motor vehicle collisions.
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Virginia C. Kendall
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
William H. Bowen School of Law
Virginia grew up in Prince George, Virginia until she moved to South Carolina to attend the University of South Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2019 with a degree in Criminal Justice.
After college she worked for the University of South Carolina before moving to Arkansas, where she graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law in 2023. During law school she was a member of law review where she published an article in the UALR Law Review journal (Volume 45) and held leadership roles with multiple organizations. Outside of...
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James C. Sproat
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
University of Cincinnati College of Law
James Christopher Sproat (Jim) is an attorney with Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega, LLC. Mr. Sproat received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2011. While at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Sproat served as both the Student Bar Association President and the Managing Editor of the Immigration and Nationality Law Review. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 2011, after working with both the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio...
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Chase Keibler
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Antitrust and Business
University of South Carolina School of Law
Chase helps get the most compensation for individuals who suffered catastrophic injuries and businesses in complex litigations.
Clients deserve the best results and to be kept in the loop. We saw a gap in the market. Too many law firms fail to communicate their cases to their clients; fail to proactively prosecute cases instead of reacting to the insurance companies or other side; and fail to use or understand the best resources. These law firms put the "firm-first" instead of the client. Chased formed Keibler Law Group to fill that gap. We rely on...
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John Simmons
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Mr. Simmons' practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products and pharmaceutical liability, premises liability, medical malpractice and white collar criminal defense. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating, is Lead Counsel rated, and is a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, South Carolina Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
In 1992, Mr. Simmons served as the youngest Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney in the country, having been named to the post by President George Bush. As United States Attorney, Mr. Simmons directed the federal...
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Nicholas Callas
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Nicholas G. Callas has been practicing law in South Carolina since 1991. He has extensive knowledge and skill representing clients in Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability matters. Mr. Callas provides aggressive, determined, and experienced representation, focused on the best possible results.
He is dedicated to recovering the compensation you need and deserve.
Mr. Callas received his B.A., cum laude, from Boston College in 1982. He earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1990. Mr. Callas's prior experience includes work as an Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney, Fifth Circuit Solicitor, Richland County. Additionally, he is a...
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John O'Leary
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 55 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
John is a 1966 History graduate of The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina; earning his J.D. in 1969 from the University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. In addition, John attended graduate school at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (1970). He is a member of the State Bar Associations of South Carolina, Florida, and Michigan. Currently, John has offices in Columbia and Edisto Beach, South Carolina handling primarily DUI, drug cases, and criminal matters. He often testifies as an expert witness in police procedures, high speed chases, and other law enforcement practices. John serves as Counsel for the South Carolina Trooper's Association,...
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Mark Sawyer
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Since 2014, Attorney Mark Sawyer has been a part of the George Sink P.A. Injury Lawyers team. At the firm, Sawyers specifies his practice in law to the areas of personal injury cases, primarily those that involve automobile accidents, as well as litigation cases. It is his passion for litigation and helping others that drives Sawyer to obtaining maximum compensation for each of his clients. He takes the time to understand each individual case and promises to stand beside each client through every step of each case. Before practicing law, Sawyer attended the University of Virginia, as an Echols Scholar,...
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Kenneth D. Snow
Rock Hill, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and White Collar Crime
North Carolina Central University School of Law
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Brian Steed Tatum
Rock Hill, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law
In 2006, after having managed the Raleigh, North Carolina branch office of a large Atlanta, Georgia based law firm for several years, Brian Steed Tatum moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and started the Tatum Law Firm. After observing how customer service can become a second priority at a larger firm, Mr. Tatum started the Tatum Law Firm to serve clients who still desire and deserve excellent customer service.
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Jake Modla
Rock Hill, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
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Maggie R Chappell
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Maggie Chappell practices in the areas of personal injury and mass torts. She has handled truck and auto accidents and catastrophic injury cases. She also works on the mass torts team which handles 3M combat earplug cases and talcum powder ovarian cancer cases, among many more.
Maggie was born and raised in Inman, South Carolina. She moved just down the road to attend Wofford College and graduated in 2012 with a degree in English. After college, she worked as a legal assistant for Mark Arden before attending the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2015. Maggie was lucky to...
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Reginald Hair
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
Attorney Hair focuses his practice on car wrecks, dog bites, and trip and fall cases. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is a group where membership is limited to attorneys who have achieved million dollar verdicts or settlements. Attorney Hair has also been selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for consecutive years. He has served hundreds of clients across South Carolina!
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Mario Anthony Pacella
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Social Security Disability
Mario joined Strom Law Firm in February 2000. He is a member of the South Carolina, Georgia and New York State Bars. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, United States District for the District of Colorado, The Supreme Court...
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Thomas Eller
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
The University of Mississippi School of Law
After working as an attorney in Jackson, Mississippi, Attorney Tom Eller returned to his home state of South Carolina. Here, Eller continued his practice, focusing on personal injury as well as worker’s compensation. His experience in personal injury extends to cases which involve car accidents, defective products, as well as preventable harm resulting from the negligence of others. His passion for helping clients facing a personal hardship is what drives him to fight for maximum compensation in each case. He understands the strains that personal injuries place on a person both mentally and physically and assures that he will stand...
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Mark Bradford Stanley
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Florida A&M University College of Law
Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Mr. Stanley attended the University of South Carolina where he received his B.S. in Business Administration. While attending the University of South Carolina, Mr. Stanley was the captain of the South Carolina baseball team that went to 3 straight College World Series.
Upon completing his Bachelor’s degree, Mr. Stanley earned a Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Information Science from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. Following the completion of his Master’s degrees in 2010, Mr. Stanley attended law school at Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, Florida,...
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Robert Jung
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 28 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Touro College
Since 1997, Attorney Bob Jung has practiced law in the state of South Carolina. Because he is passionate about helping victims and families who are facing harm due to the negligence of other people, Bob focuses the majority of his practice on personal injury cases. However, he also handles workers’ compensation claims frequently. Prior to practicing law, Bob attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in History. During his time at Furman, Bob became a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, where he met Tom Eller, a fellow George Sink, P.A....
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William James LaLima
West Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and Divorce
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Andrew Brown
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(803) 343-3333
2000 Park Street, Suite 100
P.O. Box 2067
Columbia, SC 29202
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
I am easy to get in contact with and always diligent in returning my calls. I make sure my clients are comfortable reaching out to me about any problem they encounter, and I always try to get them the best answer I can. Sometimes my answer may be, “I don’t know, but I will find out!” And I always do. I strive to be a good listener. If my clients have something to say, I listen. Listening is one of the most important aspects of good communication. I have experience in many areas of law. The focus of...
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John Kassel
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
John Kassel is a managing partner at Kassel McVey, a personal injury law firm based in Columbia, SC. Mr. Kassel represents injured victims and their loved ones in personal injury cases such as auto accidents, product liability, premises liability, construction accidents, and medical malpractice. Throughout his career, John has committed to fight on behalf of injury victims and not corporations, manufacturers or insurance companies.
John Kassel graduated from Northwestern University in 1979. He then joined Volunteers in Service to America, where he worked for the Brown Lung Association, a group mainly comprised of retired cotton textile mill workers who were suffering...
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Zachary Linowski
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 22 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Social Security Disability
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Attorneys Lee, Eadon, Isgett, Popwell, and Owens is made up of a core group of attorneys that share a core value of excellence that shines through in every aspect of their practice. These attorneys possess a common goal of complete client satisfaction.
The LEIP Law Firm is made up of a team of attorneys with roots embedded in the state of South Carolina. The LEIP name is an acronym for four of its leading attorneys who contribute to promoting high quality values while practicing the law with the utmost integrity. Zachary D. Linowski, Sherod H. Eadon, Christopher G. Isgett, and Gary...
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William G. Starnes
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 9 years of experience
Personal Injury, Estate Planning and Probate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Will focuses his practice on Estate Planning and Personal Injury cases. Will graduated from Wofford College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics. After graduating college, Will attended the University Of South Carolina School Of Law and obtained his law degree in 2015. Will represents individuals who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. Will also works with clients to create and implement estate plans, which includes wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney and living wills.
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Ronald Brian Cox
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
University of South Carolina School of Law
I am Ron Cox, a tenacious advocate for injury victims with a history of significant recoveries in cases involving trucking accidents, automobile collisions, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and other injuries. I pride myself on offering personal service to my clients. From our office in North East Columbia, we represent victims throughout the Midlands and all of South Carolina.
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Mandy Powers-Norrell
Lancaster, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Mandy was born and raised in Lancaster County, was educated in Lancaster County public schools, and paid for college by working at Grace Bleachery. She graduated with honors from Furman University and USC School of Law. Mandy always knew that her calling was to represent the people of her hometown and surrounding areas and that is exactly what she has been doing since she finished law school in 1997. Mandy practices primarily in the areas of Bankruptcy, Serious Injuries, and Wrongful Death. She also represents the southern portion of Lancaster County in the SC House of Representatives.
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Charles Cantzon Foster
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 24 years of experience
Personal Injury, Family and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
C. Cantzon Foster, II is the founding member of Foster Law Office, LLC. His statewide general practice firm focuses on personal injury, civil and domestic litigation, probate law and commercial /residential real estate transactions. A native of South Carolina, Cantzon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Charleston (1995) and his Juris Doctorate from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law (2001). While attending the University of South Carolina School of Law, Cantzon was a member of USC's National Trial Competition Team, the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal and the Order of Omega, the international legal...
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John Gressette Felder Jr.
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 31 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
South Carolina injury attorney and business litigation lawyer Johnny Felder is a partner at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC.
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Heyward Harvin
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney
1301 Heidt Street
Columbia, SC 29204
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
I'm a lawyer from Columbia, South Carolina. As an attorney, I apply the law to protect the rights of those who are harmed. Our nation is governed by a system of rules designed to keep all of us safe. My job is to hold individuals and corporations responsible when they choose to break the rules and put others at risk. People come to me looking for nothing more than justice. My goal is to achieve just that - to balance the scales. I am trusted to help individuals and families suffering from life changing injuries. It is a humbling...
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Ronald Jason Hall
West Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Family
Hall & Hall Attorneys at Law is dedicated to providing clients with the knowledgeable counsel needed for their unique legal needs. The West Columbia attorneys have served the community for more than 45 years and can assist you with cases involving criminal defense, family law, bankruptcy, personal injury, real estate, and probate law. The firm has a long history of obtaining successful results for their clients, and their lawyers are ready to help with your legal matter. Contact Hall & Hall Attorneys at Law to learn how they can advocate for your rights and best interests!
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Stephen Krzyston
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Charleston School of Law
Steve joined Cavanaugh & Thickens, LLC, in 2019. Before joining Cavanaugh & Thickens, LLC, Steve worked for over five years with the Fifth Circuit Public Defender in Columbia, South Carolina. At the public defender, Steve focused on defending individuals charged with serious and most serious violent crimes. During the past five years, Steve has defended nearly every type of crime on the books, including Murder and Felony DUI involving Death. Steve has successfully tried many criminal cases to verdict and is licensed to provide first-chair defense representation in death penalty cases.
During Steve’s tenure as a public defender, he was...
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Paula Howker Amick
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
Paula Howker Amick attended Erskine College where she received a B.A. in English and graduated summa cum laude in 1989. For her J.D. Degree, She attended University of South Carolina School of Law and graduated in 1992. Since 1996, Paula has practiced primarily in the fields of personal injury and workers’ compensation. She began on the team at George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers in 1999 in the Columbia office.
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David Reese Blackwell II
Lancaster, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Attorney David Blackwell is dedicated to helping people whose lives have been affected by the negligence of others. Serving clients is a responsibility he takes seriously, and David is grateful that he is able to use his skills and knowledge to find positive legal solutions and rewarding outcomes for individuals and families. In 2003, David initiated his own law practice. David’s areas of focus include auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, slip and falls, unsafe premises, workplace injuries, and probate litigation. He has years of experience with the litigation process, including evidentiary hearings, trials, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations,...
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Matthew Robins
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 4 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets
In 2018, Matthew graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law, ranking fourth in his law school class. During his time in law school, Matthew served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the South Carolina Law Review, where he authored a published article entitled State of Fear: Domestic Violence in South Carolina. Matthew was also inducted into the Order of the Coif and received the 2018 John O. MacDougall Family Law Award.
After graduating law school, Matthew spent two years serving as a law clerk to the Honorable John D. Geathers at the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
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Nick Cotten Jr.
Rock Hill, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
Charlotte School of Law
Nick is a native Carolinian, having spent his youth in Charleston, South Carolina. His professional career began in ColumbIa, South Carolina, at Allstate as a Claims Adjuster after earning his Bachelor of Science from Winthrop University. During his ten years at Allstate, Nick received claims training in Chicago, worked catastrophe claims and achieved multiple promotions, including working in the Charlotte Regional Office. Additionally, Nick gained licensure in all lines of casualty, property, surety, and marine in both South Carolina and North Carolina. Nick resigned from Allstate after having achieved a 10 year vested status. During the period following...
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Harold Staley
Rock Hill, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Workers' Comp
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and University of South Carolina School of Law
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David Vance Benson
Lancaster, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Ohio Northern University
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Ronald Stanley
Columbia, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 50 years of experience
1418 Park St
Columbia, SC 29201
Personal Injury, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
H. Ronald Stanley is a native of Conway, South Carolina and an accomplished graduate of Virginia State College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Mr. Stanley is licensed to practice in both State and Federal Courts of South Carolina and before the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
An accomplished Trial Lawyer, Mr. Stanley has been engaged in the practice of law in Columbia, South Carolina since 1977. He has handled numerous wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases resulting in significant jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. Mr. Stanley has served by special appointment as...