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Gerald Drayton Jowers Jr.
Columbia, SC Attorney with 22 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Mr. Jowers represents patients harmed by medical malpractice, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2002), and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (2003). Additionally, he has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in numerous states throughout the country. Mr. Jowers graduated with honors from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1998. Afterwards, he entered the University of South Carolina School of Law and graduated in 2001. During law...
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Wesley Graybill
Columbia, SC Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Wesley concentrates his practice in commercial real estate development. He advises developers, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors with regard to real estate development, sales, acquisitions, financing, leasing, construction, land use and zoning, and title insurance matters. Wesley initially served as outside counsel to a commercial real estate development company which focused on large shopping center and free standing drugstore development. He continued his practice at a large firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina before co-founding Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC.
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Joseph Wideman Jr.
Columbia, SC Attorney
Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Joe was born and raised in Belton, South Carolina and comes from a long-line of working-class folks. From a young age, Joe has always been very competitive and very driven. He also strongly believes in the power of paying it forward. Joe cites his parents and many strong mentors in his life for giving him the tools necessary for success. The first male in his family to attend college, Joe played Division I football and was a team captain for two years while at Presbyterian College “PC”. Joe graduated from PC in 2013 with a major in...
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Daniel Vega
Columbia, SC Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Regent University School of Law
Danny Vega boasts nearly 20 years of experience in the legal profession and has represented over one thousand clients in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability claims. Danny takes great pride in building strong relationships with his clients, personally handling client intake, claim management, evidence discovery, court proceedings, hearings, and file closure. Danny speaks fluent Spanish and enjoys providing legal services to members of the Hispanic community as he is able to converse with and relate to his Spanish-speaking clients in their primary language.
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Holly Saleeby Atkins
Columbia, SC Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Holly Saleeby Atkins is the founding member of the Atkins Law Firm and one of the most well-respected workers’ compensation attorneys in the state. Holly brings a unique perspective to the practice of Workers’ Compensation as she is one of a handful of lawyers in SC that has worked in every aspect of the Workers’ Compensation system—as a defense attorney, a Commissioner, and representing injured workers. Prior to being appointed to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, Holly worked as a defense attorney for ten years representing insurance companies and employers in workers’ compensation matters. She was then...
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Melinda Queen Taylor
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Charlotte School of Law
Melinda grew up in the greater Columbia, South Carolina area where she currently resides. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina and graduated from Charlotte School of Law with honors (cum laude). While in law school she was inducted into the prestigous Order of the Crown (honor society) and received a merit scholarship. After law school, Melinda spent over eight years at a public interest law firm practicing family law. Melinda was the head family law attorney and was recognized as Attorney of the Year in 2016 while employed at...
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James C. Sproat
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury 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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Laura L. Hiller
Columbia, SC Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Charleston School of Law
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Suzanne Hawkins
Columbia, SC Attorney with 27 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Wake Forest University School of Law
Put my experience to work for you.
I offer you the knowledge and experience I've gained in 26 years as an attorney. I've worked across South Carolina and have tried cases, argued motions, and handled appeals in courts ranging from the Administrative Law Court to the Federal District Court.
I now practice exclusively in family court, handling only separation, divorce, custody issues, and modification and enforcement related to divorce and custody.
My focus is resolving your case as quickly and effectively as possible, but I know that the best way to settle a case is to prepare for trial. I have extensive...
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Jacob Born
Columbia, SC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationNursing Home, Personal Injury 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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William G. Starnes
Columbia, SC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Estate Planning, Personal Injury 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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Arthur Kerr Aiken
Columbia, SC Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
University of South Carolina School of Law
Arthur K. Aiken gives his clients quality representation at a fair price
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Mark D. Chappell Jr.
Columbia, SC Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationNursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Mark D. Chappell, Jr. concentrates in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, commercial motor vehicle accidents, and intellectual property disputes. Mark is a 2010 graduate of Wofford College and previously worked as a Banker in Charleston, South Carolina before beginning law school. Mark is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2015. As a law student, he was actively involved in the Student Bar Association, President of the South Carolina Association for Justice – South Carolina School of Law...
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Nicholas Mermiges
Columbia, SC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Military
University of Miami School of Law
Columbia, SC Attorney Nick Mermiges combines years of South Carolina family court experience with elite academic credentials and an unwavering dedication to his clients' interests.
Nick has handled hundreds of divorce, custody and family cases in South Carolina. He has taken multiple cases to trial in Richland and Lexington Counties. He knows what needs to be done before a case begins, after a case is filed, and throughout litigation to help his clients get the outcome they want.
Nick believes that the goal of every family court attorney should be to get their client through the family court system as expeditiously as...
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James Ross Snell
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
Lexington Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorney
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Carrie Ann Warner
Columbia, SC Attorney with 20 years of experience
Family
University of South Carolina School of Law
Carrie Warner is an experienced trial attorney who has proven her talents inside and outside of the courtroom. Ms. Warner has successfully litigated numerous complex cases, including those in the areas of family law and civil litigation. She and her team made legal history in 2014 when they successfully challenged South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage. As a dedicated advocate who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, she is equipped to handle a wide range of family law, probate, estate, and appellate cases. Ms. Warner regularly participates in conferences and has been featured in statewide publications.
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John Simmons
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 37 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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Zachary Linowski
Columbia, SC Attorney with 21 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
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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Nicholas Callas
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 33 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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William Wallace
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Richmond
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Robert Lawton Harper
Columbia, SC Attorney
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
R. Lawton Harper concentrates his practice solely in Workers’ Compensation. Lawton was born and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina. He left home to attend Elon University in North Carolina, where he graduated in 2017 with a degree in History and Education. After college, he returned to the Lowcountry and served South Carolina as a social studies teacher and basketball coach at Summerville High School.
He then enrolled at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated with honors in 2022. He is excited to once again be helping the people of South Carolina. In his free time, Lawton...
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Marion Moise Moses
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of South Carolina School of Law
Attorney Marion M. Moses is a results-driven criminal and personal injury lawyer centrally located in Columbia, NC. He has over nineteen years of experience, as well as significant trial experience as a member of the South Carolina Bar and multiple other bar associations throughout South Carolina. Further, as a former prosecutor, Attorney Moses can provide an additional perspective in crafting your defense as he anticipates the prosecution’s methods. He is dedicated to each one of his clients, and he takes care to develop a strong and sensible argument for every case he handles. You can expect personalized attention as Attorney...
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William Higgins
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Legal Malpractice, Real Estate and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of South Carolina School of Law
Practicing law since 1985, Bill's practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, income tax planning for closely held businesses, tax deferred exchanges of real estate, and business transactions, including entity formations and the acquisition and disposition of businesses and assets. He also devotes significant professional time to matters involving legal ethics and lawyer misconduct. He serves as general counsel to a number of closely held businesses. Other areas of Bill's experience include serving as a consultant and expert witness in multiple legal malpractice actions acting as outside general counsel to several law firms and to clients in the convenience...
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George Taylor
Columbia, SC Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
George’s practice is concentrated in workers’ compensation and personal injury claims. He has handled hundreds of cases before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, including through trial and appeal before the South Carolina Court of Appeals. George has likewise handled hundreds of cases in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina. He is passionate about representing injury victims and takes great pride in the personal relationship he builds with each of his clients.
George holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from The Citadel. After graduating, he accepted a Commission into the U.S. Air Force. He deployed multiple times during his...
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Taylor Bell
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Experienced Trial Attorney & Problem Solver.
Primary areas of legal practice include DUI Defense, Criminal Defense, Workers' Compensation, and Professional Licensing Defense with a niche in representing healthcare professionals before state licensing boards.
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Reginald Hair
Columbia, SC 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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John Elmer Lansche Jr
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
John practices in business transactions and concentrates his practice in commercial real estate development, commercial real estate leasing (with an emphasis on retail leasing), commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions and marina/resort development. John advises developers, investors, lenders, buyers and sellers with regard to financing, leasing, land use and development, conservation easements, construction, real estate title insurance, and all aspects of structuring commercial loan and business transactions. John enjoyed similar practices with large firms headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina before co-founding Graybill & Lansche, LLC. John graduated with Honors in Psychology from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia....
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Ryan William Newton
Columbia, SC Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Ryan focuses his practice in business transactions, commercial real estate development, commercial leasing and commercial lending. Ryan is capable of handling all aspects of commercial real estate transactions representing clients in their capacities as lenders, purchasers, sellers, developers, landlords and tenants. His familiarity with the aspects of a complex real estate transaction allows him to focus on the details necessary to complete the transaction efficiently and confidently. Ryan began his career at a large firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina before joining Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC at the end of 2010.
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J. Tyler Burns
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Family
University of South Carolina School of Law
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Reed Swearingen
Columbia, SC Lawyer
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of South Carolina School of Law
Reed focuses his practice in the areas of family law, estate planning, and ERISA compliance, while specializing in the drafting of Prenuptial Agreements and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs). He is licensed to practice in South Carolina and New York. In addition to his law degree, Reed has an undergraduate degree in economics, a graduate degree in accounting, and has passed the Uniform CPA exam.
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Keith Robert Powell
Columbia, SC Attorney with 27 years of experience
Administrative, Construction, Education and Municipal
Vanderbilt University
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Mark Bradford Stanley
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 10 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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Wolfgang Buchmaier
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business, Immigration, International and Tax
Tulane University School of Law and University of Munich Law School
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David Lee Paavola
Columbia, SC Attorney with 11 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
University of South Carolina School of Law
David's legal practice is devoted exclusively to litigation. Litigation is a broad term, but it generally refers to any type of legal dispute resolution process that may eventually require resolution through the court system.
While there are many areas of litigation, David primarily focuses on legal disputes:
(1) arising out of eminent domain and condemnation (government taking a private landowner's property);
(2) business disputes, such as contract or lease disputes, partnership breakups, or disputes with governmental bodies; and
(3) construction, both plaintiff and defendants, construction defects, breach contract, and professional negligence of design professionals.
David has...
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Dan Deeds Kienker
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
University of South Carolina School of Law and Old Dominion University
Dan Kienker is from Hendersonville North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville with a major in political science. Upon his graduation he entered the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant serving 26 years, and retiring with the rank of Full Colonel. His military career includes assignments to Germany, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, and Warsaw, Poland where he led a military contact team shortly after the fall of the former Soviet Union.
During his military career he was selected for Command of three combat rated Tactical Control...
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John Kassel
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury 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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Robert M. P. Masella
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Criminal Defense
University of South Carolina
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George Harold Hanlin
Columbia, SC Attorney with 34 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of South Carolina School of Law
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Dewana Flynn Looper
Columbia, SC Attorney with 15 years of experience
University of South Carolina - Aiken
Dewana grew up in Great Falls, South Carolina. She comes from a long line of textile workers and blue collar workers. If you ask anyone who knew her as a child, they will tell you that as far back as they can remember, Dewana wanted to be a lawyer and she worked hard to make that dream come true. In 2000, Dewana graduated Valedictorian from Great Falls High School. She then moved to the “big city” of Columbia and attended the University of South Carolina Honors College. A lifelong Gamecocks fan, Dewana fell in love...
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Andrew Brown
Columbia, SC Lawyer with 20 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...