J. Theodore "Ted" Gentry

J. Theodore "Ted" Gentry


Wyche, P.A.

Recognized since 2007

Greenville, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Appellate Practice
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Ted Gentry focuses his practice on counseling colleges and universities and on appellate litigation. Ted’s career handling complex litigation gives him valuable insights into the ways that today’s decisions affect tomorrow’s disputes.

Ted has served education clients for over two decades, and has extensive appellate experience, including cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Location
  • 200 East Broad Street, Suite 400
    Greenville, SC 29601
Education
  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1987
  • Wake Forest University, B.S., graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia Bar
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
Affiliations
  • Foothills Philharmonic - Principal Bassoonist
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member, 2003-Present
  • Peace Center for the Performing Arts - Board Member and General Counsel, 2006-2012
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals

Wyche, P.A.
Headquarters: Greenville, South Carolina

25 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Appellate Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Greenville (2022)
  • Appellate Practice, Greenville (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Class Actions
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Discrimination
  • Education
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • State and Federal
  • Whistleblowers
Awards:
  • Named One of the Top 25 Lawyers in SC by South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2016-Present
  • Named Appellate "Lawyer of the Year" for Greenville by Best Lawyers, 2018
  • Recognized as "Legal Elite" by the Greenville Business Magazine, 2012-2016
  • Listed in Chambers USA, 2011-Present
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2008-Present
  • Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2007-Present
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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