Rosen Hagood

8 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Employment Law - Individuals Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Biography

Long motivated by a desire to see justice served through proper application of the law, Daniel F. “Frank” Blanchard, III is actively involved in civil trial work with emphasis in employment, civil rights, personal injury, consumer law, business litigation, and probate, estate, and trust cases.

Frank attended Greenville’s Furman University, where he was inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and received the Furman Scholar and Kennedy Foundation Scholarships. During his subsequent studies at the University of South Carolina School of Law, he was named to the Order of the Coif, the Order of the Wig and Robe, and the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court. He also earned the American Jurisprudence Award for highest class average in Evidence. In addition, Frank served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal and received the Journal’s Outstanding Service Award.

Frank has published numerous articles about trade and workplace legal matters and delivered lectures on employment law, interference with contracts, business relations, workplace violence issues, the South Carolina “Lemon Law,” motor vehicle warranties, legal drafting, and residential apartment management. He maintains the highest professional rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Rosen Hagood

8 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of South Carolina, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Furman University, B.A., graduated 1989

  • South Carolina, 1992

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Charleston County Bar Association - Member
  • House of Delegates - Ninth Circuit Delegate
  • South Carolina Bar - Member
  • U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society - Member

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District Michigan 2011
  • South Carolina, 1992
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Charleston County Bar Association - Member
  • House of Delegates - Ninth Circuit Delegate
  • South Carolina Bar - Member
  • U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society - Member
  • The University of South Carolina, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Furman University, B.A., graduated 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District Michigan 2011

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Employment Law - Individuals Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Employment Law - Individuals Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charleston, SC (2025)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charleston, SC (2021)
  • Employment Law - Individuals, Charleston, SC (2020)
  • Employment Law - Individuals, Charleston, SC (2018)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charleston, SC (2017)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charleston, SC (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Union
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® rating, Martindale-Hubbell

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