David E. Dukes
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2001
Columbia, South Carolina
Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/david-dukes
Location
- Meridian, 17th Floor
1320 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Education
- Clemson University, BS, graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, South Carolina
Affiliations
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member, Former Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee (1996–1998), Former Faculty, IADC Trial Academy (1994)
- Richland County Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association - Member
- U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference - Permanent Member
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Headquarters: Columbia, South Carolina
251 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
205 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Visit Website View Firm Profile Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2026)
- Litigation - Securities, Columbia, SC (2021)
- Litigation - Securities, Columbia, SC (2014)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Columbia, SC (2013)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Columbia, SC (2012)
- Personal Injury Litigation, Columbia, SC (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Securities
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Chambers USA – Noted in Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts Section (2014-2017)
- The Guide to the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Patent Litigation, Securities Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation (2001–2018)
- Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite" - Business Litigation (2017)
- The International Who’s Who of Product Liability Lawyers
- The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
- International Who’s Who of Life Sciences Lawyers
- Ortmann Diversity Award (2012)
- John W. Williams, Jr. Distinguished Service Award (2013)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
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