David E. Dukes

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

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Personal Injury Litigation
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David Dukes is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Columbia office, where he practices in the areas of business litigation, technology litigation, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, patent litigation, securities litigation, and coordination of national litigation. He has served as President of two national lawyer organizations. David also served as Managing Partner of the Firm for over ten years and currently serves on the Executive Committee.

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

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • 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® 2024 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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