Grady L. Beard

Grady focuses his practice on workers’ compensation, workers’ compensation mediation and appellate advocacy. He is a co-author of The Law of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in South Carolina, Sixth Edition, a comprehensive book analyzing this complex area of law. Grady is a Fellow in The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers and is a member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network. He serves on the Board of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, is active in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers.

EDUCATION

• Louisiana State University
• Northwestern State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1983
• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1987

ADMISSIONS

• South Carolina Bar
• Georgia Bar
• U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
• U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
• U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Bar Association
• Richland County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network
• Supreme Court of South Carolina Certified Mediator

PUBLICATIONS

• Panelist (with Bobby Stepp and Tina Cundari), Keep Calm and Appeal On: Appellate Practice in South Carolina, Sowell Gray CLE Series, Columbia, South Carolina (January 2013)
• The Law of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in South Carolina (1992, Supplement; 1998, Second Edition; 2000, Supplement; 2003, Third Edition; 2004, Fourth Edition; 2008, Fifth Edition; 2012, Sixth Edition)

OFFICES

• Fellow, The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
• Board of Directors, South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association
• Vice Chair, Workers Compensation Law Committee, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
• Former Co-Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
• Advisory Board Member, Larson’s National Workers’ Compensation

AWARDS

• South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, Lifetime Service Award (2018)
• Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, 2008-2017), Workers’ Compensation Law (2008-2020), Workers’ Compensation Law Lawyer of the Year (2017)
• Recipient, South Carolina Pro Bono Service Award
• Nominee, South Carolina Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (1990)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Former member, Board of Directors of Palmetto Place Children’s Emergency Shelter
• 20 Years Strong Service Project: Raising money for Kids' Chance of South Carolina
• Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• South Carolina Chamber of Commerce