Commercial Litigation Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental Litigation - Real Estate
Gregory J. "Greg" English
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Greg works primarily in the area of commercial litigation, including corporate, environmental, real estate and other commercial cases. His varied litigation experience includes over 50 jury and bench trials, plus numerous hearings on preliminary motions and injunctions, dispositive motions, and appeals in both state and federal courts. Greg also assists clients in investigating and responding to matters before administrative agencies and has taught Administrative Law for Clemson University’s Masters of Public Administration program.
Overview
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1992
- Murray State University, B.A., graduated 1989
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina Bar - Environmental and Natural Resources Section Member
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce - Environmental Issues Committee Member
- Rotary International - Greenville Chapter
- Leadership Greenville, Class 23 - Graduate
- Greenville Christian Businessmen's Committee - Member
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina Bar - Environmental and Natural Resources Section Member
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce - Environmental Issues Committee Member
- Rotary International - Greenville Chapter
- Leadership Greenville, Class 23 - Graduate
- Greenville Christian Businessmen's Committee - Member
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1992
- Murray State University, B.A., graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Environmental, Greenville (2021)
- Litigation - Real Estate, Greenville (2021)
- Litigation - Environmental, Greenville (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Real Estate
Awards:
- Greenville Environmental Litigation "Lawyer of the Year," 2018
- Listed in Chambers USA, 2014-Present
- Recognized as "Legal Elite" by the Greenville Business Magazine, 2012-Present
- Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2011-Present
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2007-Present
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Recent experience includes:
- Successfully trying a 10-day environmental torts case to a jury
- Securing contested environmental permits from the Administrative Law Court and administrative agencies
- Successfully defending a one-week business case before a jury
- Successfully trying a one-week real estate case before a jury
- Successfully securing relief for shareholders in corporate dissolution cases, both through trials and pre-trial settlements
- Both successfully securing and resisting (for different clients) preliminary and permanent injunctive relief in non-compete and trade secret cases
- Securing summary judgment for a manufacturer in a trademark case
- Successfully prosecuting, defending, and arguing appeals of cases in the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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