Employment Law - Individuals Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jack E. Cohoon
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
A partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Jack focuses on employment law, civil rights, appeals, and administrative law. A highly experienced litigator, he's successfully challenged agencies and policies, winning in trial and appellate courts as well as before state and federal government agencies.
Jack battles tirelessly to remove barriers for clients. This includes seeking criminal record expungement and pardons, working to correct errors in criminal records, reinstating driver’s licenses, and defending occupational licenses. He represents people facing a range of employment law issues that put their livelihoods at risk, including unpaid wages, unemployment benefits denial, workplace discrimination, and wrongful termination.
Overview
- The University of South Carolina, JD
- University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science, with Honors
- South Carolina, State
- Legal Eagles of the Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America - Member
- Lexington County Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Bar - Member, Employment and Labor Law Section
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
- South Carolina, State
- Legal Eagles of the Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America - Member
- Lexington County Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Bar - Member, Employment and Labor Law Section
- The University of South Carolina, JD
- University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science, with Honors
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
Awards:
- South Carolina Legal Services Young Attorney of the Year, 2009
- Ellen Hines Smith Legal Services Attorney of the Year, awarded by the South Carolina Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission and the South Carolina Bar Foundation, 2012
- Cubmaster of the Year, Chinquapin District of the Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2018
- “Legal Elite of the Midlands”, 2020 to present by Columbia Business Monthly in Labor and Employment Law
- AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2021
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