Kenneth M. "Ken" Suggs

Kenneth M. "Ken" Suggs


Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC

Recognized since 1991

Columbia, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2009 - Personal Injury Litigation
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Kenneth M. Suggs, a principal in the firm of Janet, Janet & Suggs, has been a tireless champion of consumer legal rights for over 40 years. Known for his advocacy in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death, he has been recognized nationally as one of the nation’s finest trial lawyers.

As head of the firm’s Personal Injury Division and a leader on medical malpractice teams, Ken has an in-depth understanding of how serious injuries from highway collisions to workplace injuries to doctor errors can impact the health and well-being of a person. He has sought and won justice for many, ranging from infants who suffered severe birth injuries to families severely burned in an 18-wheeler crash. Some of the judgments and verdicts he has won were against major corporations, including Fortune 500 corporations.

Suggs has held a broad range of leadership positions in many organizations devoted to law and education, including President of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) from 2005-2006, and president of the South Carolina Association for Justice. In 2016, he received the prestigious War Horse Award from the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.

Suggs is routinely recognized as being among the top attorneys in the country. He has been listed among Best Lawyers in America® for more than 25 years in the areas of mass torts, medical malpractice, personal injury and product liability litigation. His other Best Lawyers® awards include Lawyer of the Year – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Columbia, SC, 2016, 2012, 2010; and Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Columbia, SC, 2014, 2009.

Mr. Suggs has been named to South Carolina Super Lawyers since it was developed in 2008. In 2009, he was recognized as South Carolina Super Lawyer’s® Top Point Getter.

He has been honored with the American Association for Justice Harry Philo Award and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Founders Award, both in 2007, and the American Bar Association’s Torts and Insurance Practice Section’s “Pursuit of Justice” award in 2008.

He also serves on the American Board of Trial Advocates and carries a Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ rating, the highest given.

Mr. Suggs is the 2006 recipient of the “Advocate of the Year” award presented by the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. He also attained recognition as a Fellow of the National College of Advocacy; he currently serves on the Advisory Board for Best Lawyers in America and the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Committee for the National Center for State Courts.

He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1975, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Clemson University in 1968. He has served on the Clemson University President’s Advisory Committee and Board of Visitors. Before attending law school, he served in the United States Navy, including two years in the Vietnam War.

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Location
  • 801 Gervais Street, Suite B
    Columbia, SC 29201
Demographics
  • Gender: Male
Education
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, Law, graduated 1975
  • Clemson University, BA, graduated 1968
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - President 2005-2006
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Advocate
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Carolina Sunshine Children, Inc. - Board of Directors
  • City Year Columbia - Advisory Board
  • Clemson University - President’s Advisory Council
  • Public Justice Foundation - Executive Committee, 2009
  • Richland County Bar Association - President, 1999
  • South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center - Advisory Board
  • South Carolina Bar - House of Delegates, 1982 and 1996 – 1997
  • South Carolina Bar, Young Lawyers Division - President, 1980
  • South Carolina Center for Capital Litigation - Advisory Board
  • South Carolina Commission on Judicial Conduct - Member
  • South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association - President, 1980 – 1981
  • Southern Trial Lawyers Association - Founding Fellow
  • St. Lawrence Place - Advisory Board
  • The Summit Council - Member
  • Trinity Cathedral Free Breakfast Program - Team Captain

Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC
Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland

5 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2009 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Columbia, SC (2016)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Columbia, SC (2014)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Columbia, SC (2012)
  • Product Liability Litigation, Columbia, SC (2010)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Columbia, SC (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Birth Trauma
  • Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Litigation
  • Mass Tort
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Negligence
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Product Liability
  • Toxic Tort
  • Wrongful Death
Awards:
  • Lawdragon, 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers – 2022-2023
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers® 2008-2023
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 – Civil Plaintiff
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 25 – Medical Malpractice
  • 2022 Tommy Malone Great American Eagle Award – Southern Trial Lawyers Association
  • 2016 War Horse Award – Southern Trial Lawyers Association
  • Compleat Lawyer Award - USC School of Law
  • Founders Award - SCAJ
  • Harry Philo Award - AAJ
  • LinkedIn – Top 1% Most Endorsed in United States for Litigation
  • Pursuit of Justice Award - TIPS section ABA
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers® 2008 Lawyer of the Year
  • The Summit Council – Top Civil Justice Attorneys
  • Williams Award - Richland County Bar
  • American Association for Justice – 2005-2006 President

  • American Board of Trial Advocates

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • First Amendment Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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