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Elizabeth Wieters is a Partner in our Charleston, South Carolina office. She focuses her practice on insurance coverage and construction litigation. Elizabeth represents insurance carriers as their coverage counsel under various lines of insurance. She handles complex matters that implicate coverage defenses. She also represents insurer clients in declaratory judgment actions in state and federal court and defends insurance carriers in coverage litigation. Elizabeth represents general contrac...

Michael Brickman is a skilled trial attorney and legal strategist who has devoted his career to representing consumers in complex legal matters against the world’s largest corporations. He is a founding member of RPWB. From confronting anti-competitive and unscrupulous business practices to helping those harmed by dangerous products, Michael is known for taking on challenging cases in emerging areas of the law that benefit workers, consumers and ordinary investors. Michael was born in C...

Doug Muller brings considerable experience in federal and state courts, both at the trial and appellate levels. His maritime clients benefit from the professional judgment he has gained over 20 years as an admiralty lawyer and litigator. For his maritime clients, Doug often works with tight deadlines and on very short notice to respond around the clock to those with urgent needs. His broad-based knowledge informs his general maritime practice, in which he represents ship owners, vessel charte...

Clay M Grayson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Nonprofit / Charities Law. Clay M, who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Clay M is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert C. Calamari is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Robert C., who practices law in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elloree A. Ganes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Elloree, who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elloree is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With a focus on women's products, Carmen Scott represents victims of harmful medical drugs and devices, medical negligence, and corporate misconduct. She also advocates for human trafficking victims who seek to hold hotel franchises and other corporate entities accountable for allegedly enabling trafficking for profit. Carmen helps lead Motley Rice's mass tort pharmaceutical litigation by managing complex personal injury and economic recovery damages cases. She has been on the forefront of na...

Charles Patrick is a distinguished litigator who has played integral roles in some of the most significant public health litigation in American history, including state tobacco cases that led to the historic national master settlement. He is a founding member of RPWB and serves on the firm’s three-person executive committee. Born in North Carolina, Patrick’s father was in the mining business and brought the family to Jonesville, South Carolina. Charles met his wife, Celeste, at Fu...

R. Bryant McCulley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. R. Bryant, who practices law in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Bryant is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Chase is a certified specialist in estate planning and probate law in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Charleston office. John's services are geared to the preservation and orderly disposition of family businesses and large estates. He represents individuals, trusts and trust departments concerning challenges to estate plans. Advising business owners and clients on the best tax and financing structures for purchases and sales of business assets is also a strong focus of John's practice.