Best Lawyers in South Carolina, United States for Insurance Law
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Mr. Haldrup has considerable practical experience in the construction industry. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Construction Engineering and worked as a field engineer prior to and during law school. He has litigated matters in State and Federal Court, before the Board of Contract Appeals, the South Carolina Procurement Review Board, and represented parties in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Mr. Haldrup regularly speaks to groups on the law in the construction indu...
Caroline C. McIntosh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Caroline C., who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Caroline C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
T. David Rheney is a partner at Gallivan White & Boyd in the firm's Greenville, South Carolina, office. He has been recognized since 2009. As one of the firm’s most influential trial lawyers, David travels often, providing global legal counsel as the South Carolina representative and a past president of Insuralex – a worldwide network of lawyers specializing in insurance and reinsurance matters. He is also a past president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Associat...
John Bruton is a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Columbia office. John is an experienced civil litigator with more than 40 years of experience and focuses his practice on insurance and construction cases, as well as commercial litigation and the defense of personal injury lawsuits.
Jennifer E. Johnsen is a partner at Gallivan, White & Boyd. She practices law in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina office and has been recognized since 2012. With more than 30 years of trial and litigation experience representing insurers in insurance coverage litigation, including extra-contractual and bad faith claims, Jennifer was named a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel in 2019. She is also ranked by Chambers USA for Insurance. Throughout her career she has...
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...
Shelley Sunderman Montague is a partner at Gallivan White & Boyd and practices law in the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina, office. She has been recognized since 2015. Shelley focuses her primary practice on business litigation which includes complex construction, commercial and insurance matters. She has represented clients in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina and frequently handles cases involving multimillion-dollar damage claims. Her insurance coverage experience...
Mr. Wall began practicing law in 1974. His practice has primarily involved complex litigation, including the defense of medical malpractice claims, product liability claims involving asbestos and tobacco, transportation claims, bad faith claims, and horrific injuries. Mr. Wall has tried cases in State and Federal Courts throughout South Carolina and numerous other states. He served as President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association from 1989 to 1990. He is an &ldquo...
Denver is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. With a background in artificial intelligence studies and private sector security, Denver enjoys using the analytical skills he has learned to help clients achieve their legal, professional, and business development goals. Denver strives to bring innovation into the legal community by challenging outdated principles that unreasonably inhibit client success.
Benjamin J. Tripp is an attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Benjamin, who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Ben enjoys helping people understand and use the legal system to regain control after life’s most difficult m...
Ford represents clients in construction defect claims and community association disputes concerning the South Carolina Homeowners Association Act and the South Carolina Horizontal Property Regime Act. Ford is admitted to practice in both South Carolina and North Carolina. Ford has been named a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
Patrick Bradley is a construction and commercial litigator in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office. In his practice, Patrick advises and represents corporations, small businesses, individuals and governmental entities in a range of business, construction, manufacturing, insurance and tort-related matters.
Mary S. Willis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Mary S., who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
A native of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Kyle Brady graduated from Clemson University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. Following college, Kyle attended Wake Forest University School of Law. While attending law school at Wake Forest , Kyle was a three-time recipient of the prestigious Dean Suzanne Reynolds Award for achieving the highest grade in his class. Kyle also served on the board of the Wake Forest Law Review and was one of three mem...
Konstantine S. Diamaduros is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Konstantine S., who practices law in Columbia, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Konstantine S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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