(Main Office)

The firm was founded in Charleston, South Carolina by William H. Grimball and Joseph W. Cabaniss in 1964. The firm is engaged in general civil practice with a heavy emphasis on trial work, representing individuals, small businesses, state agencies, corporations and insurance carriers. Clients are represented in all state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Insurance, Litigation, Corporate, Criminal and Construction Law.

Representative Clients:

CNA Group
S.C. Insurance Reserve Fund
State Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
Universal Underwriters
Cornhusker Insurance Co.
Occidental Insurance Co.
Selective Insurance Co.

Address

473 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407-7207, (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 843-722-0311
Fax: 843-722-1374
Email: manager@grimcab.com
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/grimball&cabanisslaw

Website

http://www.grimcab.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Max G. Mahaffee (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, February 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina; 1985, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Baptist College at Charleston (B.A., 1969); University of South Carolina (M.C.J., 1982; J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi (Vice-Magister, 1983-1984); Society of Wig & Robe. Member, Wagner Moot Court Team. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1983-1984. Certified Arbitrator. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Construction Law Committee); North Carolina State Bar; Defense Research Institute. [With South Carolina National Guard, 1969-1975]. Reported Cases: Buxton v. Thompson Dental Co., 307 S.C. 523, 415 S.E.2d 844 (Ct. App. 1992), overruled, Boone v. Goodwin, 444 S.E.2d 524 (S.C. 1994); First General Services of Charleston, Inc., 314 S.C. 439, 445 S.E.2d 446 (1994); Reynolds v. The Ryland Group, Inc. 340 S.C. 331, 531 S.E. 2d 917 (2000); Maxwell v. Genez, 350 S.C. 563, 567 S.E.2d 496 (Ct.App. 2002, over ruled). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Construction Law; Products Liability Law; Business Law; Insurance.Email: Max G. Mahaffee

Eugene Patrick Corrigan, III (Member) born Savannah, Georgia, October 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1986, South Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Certified Mediator, 1994. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: ADR; General Litigation; Insurance Law; Workers Compensation Law; Product Liability; Civil Practice.Email: Eugene Patrick Corrigan, III

E. Warren Moise (Member) born Bishopville, South Carolina, February 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1987-1988. Esquire Magazine Nominee, Outstanding Young American Under Forty. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Author: "Impeachment Evidence: Attacking & Supporting the Credibility of Witnesses," SC Bar Association, 1996. Co-Editor with Judge William L. Howard and Co-Author: "The South Carolina Practice Manual," SC Bar Association, 3 volumes, 2000-2003; "Rebellion in the Temple of Justice," 1 Volume, Universe Publishers 2003; "Credibility and Character Evidence: History, Policy and Procedure," 2 Volumes, SC Bar Ass'n 2003; "Premises Liability," in 2 South Carolina Damages (Richardson-Haltiwanger eds. 2004), co-author with Daryl G. Hawkins. Author: Editorial Board and Evidence column, ABA Trial Evidence Journal; Procedural law column, South Carolina Lawyer Magazine, 2002—; Evidence column, The Defense Line, 1997-2002. Guest Speaker: South Carolina Judicial Conferences, 2003 & 2004. For Additional Publications and Seminars Taught, see Website at www.grimcab.com. Adjunct Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1999—. Instructor: Legal Writing, University of South Carolina Law School, 1987-1988. Special Municipal Judge, 1995. East Cooper Senior Citizens Coalition Advisory Board, 2003—. Carolina Medical Assessment Center Board, 2003. Member, Charleston County Management, Assessment, and Performance Commission, 2004. Member: Charleston and American (Member, Trial Evidence Committee) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 1998-2002 and Practice and Procedure Committee, 1997—); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Employment Law; Consumer Law; Insurance; Litigation; Torts; Criminal Defense.Email: E. Warren Moise

Michael J. Ferri (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, January 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1984); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of the Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Judicial Clerkship, the Hon. C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1988-1989. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Editorial Board: "The South Carolina Practice Manual," South Carolina Bar, 2001. Member: Charleston and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Reported Cases: Underwood v. State, 309 S.C. 560, 425 S.E. 2d 20 (1992); Vermeer Carolina's v. Wood Chuck Chipper Corp. 336 S.C. 53, 518 S.E. 2d 301 (Ct. App. 1999); Worsley Companies v. Town of Mt Pleasant, 339 S.C. 51, 528 S.E. 2d 657 (2000). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Products Liability; ERISA.Email: Michael J. Ferri

ASSOCIATES

Laura C. Waring (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, October 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Golden Key National Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa; Gamma Beta Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta; Delta Delta Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Mortar Board Graduate Fellowship, 1993. Author: "How to Handle Court Appointments," Richland County Bar CLE, Nov. 2001; "Representing Guardians Ad Litem," Nov. 2000. Member, Children's Law Committee. Chairman, Child Protective Services Subcommittee. Senior Staff Attorney, Richland County CASA. Member: Charleston County and Richland County Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Family Law.Email: Laura C. Waring

Harry V. Ragsdale (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Bentley College (B.S., 2003); Charleston School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate.

OF COUNSEL

Joseph W. Cabaniss (Of Counsel) born Macon, Georgia, July 12, 1924; admitted to bar, 1949, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (A.B., 1947); University of South Carolina (LL.B., 1949). Society of Wig and Robe. Recipient: University of South Carolina Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award, 1996. Editorial Board: "The South Carolina Practice Manual," South Carolina Bar, 2001. Member: Charleston County (President, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; American College of Trial Lawyers. [Maj., U.S.M.C.R., active duty, 1943-1946, 1950-1952]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Hospital Law; Professional Negligence Law; Insurance Law.