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| | Address | | 473 Savannah Highway | | Charleston, South Carolina 29407-7207 | | (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.) | | | |
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| Grimball & Cabaniss, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Insurance, Litigation, Corporate, Criminal and Construction Law. | | Year Established: 1964 | Firm Profile:
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. | | Firm Size: 5 | Representative Clients:
American Bankers Insurance Co.; Auto Owners Insurance; Century Insurance Group; Chubb Insurance Co.; CONESCO Companies; CNA Group; GEICO; Horace Mann Insurance Co.; S.C. Insurance Reserve Fund; State Farm Mutual Insurance Companies; Travelers Insurance; USAA Insurance Co.; USF&G Insurance Co.; Universal Underwriters; Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. | | 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 | | Jacqueline Gottfried Grau (Associate) born Princeton, New Jersey, October 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, South Carolina. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2000); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: SC Bar Law Related Education Committee; Rotary Club of Charleston; Rotary Keyway Committee. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: Jacqueline Gottfried Grau | | 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. |
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