Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller, L.L.P.

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Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina
 
Address
92 Broad Street, P.O. Box 59
Charleston, South Carolina 29402-0059
(Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 843-937-8811  
Fax: 843-937-0606
(Main Office)
Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Practice limited to Litigation, Environmental Law and Bankruptcy. Litigation: Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, Environmental, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, and Professional Liability. Bankruptcy: Creditor's Rights, Counseling, and Litigation.
Firm Profile:
Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller, L.L.P. limits its practice to litigation, bankruptcy, and environmental law. This concentration and limitation of its practice enables the firm to commit to the highest standards and quality of practice in these areas, and to achieve statewide and national prominence. As counsel for national corporate clients, the firm appears regularly in both state and federal courts statewide and regionally.
Firm Size: 7
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Other Office Locations of Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller, L.L.P.
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
W. Jefferson Leath, Jr. (Member) born Berkeley, California, September 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, District of Columbia; 1972, Maryland; 1975, South Carolina; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1967); University of Lyon, Lyon, France; George Washington University (J.D., 1971). Former Member, South Carolina State Board of Architectural Examiners. Member: South Carolina Community Associations Institute (Member, Board of Directors); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-1974]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Community Association Law; Property Management. Email: W. Jefferson Leath, Jr.
Timothy W. Bouch (Member) born Kittanning, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina; 1999, North Carolina; 2000, Texas. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor, Ethics, and Insurance, Charleston School of Law. Member: American Law Institute; American Bar Association (Life Fellow, ABF; House of Delegates, 2001-2005; ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Education, 2004-2005; Standing Committee on Specialization, 2005—; Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1985-1986; Member, Standing Committee, Environmental Law, 1986-1988, 1989-1992; Vice-Chair, Litigation Section, Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1988; Vice Chair, TIPS Toxic and Hazardous Substance Committee, 1990-1997; Chair Elect, 1997-1998; Chair, 1998-1999; Tips Annual Meeting Programs Committee, 1995-1998; Chair, TIPS General Committee Board, 1999-2000; Vice-Chair, Litigation Section, Environmental Litigation Committee, 1995-1997; Co-Chair, Environmental Litigation Committee, 1997-2000; Chair, Tips Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2001-2001; Tips Council, 2002-2005; Section Vice-Chair, 2006-2007 and Section Chair-Elect, 2007-2008; Tips Section Chair, 2008-2009; Chair, Tips Annual Meeting Programs 2004; Chair, Tips Spring Meeting Programs; ABA/BNA Editorial Board Chair, 1993-1995; Member: ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, 1995-1999, 2000-2002; Center for Professional Responsibility Publications Board, 1996-2000, 2002-2005. Fellow, Young Lawyers Division); South Carolina Bar (Practice and Procedure Committee, 1980-1992, 1997; Ethics Advisory Committee, 1985-1989, 1993-2004; House of Delegates, 1997-1999; 2001-2006); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988, 1989-1992; Chair, CLE Program Committee, 1986-1988; Chair, Defense Trial Academy, 1991; Chair, South Carolina Supreme Court Rules Commission); North Carolina State Bar. [U.S. Navy Reserves (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Toxic and Hazardous Substance Litigation. Email: Timothy W. Bouch
Michael S. Seekings (Partner) born Lincoln, England, March 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, District of Columbia; 1992, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., Sigma Xi, 1988). Executive Editor, Book Review Editor, University of Pittsburgh Journal of Law and Commerce, 1987-1988. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1988-1990; Intern, The Hon. Joseph F. Weis, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Associate, Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C., 1990-1991. Adjunct Professor, Torts, Insurance, Construction, Charleston School of Law. Partner: Robertson & Seekings, 1993-1996; Mullen, Wylie Seekings, 2001-2005. Member: Charleston, Charleston County (Member, Executive Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Former Member, House of Delegates); The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Communications; Business; Sports and Media Law; Labor and Employment Law; Criminal Law. Email: Michael S. Seekings
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Amy E. Melvin (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, August 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; 2006, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Email: Amy E. Melvin
Jeffrey Allen Barnwell (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, September 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., Philosophy, 1991) Dean's List, Omicron Delta Kappa; Senate Parliamentarian; F.A.M.U.; American University (M.A., Communications, honors, 1994); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2001) Dean's List. Recipient, Petigru Scholarship. Summer Clerkship, Charleston County Public Defender, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999. Licensed U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer OUPV, 1997-2007. South Carolina Notary Public. Co-Author and Co-Lecturer: "Damages in South Carolina Civil Trial Practice," National Business Institute, April, 2005; "Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?" NBI, Nov. 2006; "Using a Mechanic's Lien to Get Your Money," NBI, April 2007. Associate/Partner, Gibbs & Holmes, 2001-2005. Associate Municipal Judge City of Folly Beach, SC, 2004-2006. Member: The Propeller Club for the Port of Charleston. Member: Charleston County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Construction Law; Admiralty Law; Creditors Rights; Business Torts. Email: Jeffrey Allen Barnwell
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Columbia, South Carolina Office: 1640 St. Julian Place, (29204), P.O. Box 4216, 29240. Telephone: 803-790-2626. Facsimile: 803-790-1277.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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