(Main Office)

Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod, LLC, located in Charleston, South Carolina, serves clients in Charleston, Moncks Corner, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Beaufort, Hilton Head, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Hartsville, Florence, Graniteville and Mount Pleasant. We also serve clients in the Tri County Area of Charleston, Berkley, and Dorchester, as well as Aiken County, Beaufort County, Greenville County, Georgetown County, Colleton County, Jasper County, Horry County, Williamsburg County, Anderson County, Florence County, Sumter County, Richland County, Orangeburg County. While based in South Carolina, we practice law in all State and Federal Courts throughout the United States. Our attorneys are licensed in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, and Washington State.

Statement of Practice

Product Liability Law, Insurance Defense, Professional Liability, Toxic Torts, Negligence, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Drug and Medical Device, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice and Litigation, Construction Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Heavy Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents, FELA Cases, Transportation Litigation.

Representative Clients:

The Hartford Insurance Company
Travelers Insurance Company
Zurich American Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Insurance Company
Kemper Insurance Company
Great American Insurance Company
Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance
American National Fire Insurance Company
St. Pauls Travelers Insurance Company
Acceptance Insurance Company
Metropolitan Life Auto and Home
Primerica Life Insurance
United General Title Insurance Company
Primerica Financial Services
South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund
Tamarak Insurance Company
Agricultural Insurance Company
Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association
Medical University of South Carolina
Clarendon Memorial Hospital
British Petroleum
Dow Chemical Company
Goodrich Corporation
Union Carbide Corporation
Amchem Products Inc.
Belci Inc.
C.B.Thurston and Sons
California Dreaming Restaurants
Cataphoie Inc.
Certainteed Corporation
Chubb
Cooper Industries Inc.
Empire Abrasive Equipment Corporation
Industrial Holdings Corporation
Music Farm
National Services Industry
NOSROC Inc.
Palmer & Cay
Pangborn Corporation
Parmelee Industries Inc.
Plantation Marinie
Prime Equipment
Rapid American Corporation
S.C. Stingrays Hockey Team
SIPA Nonrth American
South Carolina Department of Corrections
The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties
Wholesale Appliance Center.

Address

The Blake House
321 East Bay Street P.O. Box 22437
Charleston, SC 29413, (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 843-722-7733
Fax: 843-722-7732

Website

http://www.phsm.net

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

ASSOCIATES

M. Todd Rainsford (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, June 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable John C. Hayes, III. Member: Charleston County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Real Estate Closings; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Collections.Email: M. Todd Rainsford

Ayesha T. Washington (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1998); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Southeastern Environmental Law Journal. Member: Black Law Students Association; Women in Law. Member: Charleston County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Board Member). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Real Estate Closings; Train Derailments.Email: Ayesha T. Washington

Stephen W. Gause (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2003, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., Sociology, 1999); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Stephen W. Gause

Chris Deters (Associate) born Sarasota, Florida, November 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2002); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Lambda Chi Alpha. Law Clerk to the Honorable R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Ninth Judicial Circuit. Member: Charleston County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury.

A. Stuart Hudson (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering., 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Kappa Alpha. Associate, Hood Law Firm, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Asbestos Litigation.Email: A. Stuart Hudson

David Barns (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., Management and Marketing, 1999); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2005).

Rachael Sylvester (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 2003); Charleston School of Law (J.D., 2007).

Wilson Greene (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., Communication, cum laude, 2003); University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 2007).

Amy Pille (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston, Charleston (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2003); Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law; (J.D., 2006).