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| | Address | | Franke Building, 171 Church Street, Suite 210 | | Charleston, South Carolina 29401 | | (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 843-577-9888; Toll Free: 866-921-1113 | | Fax: 843-577-9666 | | Visit Our Website | | http://wilkesbowers.com |  |
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| | Wilkes Bowers, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Insurance Defense, Construction Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Business Litigation, Administrative Law. | | Year Established: 2003 | Firm Profile:
Wilkes Bowers, P.A. focuses on the defense of complex litigation for insurers, businesses and professionals, and maintains offices in Spartanburg and Charleston, South Carolina. Michael Wilkes established the Firm in 2003, and Michael Bowers joined the Firm and opened its Charleston office in 2007. Our Firm uses a team approach in providing our clients prompt, quality litigation services in South Carolina, Georgia, Charlotte and Western North Carolina. | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
CNA Insurance Companies; Cincinnati Insurance Companies; Hartford Insurance Companies; American Safety Insurance Companies; AIG Aviation, Inc.; Broad River Electric Cooperative; Freeman Gas Company; Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc; eXpert Forge & Machine of Delaware, Inc.; Stankiewicz International Corporation; Ivey Electric Company; GEICO Direct; Southern Company; Aerospace Claims Management Group; Unilever United States, Inc.; Spartanburg Beachcove Associates; Marshall Tucker Band Industries; Chrysler Motors, LLC; Landstar Ranger, Inc.; Briggs & Stratton Corporation; R&L Carriers, Inc.; AO Smith Corp.; Accredo Health, Inc.; Fedders Corp.; Gentiva Health Services, Inc.: State Industries, Inc.; Trion, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Wilkes Bowers, P.A.
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | Michael B. T. Wilkes (President) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1979, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1975-1976). Certified Civil Mediator. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (President, 1994-1995); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Aviation Insurance Association; South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution. Reported Cases: Pennsylvania Nat. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Parker, 320 S.E.2d 458 (S.C. App. 1984); Boles v. Una Water Dist., 353 S.E.2d 286 (S.C. 1987); Pruitt v. Thermo-Kinetics Indus., 368 S.E.2d 913 (S.C. App. 1988); Carter v. R.L. Jordan Oil Co., 385 S.E.2d 820 (S.C. 1989); Spartan Grain & Mill Co. v. Ralston Purina Co., 864 F.2d 1389 (4th Cir. 1989); Foster v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 395 S.E.2d 440 (S.C. 1990); Walker v. The Bluffs Apartments, 447 S.E.2d 472 (S.C. App. 1996); Spartan Iron & Metal Corp. v. Liberty Ins. Corp., 6 Fed. Appx. 176 (4th Cir. 2001); Martinez v. Duke Energy Co., 130 Fed. Appx. 629 (4th Cir. 2005); Mid-South Mgt. Co. v. Sherwood Dev. Corp., 2007 WL 189 4209 (S.C. App. 2007) (S.E.2d citation pending). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Aviation Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Mediator. Email: Michael B. T. Wilkes | | H. Michael Bowers (Vice President) born Lancaster, South Carolina, November 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1974-1975). Staff Attorney, 1975-1976 and Assistant Attorney General, 1976-1977, South Carolina Attorney General's Office. Civil Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 1979-1984; Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1983-1984); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (President, 2001-2002); Defense Research Institute (State Representative); International Association of Defense Counsel, Products Liability Advisory Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Reported Cases: Huggins v. Citibank, N.A., Capital One Services, Inc. and Premier Bankcard, Inc., 585 S.E.2d 275 (S.C. 2003); Robertson, et. al v. First Union National Bank, NBSC, and Atlantic Appraisals, 565 S.E.2d 309 (S.C. App. 2002); Jenkins v. Montgomery Industries, 77 F.3d 740 (1996 4th Cir.); Lybrand v. Merrill Lynch, 467 SE 2nd 745 (SC App. 1996); Glass and Shelnutt v. Dow Chemical Company and Anatek, Inc., 447 S.E.2d 209 (S.C. App. 1994); Umphlett Lumber Co. v. Trident Systems, Inc. & Sierra Pacific Industries, 878 F. Supp. 844 (D.S.C. 1995); Coffey v. Chemical Specialties, Inc., 4 F.3d 984 (4th Cir.1993); Ricks v. Weinraugh, 360 S.E.2d 535 (S.C. App. 1987). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Insurance Litigation; Trucking and Transportation Law. Email: H. Michael Bowers | | Laura Johnson Evans (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1994). Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal. Adjunct Faculty, College of Charleston, 2000. Former Director of Legal Services and In-House Counsel, Roper-St. Francis Healthcare. Member: South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Medical Group Management Association; Society of Industry Leaders. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Products Liability; Tort Litigation; Corporate Law. | | ASSOCIATE | | David D. Ashley (Associate) born Huntington, WV, August 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., B.S., 1999); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2007). Member: South Carolina Bar; Charleston County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation. Email: David D. Ashley | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Spartanburg, South Carolina Office: 127 Dunbar Street, Suite 200. Telephone: 864-591-2355. Fax: 864-591-1767.
| | (For biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at Spartanburg, South Carolina) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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