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Address
Franke Building
171 Church Street, Suite 210
Charleston, South Carolina 29401 (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)
Phone
843-577-9888; Toll Free: 866-921-1113
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
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. Statement of PracticeLitigation, Insurance Defense, Construction Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Business Litigation, Administrative Law. Year Established: 2003
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.
Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Perdue Farms, Inc.
Risk Management Claim Services, Inc.
AIU Holdings
Star Transport.
AddressFranke Building
171 Church Street, Suite 210
Charleston, SC 29401, (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.)
PhonePhone: 843-577-9888; Toll Free: 866-921-1113
Fax: 843-577-9666
Website
http://wilkesbowers.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesSpartanburg, South Carolina: (Main 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)
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). Magister, Phi Delta Phi, 1975-1976. Named, South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2009. Certified Civil Mediator. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Past Sub-Committee Member, Judicial Qualifications Committee); State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (President, 1994-1995); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Professional Liability Committee); 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 (Partner) 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.Email: Laura Johnson Evans
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