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Address
1613 Main Street, P.O. Box 8448
Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (Lexington & Richland Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, L.L.P. was founded in 1983 by the merger of Barnes, Stork, Wolff & Reyner, a real estate, corporation, banking and taxation firm, with Alford, Johnson & Salane, a litigation firm, in order to create a full-service, general practice firm. The firm serves the entire state and offers a wide range of legal services to its clients. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Probate, Real Estate, Corporation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Taxation, Estate Planning, Insurance, Negligence, Workers Compensation, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction, Fidelity and Surety Law. Year Established: 1983
Firm Size: 12
Representative Clients:Banking: Branch Banking and Trust Co. of South Carolina Carolina First Bank. Corporate and Real Estate: Dick Smith Automotive Group, Inc. South Carolina Baptist Convention M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. Kahn Development Co. Keenan Energy Company Owen Steel Company, Inc. South Carolina Conference United Methodist Church Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc. Insurance: Alexsis ALPS Berkskire Hathaway CHS, Inc. Chubb Group CIGNA Coca-Cola Bottlers Assn. CNA Fireman's Fund First Financial Insurance Company General Accident Group GuideOne Insurance Hanover Insurance Company HCA Hartford Specialty Risk Services Hertz Corp. National American Insurance Company Pennsylvania Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co. Risk Enterprise Management, Ltd. Royal Insurance Co. St. Paul/ Travelers Sedgwick Claims Management South Carolina Joint Underwriting Assn. South Carolina School Boards Trust Fund AETNA Inc. Yellow Freight Protective Ins.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.
References:Branch Banking and Trust Co. of South Carolina Carolina First Bank.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Free Initial Consultation
Address1613 Main Street P.O. Box 8448 Columbia, SC 29202, (Lexington & Richland Cos.)
PhonePhone: 803-799-1111 Telefax: 803-254-1335

Website http://www.basjlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Rudolph C. Barnes (1917-1995).
James W. Alford (1930-2008).
Weldon R. Johnson (Managing Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, March 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1966); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Named to the 2009 S.C. "Super Lawyers List." Author: of South Carolina Sections, "Payment Bond Manual," American Bar Association, First ed., 1991; Second ed., 1995; "Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law," Wiley Law Publications, 1992. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1969-1971. Certified Civil Court Mediator. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1988; Chair, Health Care Law Section, 1999-2000); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1983-1987); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Surety Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: Weldon R. Johnson
David G. Wolff (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, April 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1975). Author: South Carolina Section, "Statutes Affecting Commercial Real Estate Leases: A National Guide," 2003, 2nd Edition, 2006, 3rd Edition, 2008. Member, Greater Columbia Association of Realtors. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; International Council of Shopping Centers; South Carolina Bankers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporation Law; Banking Law.Email: David G. Wolff
Kay Gaffney Crowe (Member) born Gaffney, South Carolina, September 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1975). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Torts, Close Corporations and Partnership Planning and Estate Planning. Member, South Carolina Workers Compensation Education Association, 1998-2004. Certified Civil Mediator. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (President, 1996); Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Workers Compensation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Medical Negligence.Email: Kay Gaffney Crowe
Richard C. Thomas (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, South Carolina; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to: The Hon. James B. Stephen, South Carolina Circuit Court, 1981-1982. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Negligence.Email: Richard C. Thomas
Robert Thomas Strickland (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, October 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1984). Pi Sigma Alpha. Mortar Board. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Implied Warranties In New Home Sales: Is The Seller Defenseless?" 35 South Carolina Law Review 469. Co-Author: Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, South Carolina Section, 2nd Edition, 1999. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Robert Thomas Strickland
Curtis W. Dowling (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, November 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1985). Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Negligence; Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Curtis W. Dowling
Robert Jeffords Barham (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, March 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina and U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1989); The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army (LL.M., Military Law, 1993). Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. [Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 1981-2001]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Collections; Bankruptcy (Creditors); Military Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Robert Jeffords Barham
ASSOCIATESJ. Todd Kincannon (Associate) born Greenville, South Carolina, June 12, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Erskine College (B.S., 2002); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2007). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Bar. Recipient, CALI Award. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 2006-2007. Chairman, Election Commission and Board of Canvassers, Simpsonville, South Carolina, 2003-2007. Parliamentarian, South Carolina Republican Party, 2004. Member: Richard County and Greenville County Bar Associations; Republican National Lawyers Association.Email: J. Todd Kincannon
Matthew G. Gerrald (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, October 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2003; M.P.A. and J.D., 2007). Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, Moot Court Bar; Christian Legal Society, 2005 Recipient, CALI (American Jurisprudence) Award (Property I). Member, South Carolina Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: Richard County and Greenville County and South Carolina Bar Associations; Republican National Lawyers Association.
OF COUNSELWilliam C. Stork (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, November 2, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk for Chief Justice C. Bruce Littlejohn, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1969. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Circuit Panel Fee Disputes Board, 1985); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporation Law; Banking Law.
Alan J. Reyner (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, March 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, South Carolina; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1976); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Member: Richland County and American (Member, 1995-1998 and Chair, 1998, Taxation Specialty Review Board; Taxation Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Taxation Section). (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).Email: Alan J. Reyner
Roger A. Way, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, January 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, South Carolina; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1975); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member: Richland County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Taxation Section). (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).Email: Roger A. Way, Jr.
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