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Address
1519 Richland Street, P.O. Box 1866
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1866 (Lexington & Richland Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
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(Main Office) Gergel, Nickles & Solomon, P.A. was founded in 1982. The firm concentrates its practice in complex civil litigation, with a special emphasis in the areas of medical malpractice, other complex tort litigation, employment law and governmental law. Statement of PracticeGeneral, Trial and Appellate Practice, Medical Malpractice and Other Complex Personal Injury Litigation, Employment, Administrative, Governmental Law, Wrongful Death, Train Accident, Trucking Accidents. Year Established: 1982
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Richard Mark Gergel (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, August 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina. Education: Oxford University, Oxford, England and Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Duke University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1978-1979. President: South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society, 1998-2000; South Carolina Jewish Historical Society, 1998-2000. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation. Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: International Society of Barristers; Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Ethics Advisory Committee, 1980-1981); American Association of Justice; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Brown v. S. C. State Board of Education, 391 S.E.2d 866 (S.C. 1990); Thomas v. Grayson, 456 S.E.2d 377 (S.C. 1995); Johnson v. Spartanburg County School District 7, 444 S.E.2d 501 (S.C. 1994); Mckinney v. Police Officers' Retirement System, 429 S.E.2d 797 (S.C. 1993); Gilstrap v. S. C. Budget & Control Board, 423 S.E.2d 101 (S.C. 1992); Hall v. Marion School District No. 2, 860 F.Supp. 278 (D.S.C. 1993); Johnson v. Collins Entertainment, et al, 349 SC 613, 564 SE 2d 653 (S.C. 2002); Wehle v. South Carolina Retirement System, 363 S.C. 394, 611 S.E.2d 240 (S.C. 2005); Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System, 345 S.C. 339, 549 S.E.2d 243 (S.C. 2001); Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System (Kennedy II), 349 S.C. 531, 564 S.E.2d 322 (S.C. 2001); Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (S.C. 2004). Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Richard Mark Gergel
W. Allen Nickles, III (Member) born Frankfurt, Germany, January 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Author, "Constitutional Rights of Public Employees," Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers. Staff Attorney, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Counsel, Winthrop College, 1980-1983. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Reported Cases: Pickett v. U.S., 724 F.Supp. 390 (D.S.C. 1989); Hampton Nursing v. Health & Human Services Fin., 399 S.E.2d 434 (S.C. App. 1990); Service Mgt. v. State HHS Finance Commission, 379 S.E.2d 442 (S.C. App. 1989); Thomas v. Grayson, 456 S.E.2d 377 (S.C. 1995); Johnson v. Spartanburg County School District 7, 444 S.E.2d 501 (S.C. 1994); McKinney v. Police Officers' Retirement System, 429 S.E.2d 797 (S.C. 1993); Gilstrap v. S. C. Budget & Control Board, 423 S.E.2d 101 (S.C. 1992); Hall v. Marion School District No. 2, 860 F. Supp. 278 (D.S.C. 1993); Armstrong v. School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, 26 F.Supp. 2d 789 (D.S.C. 1998); Father v. S.C. Dept. of Social Services 545 S.E.2d 523 (S.C. App. 2001); Kennedy v. S.C. Retirement Systems, 2001 WL 568088 (S.C. May 22, 2001); Johnson v. Collins Entertainment, et al, 349 SC 613, 564 SE 2d 653 (S.C. 2002); Wehle v. South Carolina Retirement System, 363 S.C. 394, 611 S.E.2d 240 (S.C. 2005); Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System, 345 S.C. 339, 549 S.E.2d 243 (S.C. 2001); Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System (Kennedy II), 349 S.C. 531, 564 S.E.2d 322 (S.C. 2001); Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (S.C. 2004); Curtis Shell v. Richland County School Dist. One, 362 S.C. 408, 608 S.E.2d 428 (S.C. 2005); Middleton v. City of Columbia Parking Services, 2007 WL 790009 (D.S.C. 2007); Duvall v. South Carolina Budget and Control BD, 2008 Wl 648550 (S.C. 2008); Davis v. Greenwald School Det 50, 620 SE2065 (S.C. 2005); McKay v. Parker Pentinc - Olshs Inc., 898F20146 (4 Cir 1990). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Governmental Litigation; Trials and Appeals.Email: W. Allen Nickles, III
Carl L. Solomon (Member) born Sumter, South Carolina, August 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, South Carolina; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1991); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Silver Recipient, Compleat Lawyer Award, 2006. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Secretary); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; American Association of Justice (Minority Caucus member); Columbia Lawyers Association (President, 2004-2005); National Bar Association (Member Steering Committee, Graniteville Train Derailment). Reported Cases: Graham v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co., 459 S.E.2d 844 (S.C. 1995); Johnson v. Collins Entertainment, et al, 349 SC 613, 564 SE 2d 653 (S.C. 2002); Curtis Shell v. Richland County School Dist. One, 362 S.C. 408, 608 S.E.2d 428 (S.C. 2005); Swordfish v. Jackson, 620 S.E.2d 54 (2005). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Mass Torts; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Carl L. Solomon
——————————Dona L. Guffey (Associate) born Jacksonville, North Carolina, October 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1984; M.Ed., 1987; J.D., 1996). Managing Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Education, 1994-1996. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Children's Committee, 1998-2001); Women in Law Association. Reported Cases: Curtis Shell v. Richland County School Dist. One, 362 S.C. 408, 608 S.E.2d 428 (S.C. 2005). Practice Areas: Education Law; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Dona L. Guffey
Dwayne T. Mazyck (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, June 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1996; M.Ed., 1999; J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Richland County and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Complex Litigation; Administrative Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Dwayne T. Mazyck
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELMichele Dreher born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 26, 1968; Education: Duquesne University (B.S.N., 1992); University of South Carolina (M.N., 1995); University of South Carolina (F.N.P., 1995). Sigma Theta Tau. Member, Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Recipient, John Thomas Nursing Scholarship. Family Nurse Practitioner, U.S.A., 1995. Registered Nurse, 1989. Legal Nurse Consultant, 1998. Member: American Nurses Association.Email: Michele Dreher
Michelle "Shelly" Burns born Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 15, 1966; Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1988). Sigma Theta Tau. Member: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants; American Association of Justice.Email: Michelle "Shelly" Burns
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