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| | Address | | 4406-B Forest Drive, P.O. Box 6648 | | Columbia, South Carolina 29206 | | (Lexington & Richland Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6648, Columbia, SC, 29260 | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Murphy & Grantland, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Premises Liability, Insurance Defense, Trucking Defense, Products Liability, Construction Defects, Employment Law, Medical and Professional Malpractice Defense, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Catastrophic Accidents and Injuries and Wrongful Death. | | Firm Size: 15 | Rate Information:
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| | —————————— | | J. R. Murphy (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Member, Editorial Board, The Law of Automobile Insurance in South Carolina, Third Edition. Author: Multiple Policies and Defense Cost Allocation," For the Defense, May 2004. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial and Appellate Practice; Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute; South Carolina Insurance Fraud Investigators. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Employment Law. Email: J. R. Murphy | | John M. Grantland (Member) born Anderson, South Carolina, November 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1991). Recipient: Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1988; Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, 1995. Vice President, Student Bar Association, The Citadel Inn of Court, 1988-1991. Staff Counsel to the Honorable Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina, 1989-1992. Member, Outstanding Lawyers of America. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Midlands Judicial Selection Committee); American Society for Pharmacy Law. [Capt., U.S.M.C., 1992-1995]. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Construction Defects. Email: John M. Grantland | | Ronald B. Diegel (Member) born Burlington, North Carolina, June 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1992). Recipient, President's Medal, Association of Military Colleges and Schools, 1988. Regimental Executive Officer, Commander, Citadel Summerall Guards, 1988. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Construction; Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Ronald B. Diegel | | Brent M. Boyd (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, October 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, Editorial Board, South Carolina Law Review. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Truck Accidents; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Employment Law; Nursing Home Liability. Email: Brent M. Boyd | | E. Raymond Moore, III (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, November 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Citadel (B.A., summa cum laude, First Honor Graduate, 1993); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Carolina Legal Scholar. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Chairman, The Citadel Honor Committee, 1992-1993; The Citadel Regimental Commander, 1992-1993. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section Council); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; American Society for Pharmacy Law; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: E. Raymond Moore, III | | Anthony W. Livoti (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1990); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Member, 1995-1997 and Articles Editor, 1996-1997, South Carolina Law Review. John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, 1996-1997. Legislative Council, 1994-1995 and Secretary, 1995-1996, Student Bar Association. Author: "Court of Appeals Recognizes Action for Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Employment Contracts." 48 S.C.L.R. 123 (1996). Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Truck Accidents; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation. Email: Anthony W. Livoti | | Adam J. Neil (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2001). Recipient, S. Leslie Mestrezat Scholarship. National Moot Court Team, 2000-2001. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Adam J. Neil | | Charles G. Blackburn (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., cum laude, 1992); University of Tennessee (M.S., Geology, 1997); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Phi; Registered Professional Geologist. Member: Lexington County and Richland County Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Construction Law. Email: Charles G. Blackburn | | —————————— | | Timothy J. Newton (Associate) born Clark AFB, Philippines; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1989); Wayne State University (M.A., 1996); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to the Honorable John W. Kittredge, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 2005-2006; Staff Attorney, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 2004-2005; Law clerk, South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, General Counsel's office, 2002-2004; Mental Health Professional, Crisis Intervention Services, Child & Adolescent Department, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center, 1997-2001. Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Automobile Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Insurance; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists. Email: Timothy J. Newton | | Peter E. Farr (Associate) born Greenville, South Carolina, January 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., cum laude, 2002); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2005). Member, 2003-2004, and Articles Editor, 2004-2005, South Carolina Law Review. Member, John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, 2004-2005. Author: "South Carolina's Multimillion Dollar Tax Problem," South Carolina Law Review, vol. 55, p. 665. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(70%); Insurance Coverage(30%). Email: Peter E. Farr | | William M. Connor, V (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 2006, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.A., History, 1990); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2005). Dean's List. Listed, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Member: South Carolina Bar. Fellow: Christian Legal Society. [Regular Army Infantry Officer, 1990-2002; Army Major, South Carolina National Guard, 2003—]. Practice Areas: Automobile Insurance Defense(45%); Casualty Insurance Defense(20%); General Liability Defense(35%). Email: William M. Connor, V | | Christopher A. Majure (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, March 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, South Carolina. Education: Erskine College (B.S., Business Economic and History, 1996); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Lambda Sigma, President. Law Clerk, Securities Division, Office of the Attorney General of South Carolina. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1996-2006]. Practice Areas: Construction Defects. Email: Christopher A. Majure | | Wyman Bowers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., Political Science); University of South Carolina (J.D., M.P.A.). Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Automobile Law; Trucking Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Wyman Bowers | | —————————— | | Jeffrey C. Kull (Of Counsel) born Kewanee, Illinois, November 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1993, Illinois; 1994, Iowa. Education: Liberty University (B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, 1982); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe. Editor-in-Chief, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Co-Chairman, Minority Student Affairs Committee. Law Clerk: the Honorable Randall T. Bell, South Carolina Court of Appeals; the Honorable Dennis W. Shedd, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Member: South Carolina Bar; Illinois State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Jeffrey C. Kull | | Alice P. Adams (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, South Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1994). Associate Justice, Moot Court. Member and Captain, ABA Moot Court Team. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Governmental Litigation; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice. Email: Alice P. Adams | | William H. Frye (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 2006, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., Economics, 1985; M.A.T., History, 1989); University of Memphis (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Appellate Practice. Email: William H. Frye |
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