Founded in 1858, the firm represents a variety of local, national and international clients, including many of the publicly traded corporations headquartered in South Carolina. The firm's practice focuses predominantly on complex litigation and sophisticated business transactions. The firm is the South Carolina member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms with over 160 member law firms worldwide.

Statement of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate; Architectural Works Copyright Infringement Litigation; Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights; Class Action Litigation; Colleges and Universities; Construction; Corporate; Economic Incentives; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employment; Entrepreneur Services; Environmental; Estate Planning and Probate; First Amendment; Health Care; Immigration; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Media and Communications; Mergers and Acquisitions; Outside General Counsel; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Joint Ventures and Public-Private Development; Real Estate; Securities and Corporate Finance; Tax; Technology; Venture Capital and Private Equity.

Firm Affiliations

LEX MUNDI

Representative Clients:

Acadia, LLC
ACE USA
Allora, LLC
American Liba
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
AT&TCorp.
AVX Corporation
Banyan Retirement Services, Inc.
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Carolina Regional Nephrology Associates
Celanese Americas Corporation
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
CIGNA Corporation
Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CNA Insurance Companies
Collegiate Hall Properties, LLC
Colleton County South Carolina
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Contec, Inc.
Crescent Publishing, LLC
Delta Apparel, Inc.
Delta Woodside Industries, Inc.
Donald A. Gardner Architects, Inc.
Edward D. Jones & Co.
Employers Reinsurance Group
Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc.
Fiberweb
Frank Betz Associates, Inc.
Garrell Associates, Inc.
General Wholesale Distributors, LLC
Global Services, LLC
Greenville Office Supply, Inc.
The Harper Corporation General Contractors
Hearst-Argyle Corporation -WYFF-TV
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
Home Box Office, Inc.
Inland Real Estate
Innovative Container Company, LLC
InRe Financial, LLC
Institutional Resources LLC
Integrys Holdings, LLC
ISO Poly Films, Inc.
Jefferson-Pilot Insurance Company
JPS Industries, Inc.
KEMET Electronics Corp
Kemper Group
Life Insurance Company of North America
Maillis Strapping
Marzoli International
McClatchy Newspaper Company
McDonald's Corporation
Media General/WSPA TV
Meredith Corporation/FOX 21TV
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Michelin North America
Microsoft, Inc.
Milliken & Company
NBC News
The New York Times Company
Northshore Management Group, LLC
Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.
Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Peregrine Energy Corporation
Pfizer, Inc.
Piaggio America Inc.
Presbyterian College
ProEquities, Inc.
Prudential Insurance Company of America
RBC Liberty Life Insurance Company
Regional Management Corp.
Roebuck Buildings Co., Inc.
ScanSource, Inc.
Sembler Co.
Simon Property Group
The South Financial Group, Inc. and Carolina First Bank
Southern Wesleyan College
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
SynTerra Corporation
T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.
Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.
Tekgraf, Inc.
Wofford College
Woven Electronics, LLC.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. of NY
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. LL.

Address

1122 Lady Street, Suite 810
Columbia, SC 29201, (Lexington & Richland Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 803-254-6542
Telefax: 803-254-6544

Website

http://www.wyche.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

John C. Moylan, III (Member) born Walterboro, South Carolina, March 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, South Carolina; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Presbyterian College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Harvard University (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to Hon. Donald S. Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1987-1988. Contributing Author: South Carolina Jurisprudence, "The Lieutenant Governor," 1992. Author, "Donald Stuart Russell - In Memoriam," 49 S. C. L. Rev. 353, 1998. Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1990-1993. Associate, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989 and 1993-1994. Listed in: Best Lawyers In America, 2008. Member: South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; Fellow of The American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Action Litigation; Employment; Estate Planning and Probate; First Amendment; Health Care; Litigation; Media and Communications; Product Liability.Email: John C. Moylan, III

Matthew T. Richardson (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, May 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1995); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1998). Order of the Wig and Robe. Editor in Chief, South Carolina Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to: Hon. Kaye G. Hearn, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1998-1999; Hon. P. Michael Duffy, U.S. District Judge, District of South Carolina, 2000-2001. Recipient, Compleat Lawyer Award, University of South Carolina School of Law, 2003. Co-Author: "Insurance Bad Faith," 2 South Carolina Damages II, 11, SC Bar (2004); Co-Author, "Secret Settlements: Reports of Their Demise are Premature," 15 S. C. Law. 29, (May 2004); Co-Author, "The Tort of Unauthorized Pelvic Exams," Trial (October 2004). Board Member and Treasurer, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Member: American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (South Carolina Chapter; President, 2004-2005); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Officer); American Association for Justice. (Also at Greenville Office). Practice Areas: Appellate; Architectural Works; Copyright Infringement; Class Action Litigation; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability.Email: Matthew T. Richardson

ASSOCIATE

Tally Parham (Associate) born Greenville, South Carolina, May 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; 2006, Maryland; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1996).. Articles Review Board, Virginia Journal of International Law. Law Clerk to Hon. Cameron McGowen Currie, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2005. Author: "The Quiet Revolution: Repeal of the Combat Exclusionary Statutes in Combat Aviation What We Have Learned from a Decade of Integration," William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2006. Panelist, "Women and War Symposium," William and Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, VA, February 2005. Co-Author, "Individual Criminal Liability for Willful Violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: A Practice Guide for Navigating Investigations and Prosecution of OSHA Crimes," ALI-ABA Course Materials, Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Laws, May 18-19, 2006. Member: American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. [Major and F-16 Fighter Pilot, U.S. Air Force and 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, 1996—; Veteran: Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003; Operation Southern Watch, 2001; Operation Northern Watch, 2000]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Architectural Works; Copyright Infringement; Intellectual Property; Product Liability.Email: Tally Parham