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Florence, South Carolina 29502 (Florence Co.)
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Founded in 1929, Turner Padget is one of South Carolina's largest law firms with 89 attorneys and five offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. The firm provides clients in many industries with quality legal services in areas such as arbitration and mediation, business entity planning and organization, business litigation, construction and environmental litigation, employment and labor law, estate and tax planning, insurance coverage analysis and litigation, intellectual property, personal injury defense litigation, product liability, professional liability, real estate transactions, trucking and transportation, and workers' compensation. Turner Padget was recognized in 2009 by The National Law Journal as one of the top midsized law firms in the country for its strategic creativity, innovation and commitment to developing outstanding attorneys. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Collections; Foreclosure; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Business Formation; Civil Practice; Collections; Commercial Collections; Commercial Law; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Development; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Partnerships; Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; Criminal Defense; Debtor and Creditor; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Environmental Law; Economic Development Transactions; Family Law; Finance; Franchises and Franchising; Franchise Litigation; Government; Legislative Practice; Health Care; Hospital Law; Insurance; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Employment Rights; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Leasing; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence Defense; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Municipal Law; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Probate; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Professional Negligence; Professional Malpractice; Directors and Officers Liability; Real Estate; Condominium Development; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Regulatory Law; Securities; Taxation; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Local Taxation; Like Kind Exchanges; Toxic Torts; Transportation; Trucking Law; Trucking Liability; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Wealth Protection Planning; Workers Compensation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1929
Firm Size: 89
ClientsNATIONAL COUNSEL FOR: Stingray Boat Company
Thermal Engineering Company
Prime Rate Premium Finance Corporation, Inc.
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNSEL FOR: American Insurance Association
Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Columbia College
Degussa Corporation
Food Lion
Ford Motor Company
HealthSouth Corporation
IGT-North America
Kraft Foods, Inc.
United States Gypsum Company
Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Stores
Waste Management
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Representative Clients:ACE USA
Affirmative Insurance Company
AIG
Allstate Insurance Co.
Am Trust Insurance Company
American Equity Insurance Co.
American Insurance Cos.
APAC-Carolina, Inc.
Atlantic Coast Mechanical, Inc.
Attorneys Liability Protection Society
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
Bi-Lo, Inc.
Bituminous Insurance Co.
Branch Banking and Trust Co. (BB&T)
Broadspire Services
Builders First Source
Canal Insurance
Capital City Title Agency
Capital Wine & Beverage Company of Columbia, Inc.
CB Richard Ellis
Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.
CIGNA Group
City of Cayce
Colony Insurance Company
Colony Management Services
Columbia College
Companion Property & Casualty
Crawford & Company
Crum & Forster
Darlington Veneer
Degussa Corporation
Diamond Hill Plywood Co.
Elliott Davis & Co.
Empire Insurance Co.
Encompass Insurance Co.
Essex Insurance Co.
First Reliance Bank
Food Lion
GAB Robins North America
Gallagher Bassett Services
GEICO
General Electric Capital Corp.
Goodson Construction Company
Greater Columbia Association of Realtors
Horace Mann Insurance Cos.
Hyundai Motor America
Infinity Insurance Company
International Game Technology
ITC DeltaCom
ITT Specialty Risk
Investors Title Insurance Co.
The Hartford
Kemper National Insurance Cos.
Kraft Foods
Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
MAC Risk Management
McLeod Health
McLeod Regional Medical Center
MedQuest Associates, Inc.
Midwest Casualty
Miller Development, LLC
Mitsubishi Motors North American, Inc.
Montgomery Insurance Co.
Municipal Association of South Carolina
National Casualty Co.
Nationwide Insurance Company
NCMIC Insurance
New South Lumber
Norca Corporation
Nucor Corporation
Ohio Casualty Group
Palmetto Health
Palmetto Healthcare Liability
Parex
Pepsi Cola Bottling of Florence
Penske Truck Leasing Co.
Phillips Petroleum Co.
PHT Services, Ltd.
Prison Health Systems, Inc. Pruden Risk Management Services
Prudential Property and Casualty
Quorum Health Group, Inc.
Racetrac Petroleum, Inc.
Regions Financial Corp.
Rexall/ Sundown
Risk Management Services
RSKCO
Sankyo Pharma, Inc.
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
Sedgewick Insurance Co.
Selective Insurance Co.
Sentry Transportation Insurance
South Carolina Bank & Trust
South Carolina Electric & Gas
South Carolina Federal Credit Union
South Carolina Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriters Association
South Carolina Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association
South Carolina Petroleum Marketing Association
Stokes Regional Eye Center, P.A.
St. Paul's/Travelers
Sysco Food Services of Columbia, LLC
3M
Thermal Engineering Corporation
T.I.G. Insurance
Travelers Bank & Trust, FSB
Triad Hospitals
United Parcel Service
USA Truck
Utica National Insurance Co.
Wausau Insurance Co.
Webster-Rogers, LLP
Westinghouse - Savannah River Site
Worsley Companies
XL Environmental
Zurich-American Insurance.
Address1831 West Evans Street, Fourth Floor P.O. Box 5478
Florence, SC 29502, (Florence Co.)
PhonePhone: 843-662-9008
Telecopy: 843-667-0828
Websitehttp://www.turnerpadget.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesColumbia, South Carolina: (Main Office) 1901 Main Street, Seventeenth Floor, P.O. Box 1473, 29202. Telephone: 803-254-2200. Telecopy: 803-799-3957.
Charleston, South Carolina: Gateway Center, Suite 200, 40 Calhoun Street, P.O. Box 22129, 22129. Telephone: 843-576-2800. Fax: 843-577-3369.
Greenville, South Carolina: 200 East Broad Street, Suite 350, P.O. Box 1509, 29602
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Founders Centre, 2411 North Oak Street, Suite 301, 29577. Telephone: 843-213-5500. Fax: 843-213-5555.
R. Heath Atkinson (Shareholder) born Marion, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 1999). Heath is a shareholder in the firm and a resident in the Florence office. He is a member of the firm's Litigation Group. Areas of emphasis within his practice include motor vehicle torts, insurance coverage disputes, premises liability, trucking and transportation, construction litigation and general torts. He graduated in 1999 from the University of South Carolina School of Law earning his Juris Doctorate. Prior to joining Turner Padget, Heath served as a law clerk to the Honorable James E. Brogdon, Jr. of the South Carolina Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Member, Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Past member, DRI Speeches/Presentations/Awards: Presented a seminar entitled "Recent Changes in South Carolina Tort Law" to various clients. Member: South Carolina Bar; Member, Florence County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Torts and Insurance; Premises Liability; Construction Litigation; Trucking and Transportation.Email: R. Heath Atkinson
Walter H. Barefoot (Shareholder) born Florence, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1991, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1991). Born and raised in Florence, Walt graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. in history. He then graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a J.D. Walt's practice is almost exclusively devoted to defending employers and carriers in Workers' Compensation claims. He has had the pleasure of representing many employers, large and small, in the Pee Dee and Grand Strand areas of South Carolina. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Kids' Chance of South Carolina (Board of Directors); Pee Dee Area Council (Executive Board Member); Boy Scouts of America; South Carolina Bar Association (Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section); Florence County Disabilities Foundation (Board of Directors; Past Chairman); South Carolina Self Insurer's Association. Speeches/Presentations/Awards: Numerous in-house seminars for clients Authored several articles for clients' newsletters Spoken at CLE seminars presented by the South Carolina Bar. Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Special Agencies: Board of Directors, Kids' Chance of South Carolina; Executive Board Member, Pee Dee Area Council Boy Scouts of America Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section, South Carolina Bar Association; Board of Directors, Florence County Disabilities Foundation (Past Chairman); Member, South Carolina Self Insurer's Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation(100%).Email: Walter H. Barefoot
William C. Barnes, Jr. (Shareholder) born Florence, South Carolina, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1988); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1997). Sonny is a Florence, SC native who attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Upon graduation in 1988, he served as an active duty Army officer and deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After leaving active military duty, Sonny pursued private business for two years and then enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law. Following law school graduation in 1997, Sonny joined Turner Padget's Florence office, where he has been since that time. He is a shareholder and is the Practice Group Leader for the firm's Litigation Group. He maintains an active litigation practice and advises numerous property & casualty carriers on legal issues. Sonny continues to serve in the Army Reserves as a JAG officer with the 12th Legal Support Organization at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is a Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator. Member: Florence County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute. [With U.S. Army, 1988-1992 active duty, Armor ; U.S.A.R., Judge Advocate, 1998]. Special Agencies: Twelfth Circuit Attorney Fee Disputes Board. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Examinations Under Oath; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: William C. Barnes, Jr.
Richard L. Hinson (Shareholder) born Lancaster, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1990). Richard has practiced with Turner Padget for more than fifteen years primarily in the areas of general civil litigation and defense. During the past several years, he has developed a thriving practice serving as mediator and arbitrator in civil matters in both state and federal courts. Has conducted hundreds of ADR proceedings involving, among other things, personal injury, breach of contract, insurance bad faith, construction defect, products liability, lender liability, governmental liability, employment, professional liability and probate matters. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Florence County Bar Association (President, 2001); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (Executive Committee, 2001-2005); South Carolina Bar (Council Member, ADR Section, 2001-2003); Florence County Registration and Election Commission (Member, 2002-2005; Chairman, 2004-2005). Speeches/Presentations/Awards: 2009, Best Lawyers in America, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Organized and presented at numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars involving Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Ethics for both the Florence County Bar and the South Carolina Bar. Member: South Carolina Bar; Florence County Bar Association (President, 2001); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; General Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith; Personal Injury.Email: Richard L. Hinson
Michael S. Hopewell (Shareholder) born Wiesbaden, Germany; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina. Education: USC - Coastal Carolina College (B.S., Business Administration, 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1992). Mike has an extensive background in defense litigation. He has also developed an active commercial collections practice. He assists both South Carolina and out-of-state commercial clients in collection matters. He practices in both State and Federal Courts. He has experience in domesticating South Carolina judgments in foreign jurisdictions throughout the country. He has also assisted clients with domestication of foreign judgments in South Carolina. Mike has practiced with the firm since 1992. Certified Mediator. Appointed by the Court to serve as Special Master for the purpose of conducting non-jury trials and Supplementary Proceedings. Mike is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Member: South Carolina Bar; Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Collections; Civil Litigation; Mechanic's Liens; Foreclosures.Email: Michael S. Hopewell
J. René Josey (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985). After serving President Clinton as United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina from 1996-2001, René began his practice with the firm in March of 2001. René served as law clerk to he Honorable C. Weston Houck, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, from 1985 to 1987. Thereafter, he commenced his private practice in Florence. René has extensive trial experience focusing on trial and appellate litigation primarily in the federal courts. In addition to his admission to the state bar and local district court, René is admitted to practice before the Courts of Appeal in the Fourth Circuit and Federal Circuit, as well as the United States Supreme Court. His broad range of litigation experience includes civil litigation, criminal prosecutions and domestic litigation. In addition, Rene has training and experience as a certified arbitrator and mediator. René is a 1982 graduate of Clemson University and a 1985 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was a member of the Order of Wig and Robe and served as an editor of the South Carolina Law Review as well as an instructor of Legal Research and Writing. In 1990, Rene was honored as South Carolina's Pro Bono Lawyer of the year. Order of Wig and Robe. Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1983-1985, and Student Works Editor, 1984-1985, South Carolina Law Review. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge C. Weston Houck, 1987. United States Attorney, District of South Carolina, 1996-2001. Legal Writing Instructor, University of South Carolina, 1984-1985. Author: "An Analysis of Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. Are Punitive Damage Awards and Exclusive Federal Regulation Consistent?" 36 South Carolina Law Review 689, 1985; "Annual Survey of South Carolina Law" (Labor and Employment Section), 36 South Carolina Law Review 179, 1984. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and Circuit Courts of South Carolina. Member: Florence County, Federal (Director, S.C. Chapter) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Former United States Attorneys; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Drew v. United States, 217 F.3d 193 (4th Cir. 2000), vacated en banc, 231 F.3d 927 (2000); Trayco, Inc. v. United States, 967 F.2d (4th Cir. 1992), vacated and transferred to Federal Circuit, affirmed in Federal Circuit, 994 F.2d 832 (1993); Shores v. Weaver, 315 S.C. 347; 433 S.E.2d 913 (Ct. App. 1993); Gay v. Ariail, 381 S.C.341, 673 S.E.2d 418 (2009); David v. McLeod Regional Medical Center, 367 S.C. 242, 626 S.E.2d 1 (2006); Blackburn v. TKT and Associates, Inc., 382 S.C. 71, 675 S.E.2d 448 (Ct. App. 2009). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Environmental Law; Internal Investigations; Corporate Compliance; White Collar Crime; Criminal Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: J. René Josey
Arthur E. Justice, Jr. (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Dairy Science, 1980); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1984). Art graduated from LSU with a B.S. degree in dairy science (reproductive physiology). He graduated from USC School of Law in 1984 where he was a member of Law Review and Wig and Robe. He has been with Turner Padget his entire career, and has concentrated in employment law, professional liability, and complex business litigation most of that time. Art has substantial experience in defending employers in all types of discrimination suits, in the defense of accountants, attorneys, physicians, and other professionals, defense of officers and directors, and defense of products liability suits. Much of his trial work in complex cases has been in Federal Court. He regularly counsels more than 40 employers on general employment laws and issues. Art provides counsel to physician practices and hospitals on exclusive practice agreements, medical staff by-laws and Fair Hearing plans. He has been retained on a number of economic development matters, having represented both new and expanding businesses as well as governmental entities on economic development incentives and agreements. Art is a certified arbitrator and mediator and has built a substantial ADR practice, primarily in mediating large, complex matters. Speeches/Presentations/Awards: Over 25 presentations since 1988 including "S.C. Wage and Hour Update"; "Employment Laws and How They Affect Your Supervisory Duties"; "Model Employee Policies for S.C. Employers". Member, South Carolina Law Review. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Defense Research Institute; S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys; Greater Florence United Way (Treasurer, 2003; Campaign Chair-elect, 2007; Campaign Chair, 2008; Board Chair, 2009); Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1993-1994); Florence County Progress (Chairman, 1997-2000; Board Member, 2009-2011); Florence County Economic Development Authority (Board Member, 1996-2000, 2002-2003). Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Expert Witness Committee, Litigation Section; Member: Professional Liability Committee, Litigation Section; Employment Litigation Committee, Litigation Section); South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Health Care Law); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Florence County Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Professional Liability; Directors and Officers Liability; Fiduciary Claims; Business Litigation; Health Care Law; Products Liability; Mediation; Economic Development Transactions.Email: Arthur E. Justice, Jr.
David W. Keller, Jr. (Shareholder) born Orangeburg, South Carolina, November 10, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key; Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1963-1964. Assistant Solicitor, Florence County, 1968-1973. Member, 1973-1978 and Chairman, House Rules Committee, 1976-1978, South Carolina House of Representatives. Highway Commissioner, 12th Judicial Circuit, 1979-1982. Member, South Carolina State Development Board, 1985-1990. Member, Florence County Regional Airport Commission, 1990-1991; 1993-1996. Member: Florence County Bar Association (President, 1993); South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Criminal Law; Domestic; Eminent Domain; General Practice.Email: David W. Keller, Jr.
Julie Jeffords Moose (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Accounting, 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1989). Julie has an active business, commercial, and litigation practice. She has used her legal and accounting education and experience to counsel business clients and represent them in various business and commercial cases ranging from accounting malpractice, class actions, contract disputes, officer and director liability, shareholder disputes, and business torts disputes. Julie's practice now is primarily concentrated in counseling business clients and the trial of complex commercial matters. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Former Member of Supreme Court Commission on CLE and Specialization (2002-2008). Secretary, Central United Methodist Church. Member, Board of Trustees and Former Secretary to the Board, Florence Rotary Club. Former Board Member, West Florence Association of Parents, Teachers, and Students. Member, Executive Committee, Junior League of Florence. Sustainer and Former Five Term Board Member, Numerous Community Activities. Speeches/Presentations/Awards: Articles and Speeches on Corporate Law, Business Litigation and Accountant Liability Secretary, Supreme Court Commission on CLE. Licensed Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina from 1987-2005. Member: Florence County Bar Association (Former Secretary); American Bar Association (Representative to the ABA Section of Litigation; Member, Business Law Section; Member: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee; Law and Accounting Committee; Corporate Practice Committee; Woman Advocate Committee; Corporate Documents and Process Committee); South Carolina Bar (Member: 12th Judicial Representative to the House of Delegates, 2005; Nominating Committee, 2005-2008; Paralegal Task Force, 2008); South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Board Member, 2006); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial and Business Litigation; Business Torts; Shareholder Disputes; Officer and Director Liability; Accounting Malpractice; Corporate Law Contract and Business Law.Email: Julie Jeffords Moose
Jeffrey L. Payne (Shareholder) born Bishopville, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1990); University of Texas (M.B.A., 1987). Professional/Civil Affiliation: Florence Midday Sertoma Club (President, 1999-2004). Speeches: Numerous presentations on construction topics including contractual risk transfer in construction contracts, bond claims and mechanic's liens. Member: Florence County and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Business Litigation and Construction Committees); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Commercial Law League of America; Defense Research Institute (Member, Commercial Litigation and Construction Committees).Email: Jeffrey L. Payne
Michael G. Roberts (Shareholder) born Dublin, Georgia, March 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia and U.S. Tax Court; 1986, South Carolina. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1981); Mercer University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Mike's practice is concentrated in the areas of federal and state taxation; business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; commercial real estate; estate planning and estate administration and probate litigation. Mike joined the firm in 2004, having previously practiced with another statewide South Carolina law firm. Awards: Selected, 2009 Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law. Selected Experience: Represents numerous businesses and their owners, advising them on matters such as dispositions or acquisitions of businesses, employment and ERISA matters, and business succession planning and reorganizations; Represents many physicians and medical groups in northeastern South Carolina, assisting such clients with contracting matters, group entity formations and practice governance. Professional Civic Affiliations: Board of Trustees, McLeod Health Foundation. Board of Trustees, Eastern Carolina Community Foundation; Board of Directors, Trinity Collegiate School. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax Law; Probate Law; Health Care Law); State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. (Certified Specialist, Taxation and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina)(Also at Charleston Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate; Taxation; Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions; Commercial Lending, Leasing and Finance; Land Use; Business Entity Planning and Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Michael G. Roberts
John M. Scott, III (Shareholder) born Florence, South Carolina, September 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina Honors College (B.A., History, with honors, 1995; J.D., 1999); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1978-1979. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax Law; Estate Planning and Probate). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Entities; Probate; Wealth Protection Management.Email: John M. Scott, III
M. Scott Taylor (Shareholder) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, December 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1996); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Scott is a shareholder in our Florence office that has a complex civil litigation practice with experience in a variety of industries and areas. He has extensive trial and appellate experience at all levels of South Carolina's State and Federal courts. Scott focuses one area of his practice on representing the interests of product manufacturers and designers in litigation involving product liability, medical device, and pharmaceutical litigation. He also focuses an area of his practice on representing the various interests of the parties involved in construction litigation ranging from material and product suppliers to general contractors and subcontractors. Scott has extensive experience representing individuals and businesses in professional liability litigation, including claims of professional negligence and fiduciary violations. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing the insurance industry, specifically including the issues of insurance coverage, bad faith claims, and the defense of underlying litigation on behalf of such insurance clients. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Defense Research Institute Drug & Medical Device Committee (DRI); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Products Liability Substantive Law Committee, SCDTAA); South Carolina and Florence County Bar Associations. Speeches/Presentations/Awards: Participated in client presentations, including: UM, UIM. and Stacking SC Primer, Montgomery Insurance, Charlotte, NC, Fall 2008; Products Liability Claims in SC, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Atlanta GA, Summer 2008; Update on SC Tort Law, Liberty Mutual, Charlotte, NC, Fall 2006; South Carolina Tort Reform Primer, Essex Insurance Company, Richmond, VA, Summer 2006; South Carolina Tort Reform Legislation, Allstate Insurance Company, Charleston, SC, Spring 2005; Lectured on Advanced Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy at the University of South Carolina and Charleston School of Law; Recipient of Medal for Excellence in Advocacy from American College of Trial Lawyers Inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Wig and Robe for academic achievement during law school University of South Carolina. Moot Court Bar, Executive Committee Member, National Moot Court Team CALI (formerly AmJur) awards for Products Liability and Income Tax. Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Reported Cases: Loftis v. SCE&G 604 S.E.2d 714 (S.C. Ct. App. 2004); Vinten v. Jeantot Marine Alliances, SA 191 F. Supp. 2d 642 (D.S.C. 2002); Rowzie v. Allstate Ins. Co., 556 F.3d 165 (4th Cir. 2009). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Construction Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability.Email: M. Scott Taylor
OF COUNSELJ. Munford Scott, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida, January 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1967; J.D., 1970); George Washington University (LL.M., Taxation, 1972). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Listed in "Top Attorneys in South Carolina" and "Best Lawyers in America," Tax Section. Member, Editorial Board, South Carolina Law Review, 1969-1970. Appellate Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1970-1972. Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1978-1979. Past Chairman, Board of Legal Specialization of Taxation Law. Member: South Carolina Bar (Past Chairman, Tax Section). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Probate and Taxation Law, South Carolina Supreme Court). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Probate Administration; Business Transactions; ERISA; Corporate Law; Estate Planning and Administration; Probate; Wealth Protection Management.Email: J. Munford Scott, Jr.
——————————C. Pierce Campbell (Associate) born Florence, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Pierce's practice focuses on business and commercial counseling and litigation assisting clients with regard to business organizations, corporate governance, buy-sell agreements, contract disputes, business torts, commercial collections and real property and probate disputes. He is a native of Florence and began practicing in Turner Padget's office in 2004. Pierce was selected to participate in the ABA Section of Litigation Young Lawyer Leadership Program in 2007. One of only four lawyers nationwide invited to join the program, Pierce will be a part of the Section of Litigation leadership for two years. Phi Delta Phi. Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Florence County United Way, Board of Directors Florence Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors ABA Section of Litigation, Business Torts Committee ABA Section of Litigation Lexis-Nexis Advisory Board ABA Section of Litigation Young Lawyer Leadership Program, 2007-2009 ABA Business Torts Journal, Editor Florence County Progress, Membership Committee Pee Dee Area Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organization St. John's Episcopal Church, Junior Warden Speeches/Presentations/Awards: HIGH ALERT!: Attorneys Must be Aware of Potential Abuses of Email Technology, Business Torts Journal (ABA Section of Litigation, Business Torts Litigation Committee, Chicago, IL) Winter 2009 Presented program on Lender Liability to Municipalities in Subprime Foreclosure Crisis at American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York City, August 9, 2008 Internal and External Associate Marketing, Committee on Corporate Counsel CLE Materials (ABA Section of Litigation, Scottsdale, AZ) February 16, 2008. Expert Witness Fees: What is Reasonable? Expert Alert (ABA Section of Litigation, Expert Witnesses Committee, Chicago, IL) Summer 2005. Member: Florence County and American (Member, Young Lawyer Division, Business Torts Committee) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Commercial Collections; Business Transactions; Real Property Litigation; Probate Litigation.Email: C. Pierce Campbell
Daniel G. Hart (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, South Carolina. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2000); Samford University School of Business (M.B.A., 2004); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2004); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation, 2005). Daniel concentrates his practice in the areas of business tax planning, estate planning, tax exempt organizations and business organizations. Obtained a Master of Laws degree in Taxation from Georgetown University in 2005. Daniel received his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 2004 and also received a Master of Business Administration from the Samford University School of Business in 2004. Graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance in 2000. Member of both the South Carolina and Alabama Bar and is a member of the Taxation Section and the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section of the South Carolina Bar. Originally from Dothan, Alabama and has been with the firm since August of 2005. Member: South Carolina Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate; Taxation; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Lending, Leasing and Finance; Land Use; Business Entity Planning and Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Daniel G. Hart
J. Brandon Hylton (Associate) born Kingstree, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., 1999); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2002). Born and raised in Kingstree, Following his graduation from law school, he practiced in Anderson, South Carolina, for three years. Brandon joined Turner Padget in October of 2005 and practices almost exclusively in the area of workers' compensation law. He is admitted to practice before all state courts and the United States District Court of South Carolina. Professional/Civic Affiliations: South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association; Florence Kiwanis Club; Kids' Chance of South Carolina, Inc. (Florence Regional Fundraising Chairman,). Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: J. Brandon Hylton
J. David Johnson, IV (Associate) born Florence, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995; M.A., Accountancy, 1999; J.D., 1999). J. David Johnson, IV, an associate in the firm, was born in Florence, South Carolina on February 16, 1973. He was admitted to the Bar in the State of South Carolina in May of 2000. David's practice is concentrated in Taxation with an emphasis on Corporate Law, Employee Benefit Taxation, Tax Controversies, ERISA and Business Valuations. Professional/Civic Affiliations: Institute of Business Appraisers; City of Florence Downtown Development Corporation, Finance Committee and Economic Restructuring; Florence County Progress, Inc., Membership Committee; Florence Kiwanis Club; National Youth Sports Coaches Association. Speeches/Presentations/Awards: David has written and spoken in the area of Business Valuation and Asset Protection Planning. Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Tax Law Section). Practice Areas: Tax and Estate Planning; Federal and State Tax; Trust and Estate Administration; Controversies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Economic Development; Entity Planning; Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies; Business Valuations; Employee Benefits; ERISA.Email: J. David Johnson, IV
Joseph Jakob Kennedy (Associate) born London, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina; 2005, Georgia, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Commercial Law; Employment Law; Commercial Collections.Email: Joseph Jakob Kennedy
Brandon A. Smith (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, July 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Brandon is a member of the Torts and Insurance team and practices in the area of civil litigation in the Florence office. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Furman University in 2001 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2004. While in law school, he was an active member of the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal. Brandon is from Greenwood, S.C. and has been with the firm since 2004. Member: Florence County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Torts; Premises Liability.Email: Brandon A. Smith
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