|   | | Law Firm in Florence, South Carolina | |
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| | Address | 1831 West Evans Street
Fourth Floor, P.O. Box 5478 | | Florence, South Carolina 29502 | | (Florence Co.) | | | |
| | | Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General 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; Workers Compensation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1929 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1929, Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. has become one of the largest firms in South Carolina, with particular emphasis on a litigation and commercial practice. The firm maintains offices in Columbia, Florence, Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Greenville, South Carolina, presently employing 33 attorneys in Columbia, 15 in Charleston, 21 in Florence, 9 in Myrtle Beach and 13 in Greenville. Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney's attorneys practice in all areas of the law including business and corporate, administrative, antitrust, securities, federal and state taxation, bankruptcy, secured transactions, insurance, intellectual property, legislative, medical malpractice, products liability, probate and estate planning, acquisition, construction, permanent loan closings, commercial and residential real estate development, workers' compensation, environmental and employment law. | | Firm Size: 91 | Clients:
NATIONAL 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. |
Other Office Locations of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A.
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A.
| | R. Heath Atkinson (Shareholder) born Marion, South Carolina, May 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to South Carolina Circuit Judge James E. Brogdon, Jr., 2000. Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: R. Heath Atkinson | | Walter H. Barefoot (Shareholder) born Florence, South Carolina, March 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1991). Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation(100%); Litigation. Email: Walter H. Barefoot | | William C. Barnes, Jr. (Shareholder) born Florence, South Carolina, January 16, 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). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of Wig and Robe. South Carolina 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: Civil Practice; Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury. Email: William C. Barnes, Jr. | | Richard L. Hinson (Shareholder) born Lancaster, South Carolina, January 11, 1965; 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). Member, 2002-2005 and Chairman, 2004-2005, Registration and Elections Commission, Florence County. Certified Circuit Court Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Member: South Carolina Bar; Florence County Bar Association (President, 2001); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Insurance; Personal Injury; Civil Practice; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Trucking Law. Email: Richard L. Hinson | | Michael S. Hopewell (Shareholder) born Wiesbaden, Germany, April 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina. Education: USC - Coastal Carolina College (B.S., Business Administration, 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Arbitrator. Special Referee for Supplementary Proceedings. Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Collections; Commercial Collections; Arbitration; Business Law; Special Referee; Premises Liability. Email: Michael S. Hopewell | | J. René Josey (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, November 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fourth and Federal Circuits, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985). 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. 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). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Employment Law. Email: J. René Josey | | Arthur E. Justice, Jr. (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, March 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1980); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1984). Order of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1982-1984. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina Supreme Court. Certified Mediator, Federal Court District of South Carolina. 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: Labor and Employment Law; Professional Liability; Economic Development Transactions; Hospital Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Health Care Law. 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. Email: David W. Keller, Jr. | | Julie Jeffords Moose (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, March 11, 1962; 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). Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1987-2005. Secretary, Supreme Court Commission on CLE. Member: Florence County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Law and Accounting Committee, Corporate Practice Committee, Woman Advocate Committee); South Carolina Bar (House of Delegates and Nominating Committee); South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Board Member); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Shareholder Disputes; Officer and Director Liability; Accounting Malpractice. Email: Julie Jeffords Moose | | Jeffrey L. Payne (Shareholder) born Bishopville, South Carolina, January 27, 1963; 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). Phi Kappa Phi. 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. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Collections; Commercial; Foreclosures; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Probate; Corporate Law. 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). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Member, Mercer University Law Review, 1983. Resident in Charleston and Florence Offices. 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: Tax; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Probate. 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. 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). Order of the Coif. Order of the Wig and Robe. Moot Court Bar, 1998-2000. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1999-2000. Co-Author: "The Law of Automobile Insurance in South Carolina," Sixth Edition, Continuing Legal Education Division, South Carolina Bar, 2008. 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). Practice Areas: Torts and Insurance; Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Litigation. Email: M. Scott Taylor | | OF COUNSEL | | J. 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 "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. Email: J. Munford Scott, Jr. | | —————————— | | C. Pierce Campbell (Associate) born Florence, South Carolina, September 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal. Member: Florence County and American (Member, Young Lawyer Division, Business Torts Committee) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Litigation; Collections; Commercial Law; Probate Litigation. Email: C. Pierce Campbell | | Daniel G. Hart (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, December 1, 1977; 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). Member: South Carolina Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Probate. Email: Daniel G. Hart | | J. Douglas Hodge (Associate) born Chesterfield, South Carolina, October 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, South Carolina; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Francis Marion University (B.S., Biology, 1996; B.S., Psychology, 1998); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2003). Member: South Carolina Bar; Florence County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Torts; Insurance; General Litigation. Email: J. Douglas Hodge | | J. Brandon Hylton (Associate) born Kingstree, South Carolina, November 8, 1976; 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). Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. 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). Member: South Carolina Bar. Email: J. David Johnson, IV | | Joseph Jakob Kennedy (Associate) born London, Kentucky, June 11, 1979; 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. 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). Member: Florence County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance; Torts. Email: Brandon A. Smith | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Columbia, South Carolina Office: 1901 Main Street, Seventeenth Floor, P.O. Box 1473, 29202. Telephone: 803-254-2200. Telecopy: 803-799-3957.
Charleston, South Carolina Office: Gateway Center, Suite 200, 40 Calhoun Street, P.O. Box 22129, 22129. Telephone: 843-576-2800. Fax: 843-577-3369.
Greenville, South Carolina Office: 200 East Broad Street., Suite 350, P.O. Box 1509, 29602. Telephone: 864-552-4600. Fax: 864-552-4620.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Office: Founders Centre, 2411 North Oak Street, Suite 301, 29577. Telephone: 843-213-5500. Fax: 843-213-5555.
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