MEMBER OF FIRM
Richard G. Wern (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.A., Political Science); University of Puget Sound School of Law (J.D.). Vice President, Animals Living Life, 2003. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; American Association for Justice; Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation (Founding Member, 1982); South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Wrongful Death; Medical and Hospital Malpractice; Birth Injury; Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Lorey L. Callihan (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., Political Science); Akron University School of Law (J.D.). Dean's List. Kappa Alpha Theta. Associate Attorney, Martin Law Firm, 1999-2000. Associate In-House Counsel, Collins Entertainment Corp., 1998-1999. Member: American Association for Justice; Grateful Goldens Rescue of the Low Country (Board of Directors, 2004); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Animal Bites; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Property Damage; Railroad Accidents; Slip and Fall; Wrongful Death.
Katherine C. "K.C." Lohr (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, November 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina. Education: West Virginia State College (B.A., Political Science); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D.). Member, West Virginia University Law Review. Author: "EMTALA: The Facts, The Fiction and The Fines (3 Part Series)," Carolina Healthcare Business, 2002; "Part One: The Facts," Carolina Healthcare Business, March/April, 2002; "Part Two: The Fiction," Carolina Healthcare Business, May/June, 2002; "Part Three: The Fines," Carolina Healthcare Business, Sept./Oct., 2002. Classes and Seminar Taught: EMTALA, Lacombe Law Firm, January 10, 2002; Conservatorships, Guardianships, Durable Power of Attorneys, Lacombe Law Firm, October 23, 2002; Health Care Decisions, South Carolina Adult Healthcare Consent Act. Attorney, Lacombe Law Firm, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Litigation.
Barbara P. Pinkerton (Associate) born Rochester, New York, May 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1994, South Carolina. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., Psychology); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.). Member, Syracuse Law Review. Attorney to Senior Attorney, Alexander & Alexander, Inc., 1988-1995. Formerly with Schlachman, Potter, Belsky & Welner. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.
ATTORNEYS
Steven Rodenberg (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., Political Science, 1982); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1990). Former Prosecutor, State of South Carolina, Ninth Judicial Circuit. Member: South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Workers' Compensation Education Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense; Insurance and Hospital Defense.
R. Kevin Richey (Attorney) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1990); University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to Hon. Paul E. Short Jr., South Carolina Circuit Court, 1995-1996. Member: Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.Email: R. Kevin Richey
Melissa Syracuse (Attorney) born Grenville, South Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., cum laude, 2003); Charleston School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Workers' Compensation Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Melissa Syracuse