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| | Address | | 215 Magnolia Street, P.O. Box 1571 | | Spartanburg, South Carolina 29304-1571 | | (Spartanburg Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Poliakoff & Associates, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Personal Injury, Plaintiff, Workers Compensation, Environmental, Products Liability Law, Class Actions, Nursing Home Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Predecessor law firms were commenced in 1939 by Bernard B. Poliakoff, then Matthew Poliakoff and J. Manning Poliakoff. Since 1977, Gary W. Poliakoff has actively pursued personal injury litigation for injured plaintiffs, including environmental law (toxic exposure and contamination). Noteworthy litigation also includes products liability, pharmaceuticals, nursing homes, and condemnation. Mr. Poliakoff has had five class actions certified, and has favorably concluded a number of mass tort cases. | | Firm Size: 2 | | —————————— | | Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.) (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, South Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1973); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1977). Recipient: AmJur Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 1977; Lawyer of the Year Award, South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program, 1988; Victims Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1995; Public Citizen Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1996. Editor and Co-Author: Environmental Law in South Carolina, published with Federal funding, 1977. Author: Bad Boy Environmental Legislation-A Necessary Regulatory Tool for South Carolina," S.C., Environmental Law Journal, 1992; "Environmental Law in S.C.: Protection v. Pollution," The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1991; "Practicing Environmental Law in S.C.," Spotlight, S.C. Association of Legal Secretaries Magazine, 1995; "Practicing Environmental Law," The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Assn., June, 2000, reprinted in Texas Trial Lawyers Magazine, February 2001. Chairman, Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1982-1984; Treasurer, 1986-1994; Vice-Chairman, 1994-1996. Member, Spartanburg County Public Defender Board of Commissioners, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Directors: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, 1990-1995; Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, 1993-1996; Piedmont Conservancy, Inc. Board Certified, Civil Litigation; Forestry Commission, Governor, 2001. Member: Spartanburg County (Secretary, 1977-1979; Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1987-1994) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Public Issues Committee, 1982-1984; Judicial Modernization Committee, 1985-1986; Member, Trial and Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1989; Lawyer Referral Committee, 1993-1994; Lawyer/Physician Relationship Committee, 1995-1996; Sustaining Fellow; Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Program, 1989-1991); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors); Rules Committee, South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division, 1994—; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Class Action Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Environmental Law; Contamination Litigation; Toxic Exposure Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Pharmacy Law. Email: Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.) | | —————————— | | Raymond Paul Mullman, Jr. (Associate) born Rockville Centre, New York, January 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, South Carolina. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1990); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Palmetto Law Society; Environmental Law Society. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Personal Injury; Toxic Exposure Litigation. Email: Raymond Paul Mullman, Jr. | | Lara Pettiss Harrill (Associate) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, November 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: Converse College (B.A., 1996); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Lara Pettiss Harrill |
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