1. S. Nelson Weston, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, Class of 1989, J.D.
College: University of South Carolina, Class of 1986, B.A., Political Science
Admitted: University of South Carolina, Class of 1989, J.D.
Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Banking, Creditors Rights, Real Estate, Collections
Membership: Richland County Bar Association South Carolina Bar (Member, Commercial Law Committee) South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association.

2. James H. Elliott, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1997
College: University of South Carolina, B.S., 1989
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Professional Liability, Construction Law, Products Liability, General Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Workers' Compensation, Business and Corporate Litigation, Personal Injury, Mediation
Membership: Charleston County and American (Member: Construction Forum; Tort Law and Insurance Forum) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute; South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association.

3. Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
College: Wake Forest University, B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1998
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Practice Area: Appellate Practice(100%)
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar.

4. Robert Wilder Harte
Title: Associate
Law School: South Carolina, University of, J.D., 2013
College: Wake Forest University, B.A., 2010
Admitted: South Carolina, University of, J.D., 2013
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: South Carolina.

5. Eric Poston
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2015
College: Duke University, B.S., Psychology, 2009
Admitted: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2015
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense
Membership: South Carolina.

6. Melissa Biggers Manning
Title: Associate
Law School: South Carolina, University of, J.D., 2004
College: South Carolina, University of, B.S., 2001
Admitted: South Carolina, University of, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Insurance Fraud Defense; Employee Benefits
Membership: South Carolina.

7. Samia H. Nettles
Title: Associate
Law School: Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: College of Charleston, B.A., Historic Preservation, 2003; Georgia State University, M.A., Historic Preservation, 2004
Admitted: Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Construction Law, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury
Membership: Member, South Carolina Bar; Member, Charleston County Bar Association.

8. Barbara A. Chesley
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1997
College: Edinboro State College, B.S.N., 1978; University of South Carolina, M.S., 1987
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

9. Sheila Marlouvon Bias
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2011
College:
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Litigation; Appellate Practice
Membership:

10. Kathryn L. Valdes
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2008; Georgetown University Law Center, L.L.M., Taxation, 2009
College: Emory University, B.A., 2005
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2008; Georgetown University Law Center, L.L.M., Taxation, 2009
Practice Area: Taxation; Business; Estate Planning
Membership: South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association.

11. Leslie A. Cotter, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1984
College: Washington & Lee University, B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1980
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Professional Liability Defense, Governmental Liability Defense, Section 1983 Civil Rights, Title VII Employment Discrimination Defense, Products Liability Defense, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Membership: Richland County and American (Member, ABA/YLD Executive Committee, Legislative Action Committee) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member: Practice and Procedures Committee, 1985—; House of Delegates, 1992-1998); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

12. Douglas C. Baxter
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1985
College: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Litigation Defense, Government, Construction Law, Insurance, Defective and Dangerous Products, Workers Compensation
Membership: Horry County Bar Association Secretary, 1994; President-Elect, 1995; President, 1996); State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1994).

13. Marian Williams Scalise
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1994
College: College of Charleston, B.S., cum laude, 1991
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Law; Nursing Home Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Long Term Care Litigation
Membership: Horry County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.

14. Mason A. Summers
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1999
College: Clemson University, B.A., Political Science, 1995
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Law
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Council Member, Environment and Natural Resources Section, 2003-2005); South Carolina Administrative and Regulatory Law Association.

15. William B. Woods
Title: Attorney
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
College: University of South Carolina, A.B., 1962
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Mediation; Arbitration; Construction Defects Defense
Membership: Lexington County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association

16. Anthony E. Rebollo
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1989
College: College of William & Mary, B.A., 1986
Admitted: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Civil Tax Litigation; Criminal Tax Litigation; Federal Tax Controversies; State Tax Controversies; White Collar Crime; Professional Liability; Broker Dealer Defense (Securities Claims)
Membership: State Bar of Texas (Member, Tax Section; Chair, Tax Controversy Committee 1999-2002; Member, Tax Council 2001-2002; Member, Advanced Tax Law Course Planning Committee 1999 and 2001); South Carolina Bar (Member, Tax Law Section Council, 2008); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section).

17. Jocelyn T. Newman
Title: Associate
Law School: Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2004
College: Duke University, Mathematics, 1996; University of South Carolina, B.S., Mathematics, 1999
Admitted: Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Government Affairs; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

18. Joseph E. Thoensen
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2004
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 2000
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Litigation(100%)
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute.

19. C. Cliff Rollins
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999
College: University of South Carolina, B.S., 1986
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Construction Law; Insurance Defense
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

20. Frank E. Robinson, II
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1968
College: University of South Carolina, B.S., 1962
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1968
Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate, Residential Land Development, Commercial Land Development, Land Use, Zoning, Commercial Transactions, Business
Membership: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar.

21. George C. Beighley
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975
College: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1970
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Medical Litigation Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Hospital Law, Mediation
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel.

22. Frederick A. Crawford
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979
College: Clemson University and University of Virginia, B.S., 1976
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Estate Planning, Commercial, Corporations, Health Care Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Commercial Law Committee, 1991-1992; Member, Sections on: Corporations; Banking; Securities Law; Member, Hospital and Health Law Committee); Columbia Estate Planning Council.

23. Francis M. Mack
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1982
College: University of South Carolina (B.S. Engineering, cum laude, 1970; M.E., 1974)
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Environmental; Fidelity and Surety Law; Insurance Coverage
Membership: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers; The Surety Claims Institute.

24. Franklin Jennings Smith, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1984
College: United States Military Academy; Clemson University, B.S., Civil Engineering, cum laude, 1979
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Construction Litigation, Architect Malpractice, Engineer Malpractice, Government Construction Contracts, Surety Defense, Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
Membership: Richland County and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; American Society of Civil Engineers; Systems Builders Association; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association;

25. Steven W. Hamm
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
College: University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1971
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
Practice Area: Administrative, Regulatory, Legislative, Banking, Appellate Law, Elections Law
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.

26. William C. McDow
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1989
College: University of South Carolina (A.A., 1984; B.A., cum laude, 1986)
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Professional Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Long Term Care Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Transportation, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.

27. Steven J. Pugh
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
College: The Citadel, B.A., with honors, 1987
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance, Transportation, Environmental, Litigation: Personal Injury
Membership:

28. C. Jo Anne Wessinger-Hill
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
College: University of South Carolina College of Business Administration, B.S., cum laude, 1987
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Administrative, Regulatory, Legislative
Membership: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Women's Law Association.

29. Charles N. Plowden, Jr.
Title: Retired Partner
Law School: University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1959
College: The Citadel; University of South Carolina, B.S., 1955
Admitted: University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1959
Practice Area: Insurance Defense and Coverage
Membership: Richland County and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1976) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Circuit Vice President, 1967-1973; Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1980); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

30. Eugene H. Matthews
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1995
College: Furman University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1986; Yale University, M.A., 1989
Admitted: University of Virginia, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Employment; Litigation; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice
Membership: North Carolina Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, CLE Committee; Council and Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Section, 2004); North Carolina State Bar.

31. Emily R. Gifford
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: University of South Carolina Honors College, B.A., English, cum laude, 2001
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Construction Law; Fidelity/Surety Law; Health Law
Membership: South Carolina Bar; Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Women's Law Association; The Surety Claims Institute.

32. Shelton W. Haile
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2004
College: University of South Carolina, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2000
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Nursing Home Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Long Term Care Litigation
Membership: American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Law Student Liaison Committee); Richland County Bar Association.

33. Jared H. Garraux
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: Clemson University, B.S., 1998
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Construction Law, Litigation, Medical Malpractice
Membership: Richland County and American (Member, Construction Forum, 2008—) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Construction Section, 2007—); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, 2007—); Young Lawyers Division of South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Vice President , 2009—); Defense Research Institute (Member, 2009—).

34. Michelle Parsons Kelley
Title: Associate
Law School: The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: The University of South Carolina (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2004; M.A., Public Administration, 4.0 GPA, 2007)
Admitted: The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Litigation(100%)
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

35. Drew H. Butler
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2002
College: Rhodes College, B.A., 1999
Admitted: Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Products Liability; Government Liability Defense; Insurance Defense
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

36. Charles J. Webb
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: Presbyterian College, B.A., 1999
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Real Estate; Creditors Rights; Estate Planning
Membership: South Carolina Bar; Richland County Bar Association.

37. Adam S. Tesh
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2000
College: Winthrop College, B.A., 1973
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2000
Practice Area: General Practice, Commercial, Collections Law, Commercial Law
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

38. Caleb M. Riser
Title: Associate
Law School: Regent University School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.Arch., 2000
Admitted: Regent University School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Construction Law; Insurance Defense
Membership: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.

39. F. Heyward Grimball
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2014
College: University of Virginia, B.A., History, 2009; University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, M.S., Commerce, 2010; University of South Carolina Moore School of Business, International Master of Business Administration, 2014
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2014
Practice Area: General Practice(5%); Appellate Practice(5%); Civil Practice(10%); Construction Law(40%); Civil Rights Defense(10%); Business Law(20%); Insurance Defense(10%)
Membership: South Carolina Bar.