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Michael focuses his litigation practice in areas involving premises liability, automobile and trucking torts, insurance coverage, and products liability. He also has experience in handling construction matters, defending medical malpractice claims, and litigation involving administrative agencies. Michael enjoys mentoring first-year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law and also oversees the firm’s law clerk program. He is a member of the executive committee for the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, as well as the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Michael grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and graduated from Wofford College, summa cum laude, in 2003. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2006. Before joining Sowell Gray Robinson, Michael clerked for the Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, South Carolina Supreme Court, from 2006-2008.EDUCATIONUniversity of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (2006)Wofford College, B.A., summa cum laude, (2003)ADMISSIONSSouth Carolina BarASSOCIATIONSInternational Association of Defense CounselJohn Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, Executive CommitteeRichland County Bar AssociationSouth Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' AssociationPUBLICATIONS"Understanding the Tort of Negligent Entrustment and Its Application Inside and Outside the Context of Alcohol Intoxication," South Carolina Lawyer (May 2011)AWARDSBest Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2019-2020)South Carolina "Super Lawyer" Rising Star, General Litigation (2016-2018)COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTGreater Columbia Chamber of CommerceSouth Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Safety, Health and Security Committee (2011-2015)
Michael focuses his litigation practice in areas involving premises liability, automobile and trucking torts, insurance coverage, and products liability. He also has experience in handling construction matters, defending medical malpractice claims, and litigation involving administrative agencies. Michael enjoys mentoring first-year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law and also oversees the firm’s law clerk program. He is a member of the executive committee for the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, as well as the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Michael grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and graduated from Wofford College, summa cum laude, in 2003. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2006. Before joining Sowell Gray Robinson, Michael clerked for the Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, South Carolina Supreme Court, from 2006-2008.EDUCATIONUniversity of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (2006)Wofford College, B.A., summa cum laude, (2003)ADMISSIONSSouth Carolina BarASSOCIATIONSInternational Association of Defense CounselJohn Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, Executive CommitteeRichland County Bar AssociationSouth Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' AssociationPUBLICATIONS"Understanding the Tort of Negligent Entrustment and Its Application Inside and Outside the Context of Alcohol Intoxication," South Carolina Lawyer (May 2011)AWARDSBest Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2019-2020)South Carolina "Super Lawyer" Rising Star, General Litigation (2016-2018)COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTGreater Columbia Chamber of CommerceSouth Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Safety, Health and Security Committee (2011-2015)
Michael focuses his litigation practice in areas involving premises liability, automobile and trucking torts, insurance coverage, and products liability. He also has experience in handling construction matters, defending medical malpractice claims, and litigation involving administrative agencies. Michael enjoys mentoring first-year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law and also oversees the firm’s law clerk program. He is a member of the executive committee for the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, as well as the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Michael grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and graduated from Wofford College, summa cum laude, in 2003. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2006. Before joining Sowell Gray Robinson, Michael clerked for the Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, South Carolina Supreme Court, from 2006-2008.
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