Rebecca "Becky" Laffitte

Becky has a diverse litigation practice with focus on disputes involving alternative dispute resolution; construction; dram shop; healthcare; insurance coverage; premises liability; product liability; and commercial transportation and trucking. She is a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America; and a member of International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and Trial Attorneys of America (TAA).ADMISSIONSSouth Carolina BarU.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitU.S. Supreme CourtEDUCATIONColumbia College, B.A., 1977University of South Carolina, M.A.T., 1978University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1983- Order of the Barristers- American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Moot Court Team- Moot Court BarASSOCIATIONSAmerican Bar AssociationRichland County Bar AssociationSupreme Court of South Carolina Certified Mediator and ArbitratorSouth Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ AssociationAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesTrial Attorneys of AmericaInternational Association of Defense CounselDefense Research InstituteJohn Belton O’Neall Inn of CourtSouth Carolina Women Lawyer AssociationOFFICESFellow, Litigation Counsel of AmericaPermanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial ConferenceAWARDSColumbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite" (2016)Best Lawyers in AmericaTransportation Law (2013-2020)Insurance Law (2012-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2016)Construction Litigation (2012-2020)Product Liability Litigation, Defendants (2012-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2014)Personal Injury Litigation, Defendants (2003-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2017)South Carolina “Super Lawyer” Personal Injury Defense: Products (2008-2018)Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year, SC Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (2010)Recipient, RCBA Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Civility Award (2010)COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT20 Years Strong Service Project: Mentoring USC Salkehatchie Student GroupColumbia CollegeBoard of Trustees (2002-2012)Greater Columbia Chamber of CommerceJunior League of Columbia, Inc.President (1996)South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

Becky has a diverse litigation practice with focus on disputes involving alternative dispute resolution; construction; dram shop; healthcare; insurance coverage; premises liability; product liability; and commercial transportation and trucking. She is a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America; and a member of International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and Trial Attorneys of America (TAA).ADMISSIONSSouth Carolina BarU.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitU.S. Supreme CourtEDUCATIONColumbia College, B.A., 1977University of South Carolina, M.A.T., 1978University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1983- Order of the Barristers- American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Moot Court Team- Moot Court BarASSOCIATIONSAmerican Bar AssociationRichland County Bar AssociationSupreme Court of South Carolina Certified Mediator and ArbitratorSouth Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ AssociationAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesTrial Attorneys of AmericaInternational Association of Defense CounselDefense Research InstituteJohn Belton O’Neall Inn of CourtSouth Carolina Women Lawyer AssociationOFFICESFellow, Litigation Counsel of AmericaPermanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial ConferenceAWARDSColumbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite" (2016)Best Lawyers in AmericaTransportation Law (2013-2020)Insurance Law (2012-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2016)Construction Litigation (2012-2020)Product Liability Litigation, Defendants (2012-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2014)Personal Injury Litigation, Defendants (2003-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2017)South Carolina “Super Lawyer” Personal Injury Defense: Products (2008-2018)Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year, SC Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (2010)Recipient, RCBA Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Civility Award (2010)COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT20 Years Strong Service Project: Mentoring USC Salkehatchie Student GroupColumbia CollegeBoard of Trustees (2002-2012)Greater Columbia Chamber of CommerceJunior League of Columbia, Inc.President (1996)South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

Becky has a diverse litigation practice with focus on disputes involving alternative dispute resolution; construction; dram shop; healthcare; insurance coverage; premises liability; product liability; and commercial transportation and trucking. She is a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America; and a member of International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and Trial Attorneys of America (TAA).

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