Serving the people and the businesses of South Carolina for over thirty-five years.

Attorney Profiles

William R. Padget 
Columbia, South Carolina
Associate
phone (803) 765-2935
fax (803) 252-0786
email Email Me

Mr. Padgett practices civil litigation in both state and federal courts and regularly handles complex civil litigation.  He has successfully tried numerous jury trials to verdict and assisted in procuring multimillion dollar settlements for clients.

Mr. Padget was born in Camden, South Carolina in 1979.  He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2004.  Mr. Padget received a Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 2001.  He graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2003.  Mr. Padget was awarded membership in the Order of the Wig and Robe, and served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the South Carolina Law Review.  While in law school, Mr. Padget was named to the Dean's List and received CALI (American Jurisprudence) Awards in: Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure.

When not practicing law, he enjoys the outdoors, golfing, reading, and spending time with his wife and children.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Commercial and Business Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Serious Personal Injury
Insurance and Bad Faith
Lender Liability
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 2004
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2004
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of Wig & Robe
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence) Award: Constitutional Law
Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence) Award: Criminal Procedure
Law Review: S.C. Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief
Law Journal: John Belton O'Neill Inn of Court, Member


The Citadel-The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, 2001
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: President's List
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Member-2001 Summerall Guards and Honor Council


Published Works:
Damage Limitations in Medical Malpractice Actions: Necessary Legislation or Unconstitutional Deprivation, 55 S.C.L. REV. 215, 2003


CGL Coverage and the Myth of L-J v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Ins. Co., South Carolina Association for Justice Bulletin, at 16, 2004


South Carolina Cases and Materials on Insurance Law, (Coauthor), 2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
South Carolina Bar
Member


South Carolina Young Lawyers Division
Member


South Carolina Association for Justice
Member


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Columbia Office:

Address: 1201 Main Street
Suite 1800
P.O. Box 1799
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 765-2935
Fax: (803) 252-0786
E-mail: E-mail Us

Charleston Office:

Address: 3955 Faber Place Drive, Suite 200
North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 577-5460

Litigation, Real Estate & REO

P.O. Box 225
Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: (843) 577-5460
Fax: (843) 577-5135

Foreclosure

P.O. Box 71727
North Charleston, SC 29415
Phone: (843) 577-5460
Fax: (843) 725-0015

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