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Patrick Norris is a partner in the Charleston office of GRSM. His practice focuses primarily on professional liability defense, design/construction litigation and general liability/personal injury defense. Patrick also provides non-litigation support to his design professional and contractor clients, including contract drafting and review, navigation of subpoenas, and legal advice related to emerging industry issues.. Patrick is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, including events for The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), American Institute of Architects (AIA), and local/regional trade organizations.. Patrick was selected as one of the Super Lawyers Rising Stars® in South Carolina from 2016 to 2019–a peer-nominated award for no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state. He has been honored as one of the top construction attorneys in the area by Charleston Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” Feature, another peer-nominated award.. Patrick graduated cum laude from Clemson University (Financial Management) and summa cum laude from Charleston School of Law. He is a graduate of CLM’s three-year Claims College program in the School of Construction Claims and earned his Certified Claims Professional (CCP) designation.. Patrick grew up in coastal South Carolina and has been in Charleston for the past 25 years. In his spare time, he enjoys writing/playing music, supporting his beloved Clemson Tigers, and spending time in the Blue Ridge mountains.

Jesse A. Kirchner, founding partner, practices civil litigation with a focus on construction litigation and insurance coverage litigation. Prior to joining Thurmond, Kirchner, Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., Kirchner practiced as an associate attorney with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., on the construction defect litigation team. Kirchner, who holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of South Carolina, received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated cum laude in the top five percent of his law school class. There, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Order of Wig and Robe. Kirchner is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, and the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry and is admitted to practice in South Carolina and before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Kirchner holds an AV preeminent rating and has been listed as a Super Lawyer in South Carolina. He also has been named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Happel Scurry, was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. Happel graduated from Wofford College in 2003 with a B.S. in Business Economics. After working in the construction industry for several years, he returned to school and received his Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of South Carolina School of Law while earning a Master’s degree in Earth and Environmental Resource Management.. Following law school, Happel moved to Charleston and joined the  Hood Law Firm, LLC as an associate in 2008, primarily handling medical malpractice, product defect, government tort, and construction litigation matters.  In 2014, Happel joined McAngus, Goudelock and Courie, LLC working in the firm’s construction litigation practice group and handling general insurance defense litigation.. He joined Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, PA, in August of 2016 as an associate in the firm’s construction and civil litigation practice groups. Happel is a proud member of the Charleston Bar, and is admitted to practice in South Carolina State and Federal courts.

Clay’s practice is focused on litigation, with an emphasis on commercial law, construction law, personal injury, securities litigation, and administrative law. He serves in an advisory capacity to local businesses and homeowners associations, including serving as corporate counsel for Source Substrates, LLC and the Charleston School of Law. Clay also represents several local municipalities. He is a Columbia, S.C., native and now lives in Charleston with his wife, Catherine and two children, Cameron and Rodgers.

Christopher P. Deters works in the firm’s construction and civil litigation practice group. He previously served as an associate with Pierce, Herns, Sloan & McLeod, LLC, where he focused on construction litigation, toxic torts, and insurance defense. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable R. Markley Dennis, Jr., circuit court judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Deters received his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, Michigan, and his bachelor’s degree in English literature from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Deters, who holds an AV preeminent rating, is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Charleston Lawyers Club, and the Defense Research Institute.

Cantwell Law Firm is a general practice law firm located in Charleston, South Carolina dedicated to the representation of lowcountry individuals, families, and businesses facing serious legal issues.. Cantwell Law Firm handles matters in all state and federal courts located in South Carolina. We serve clients located in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties and all throughout South Carolina.  We handle everything from the smallest contract dispute to serious wrongful death and personal injury matters.