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WIlliam "Bill" Smith is a founding partner of Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega, LLC. He concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and mediation. Bill graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1984. In his years of practice, he has handled thousands of cases for injured workers. He uses his knowledge and experience in workers’ compensation to pursue justice, obtain the compensation and improve conditions for workers.. Practice Area. • Workers’ Compensation. Admitted to Practice. • South Carolina, 1984. Education. • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, 1984. • Limestone College, BA, summa cum laude, 1981. Professional Memberships, Awards and Accomplishments. • Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, Board of Directors. • South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association, Past President. • Past President of Injured Workers’ Advocates, 1999-2001. • Legislation Committee of South Carolina Association for Justice. • Past Chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the South Carolina Bar. • South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association representing the South Carolina AFL-CIO, Board Member. • Kids Chance of South Carolina (an organization that provides scholarships to children of workers who are killed or sustain permanent disability injuries as a result of on-the-job injuries), Board of Directors. • Governor’s Advisory Committee for Workers’ Compensation. • Best Lawyers in America, Recipient. • Limestone College, Board of Trustees, 2013

Will focuses his practice on Estate Planning and Personal Injury cases. He graduated from Wofford College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics.  After graduating college, Will attended the University Of South Carolina School Of Law and obtained his law degree in 2015.   Will represents individuals who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents and also works with clients to create and implement estate plans, which includes wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney and living wills.. Practice Areas:. ·         Personal Injury. ·         Estate Planning. ·         Probate Litigation. Admitted to Practice. ·         South Carolina 2016. Education:. ·         University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. 2015. o   Phi Delta Phi. o   CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Media Law. ·         Wofford College, B.A. Business Economics 2012. o   Honor Council. Professional Memberships, Awards, Accomplishments. ·         Richland County Bar Association. ·         South Carolina Bar. o   Young Lawyers Division. ·         South Carolina Association for Justice

Why did you decide to become a lawyer?. As a former death investigator, I frequently saw the devastating consequences of careless behavior.  Too often, victims' families had no idea that medical mistakes were made or how to proceed.  The more I saw this, the more I wanted to help families seek justice.. What did you do before you were a lawyer?. I was trained in forensic anthropology, which is the field that applies knowledge of human skeletal traits to legal questions.  For instance, I learned how to determine the sex, age, and ancestry of skeletal remains.. I applied this training first as a deputy coroner in South Carolina, then as an investigator at the medical examiner's office in Austin, Texas.  In these positions, I learned how to ask questions in interviews, how to scrutinize medical records, and how law enforcement officers approach cases.. What are your personal interests?. As the married father of three young children, most of my "free" time I spend with my family.  I am a leader in my son's Boy Scout troop, where I have the opportunity to help boys learn and demonstrate the core values of Scouting.

Wesley concentrates his practice in commercial real estate development. He advises developers, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors with regard to real estate development, sales, acquisitions, financing, leasing, construction, land use and zoning, and title insurance matters.. Wesley initially served as outside counsel to a commercial real estate development company which focused on large shopping center and free-standing drugstore development. He continued his practice at a large firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, before co-founding Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC.

Ryan is capable of handling all aspects of commercial real estate transactions representing clients in their capacities as lenders, purchasers, sellers, developers, landlords and tenants. His familiarity with the aspects of a complex real estate transaction allows him to focus on the details necessary to complete the transaction efficiently and confidently. Ryan began his career at a large firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina before joining Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC at the end of 2010.

Peter concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and mediation, representing the rights of injured workers. Peter obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA in 1999. He was commissioned as a Special Agent for the United States Secret Service 2000. Peter was assigned to the New York Field office, and served in both special protective and investigative missions for the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security while he was an agent. Peter returned home to South Carolina to attend law school and received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007. Peter has represented clients in hundreds of workers’ compensation trials, including appeals before South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court. Peter has argued and litigated all types of disputed workers’ compensation matters, including occupational exposure, repetitive trauma, brain injuries as well as workers’ compensation matters that involve third party liens and subrogation claims. Peter is also a certified Circuit Court Mediator in South Carolina.

Licensed SC attorney doing real estate closings in the Midlands for Refinances, purchases, and sales.

John advises developers, investors, lenders, buyers and sellers with regard to financing, leasing, land use and development, conservation easements, construction, real estate title insurance, and all aspects of structuring commercial loan and business transactions. John enjoyed similar practices with large firms headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina before co-founding Graybill & Lansche, LLC.. John graduated with Honors in Psychology from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.  He received his Masters in Human Resources from the Darla Moore School of Business and Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina.  While at Hampden-Sydney, John served as Treasurer of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, was named to Omicron Delta Kappa and served as an Advisor to the Honor Court.  John recently served as chair of his class reunion giving.

James “Jamie” D. George, Jr. graduated from Presbyterian College in 2015 and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2018. Jamie served as a member of the editorial staff (Volume 68) and as a student works editor (Volume 69) for the South Carolina Law Review. Upon his law school graduation, he was admitted as a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe.. Jamie currently focuses his practice on personal injuries, motor vehicle collision, products liability, third party workers’ compensation claims, and commercial motor vehicle collisions.. In addition to practicing law, Jamie teaches as an adjunct professor at Presbyterian College. His course provides a survey of South Carolina Law.

Jacob Born focuses his practice in the areas of catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation. He represents clients and their families in nursing home, trucking, industrial worksite, and complex injury litigation cases. Jacob has devoted much of his professional career to finding answers to complex legal issues. The most rewarding part of Jacob’s practice is securing meaningful results for his clients when he is up against large corporations, nationwide trucking companies, and multi-national businesses.. Jacob grew up in northeast Columbia. He is a 2001 graduate of Ridge View High School. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Experimental Psychology. Jacob continued his professional career by attending the Charleston School of Law. He graduated in 2011. Jacob is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of South Carolina and Georgia. He is a contributing member of the American Association of Justice, South Carolina Association for Justice, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Jacob is an active member of the American Association of Justice’s nursing home, trucking, and motor-liability litigation groups. Jacob has also been nominated as a Rising Star with Super Lawyers, which awarded to the top 5% of lawyers in their practice area.

I am an attorney with 20 years experience in a high volume, multi-attorney, litigation law firm.. I have represented over one-thousand clients in my practice since 2003.  I have represented several hundred claimant’s in workers’ compensation claims and Social Security Disability Claims.. I routinely manage 140-150 files in all stages of litigation.  I am responsible for client intake, claim management, staff management, docket management, evidence discovery, court proceedings, hearings, and file closure.. I have been recognized be The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2014, 2015, and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, The Nations Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys’ 2014.. As a bilingual attorney I enjoy providing legal services to people in the Hispanic community.  Since I am fluent in Spanish I am able to speak to and relate to my Spanish clients in their language when necessary.

I am a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.  I am a Certified Public Accountant and prior Associate Probate Judge for Richland County Probate Court.  I have been practicing law for over 19 years and concentrate my practice in estate planning and probate law.

Haley is a licensed real estate broker and began her career managing and selling real estate. Her practice involves advising lenders, developers, investors, buyers and sellers with regard to all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.

George’s practice is concentrated in workers’ compensation claims. He has handled hundreds of cases before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, including through trial and appeal before the South Carolina Court of Appeals. George has likewise handled hundreds of cases in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina. He is passionate about representing injury victims and takes great pride in the personal relationship he builds with each of his clients.. George holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from The Citadel. After graduating, he accepted a Commission into the U.S. Air Force. He deployed multiple times during his service as an intelligence officer, including tours to Iraq and Qatar. After leaving the Air Force, George attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated with honors.

Born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina, attorney Moses earned academic Gold Stars in his freshman year at The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina. He transferred to Wofford College, where he graduated with honors, cum laude. After earning his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Mr. Moses clerked for the Honorable Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., Circuit Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. After his clerkship, Mr. Moses became a state prosecutor for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, prosecuting cases that included DUI offenses, domestic violence (DV), assault and battery, felony drug offenses, burglary, armed robbery, and murder. This litigation experience has proven to be invaluable in his current position as a private attorney.  Mr. Moses handles all types of criminal charges in State and Federal Court, DUI and felony DUI offenses, felony drug offenses, domestic violence charges, assault and battery cases, robbery cases, traffic offenses, and misdemeanors.  In addition to his criminal practice, Mr. Moses also handles a wide variety of civil cases to include personal injury, auto accidents, negligence, wrongful death, and workers compensation claims.

Bill has been practicing law in Columbia since 1985. His primary practice areas are commercial real estate, income tax planning, tax-deferred exchanges of real estate, entity formation and other business transactions, and legal ethics and lawyer misconduct. Bill also serves as general counsel to GLV.. Bill is an active member of the South Carolina Bar, having served as chair of the Real Estate Practice Section Council, the Professional Responsibility Committee, and the Ethics 2000 subcommittee. He currently serves on the South Carolina Bar’s Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee and the Professional Responsibility Committee, as well as serving as a faculty member for the Legal Ethics and Practice Program: Ethics School co-sponsored by the South Carolina Bar’s Professional Responsibility Committee and the South Carolina Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel.. Bill received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1998; a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Order of Wig and Robe; and a B.S., summa cum laude, from Presbyterian College in 1982.

Ann has practiced law for over twenty-seven (27) years. Graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985, she remained in South Carolina to practice law. She describes her work as “an anointing.” It is what she was created to do – “helping injured people.” When people are seriously injured, they are extremely vulnerable and need someone who will take a personal interest in their well-being. She described herself as being equipped by God throughout her career to do just that!. In 1996, she left her private practice to accept an appointment as a Commissioner, by then Governor David Beasley, to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission and served for a six-year term.  During her term, she also served as Vice-Chairman of the Commission.. After leaving the Workers’ Compensation Commission in 2002, Ms. Mickle opened offices in Rock Hill and Columbia providing legal representation to injured workers. She also handled catastrophic injury, wrongful death and civil cases.  In 2008, she and Alan Bass, another former Commissioner, formed Mickle & Bass, LLC., and opened a third office in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Mickle & Bass, LLC is also associated (hired) by other attorneys across the state of South Carolina to assist them with handling their clients’ workers’ compensation claims.  At Mickle & Bass, we use our collective experiences gained as former Workers’ Compensation Commissioners to assist our clients who have been injured on the job.. Ms. Mickle has also served as an officer in numerous community-based organizations and has served as a Board member for several entities, including the South Carolina Bar Association.  She is also regularly enlisted to speak at legal seminars, church services and civic events.

"I pride myself in providing all my clients with aggressive, yet pragmatic, solutions to complex workers' compensation claims.  Above all, I protect my clients' rights and preserve the integrity of the practice of law."