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I am an advocate, communicator, and wordsmith. I am also a certified Mediator and have served as a Special Referee. I serve my clients - individuals and small businesses - in situations that could end up in a trial, hearing or mediation, and/or advise them on how to stay away from problems with well worded agreements and well thought out plans. Lots of advice, fact finding, research and just plain working with people occurs before stating my client's case at a mediation, trial or hearing. The small business portion of my practice includes contract work, employment advisement, business formation, and lately helping businesses get it right from the beginning. As a continuing writer and broadcaster I understand creating valuable assets and works such as "reality shows" and music or movie creations needing trademark and copy right protection. As an advocate I work to protect my clients' rights by strongly addressing any wrongs committed against them. My practice balances favorably resolving disputes with helping clients develop their projects from concept to completion - and to protect them so they can grow and prosper.I use the law and common sense to help my clients succeed. My judicial clerkship during my first year out of law school taught me the system from the inside while watching a year's worth of all sorts of trials. I learned what judges and juries want. Trials are fun for litigators like me, but satisfaction from a well planned and protected project is just as good.As a South Carolina certified Circuit Court Mediator I can bring parties together, discuss strengths, weaknesses, shared problems and even common goals to work a solution that is better than proceeding with litigation.

Chris Adams is a shareholder practicing in general civil litigation with a concentration in construction law. After law school, Chris served as a law clerk for The Honorable James Johnson, Jr., Eighth Judicial Circuit and as an Assistant Solicitor for the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Lexington, South Carolina.  Before joining Collins & Lacy in 2005, Chris was in private practice focusing on civil litigation.

A South Carolina native, Ryan K. Hicks is from the nearby town of Lexington. He began working with J. Lewis Cromer & Associates as an associate attorney in July 2013, after gaining several years of experience working for law firms in both South Carolina and Florida.. Ryan is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he received a B.A. in Political Science in 2009.. He went on to graduate with honors from the Florida Coastal School of Law in 2012, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and recipient of the Governor’s Merit Scholarship. As a law student, Ryan completed his final semester as a visiting law student at the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, Ryan clerked for a firm whose primary practice area included civil litigation and association representation. He has also gained invaluable experience in the areas of criminal defense, contract disputes, bankruptcy and tax, and probate matters.. Mr. Hicks’ current practice focuses on various legal claims, often involving employment, which are brought before both state and federal courts. He also works with clients on claims before the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and South Carolina Human Affairs Commission.. Admissions South Carolina State Courts  United States District Court for the District of South Carolina United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Memberships American Bar Association  South Carolina Bar Association Richland County Bar Association. Awards and Recognition2016 South Carolina Superlawyers - Rising Star Top Attorneys in South Carolina Rising Stars - Columbia Living Magazine, May 2016

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.