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Mr. Bayne’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation defense.He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was inducted into the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court. He holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Baylor University. Prior to joining MG&C, Mr. Bayne served as law clerk to the Honorable G. Thomas Cooper, Jr.Mr. Bayne is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the SC Bar Association and the Richland County Bar Association. He also serves as an adjunct faculty advisor for the USC School of Law Mock Trial Program.

Matthew's practice focuses on civil litigation, and he has participated in cases involving shareholder and minority owner oppression, consumer protection, voting rights and election protests, commercial and real estate law, copyright infringement, insurance bad faith, employment law, medical malpractice, personal injury, and product's liability. His experience includes jury trials, bench trials, agency hearings and contested cases, preliminary motions and injunctions, dispositive motions, class action certification determinations, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals. Matthew is based in our Columbia, SC office.

John T. is a shareholder of Gallivan, White & Boyd, a firm with five offices in two states.  John T. has an active trial practice with extensive experience in commercial litigation, legal malpractice, bad faith litigation and product liability.  He has been recognized for inclusion in six categories of Best Lawyers in America, and received the honor of a South Carolina Top 25 Super Lawyer.  He is also recognized in Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation.. John T. is President of the International Association of Defense Counsel, Immediate Past President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a past President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association.

In 2008 I graduated from the University of Miami's School of Law and immediately moved to South Carolina to practice criminal law.  Within my first two years of practice I argued before the Supreme Court of South Carolina and helped to change the law in South Carolina to the benefit of my clients.  After an additional five years of practice with larger firms and many more cases, I decided to open the Truluck Law Firm.  I am at all times committed to the practice of law and it is my goal to provide responsive representation to keep my client's informed of their options throughout the legal process.

Chad Johnston is an attorney with Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A., in Columbia and has a general business and administrative litigation practice, encompassing the representation of water, sewer, and electric utilities, state and local governmental entities, corporate entities, as well as individual and institutional securities and investment mismanagement litigation.  In addition to general litigation, Mr. Johnston’s practice extends across the spectrum of representation, from front-end environmental permitting, contract and economic development issues, to the handling of post-litigation appeals.. A native of Frankfort, Kentucky, Mr. Johnston holds a B.A. from Wofford College in French and Intercultural Studies for Business with German.  Following Wofford, Mr. Johnston completed the joint JD/IMBA program (German Track) at the University of South Carolina School of Law and Moore School of Business.. Prior to joining Willoughby & Hoefer, Mr. Johnston served as law clerk to the Honorable Kaye G. Hearn, Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, for three years, encompassing Justice Hearn’s final two years as Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals and first year as a Justice on the Supreme Court.. Mr. Johnston is a member of the South Carolina and Richland County Bars.  He is a past graduate of the Leadership Academy of the South Carolina Bar, is the current Chair-Elect of the Bar’s Environment and Natural Resources Section, and has been active in the Young Lawyers Division as past Chair of the Courthouse Keys Program.  Outside of the legal world, Mr. Johnston is a graduate of Leadership Columbia, is a frequent participant and presenter with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental Tech Committee, has been a longtime Board Member of the Palladium Society, an affiliate organization of the Historic Columbia Foundation, and is a member of the Columbia Rotary Club.

A former F-16 fighter pilot, Tally serves her clients with a special blend of tenacity, shrewdness, and creativity. As the firm’s senior female litigation partner, her broad experience includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex matters in the areas of aviation law, commercial and securities litigation, copyright litigation, qui tam and whistleblower lawsuits, civil and voting rights litigation, and unfair trade practices. Admitted to practice in D.C. and Maryland as well as South Carolina, she has represented clients in corporate defense/white collar criminal matters and internal investigations, and she handles appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Tally was the first female fighter pilot in the South Carolina Air National Guard and is a veteran of three combat tours over Iraq. She is based in our Columbia, SC office and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves.