Top Professional Malpractice Lawyers Near Me in Columbia Area
Explore Insights into Top-rated Professional Malpractice lawyers serving Columbia and surrounding communities in South Carolina.
49 Professional Malpractice Lawyers Found Near You
I was born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina. After graduating in 1969 with a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, I went to the University of South Carolina School of Law, where I earned my Juris Doctorate Degree in 1973. After graduation from law school, I formed the partnership of Hunter & McWhirter with James Earl Hunter. Hunter & McWhirter was a general practice law firm with an emphasis on personal injury law. That same year I was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and, later, was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.. In 1977, I was elected by the Lexington County Bar Association to the position of Public Defender for Lexington County. The office was formed for the purpose of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants, and I held that position for fourteen years.. While working part-time as Public Defender for Lexington County, I continued to build our law practice, and in 1986, formed the firm which became McWhirter & Associates. At that time, our practice focused on the various areas of personal injury law, including workers' compensation, auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability. In 1988, we expanded the firm to include an office in Columbia, South Carolina. Since then, we have added offices in Orangeburg, Sumter, Newberry, Camden and Aiken.. We continue to strive to give the very best legal service to the thousands of clients we have been honored to serve over the past 40 years.. Any result our firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
I began my career in the legal services industry in 1983. For over forty years, I have focused on civil litigation. Since 1997, my primary interest has been personal injury litigation. Since 2000, my focus has been on medical malpractice litigation, representing injured patients. I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1985. I graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988. I have received various professional accolades over the years, including South Carolina Super Lawyers (Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice 2009-2013 and 2015-2025), National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer Award (2015-2019), National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award (2014), and American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award (2009-2014). I am a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Past Member of the American Judicature Society, the American Association for Justice (President's Club), and the South Carolina Association for Justice.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.
Experienced Professional Malpractice attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.