Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 843-722-7733
- Fax: 843-722-7732
- E-Mail: carlpierce@piercesloan.com
- Website: www.piercesloan.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 22437, Charleston, SC 29413
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Asbestos
- Automobile
- Bad Faith
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Lines
- Construction Litigation
- Contract Disputes
- Design Professionals
- Hospitals
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Pharmaceutical
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
About Us
Our experienced Charleston law firm provides advice and defense services to insured individuals and businesses involved in third party claims, companies involved in mass tort litigation, and insurance companies. Over the years, we have tried cases involving insurance coverage disputes, breach of insurance contracts and bad faith denial of claims, insurance agents’ malpractice, and insurance adjusters’ malpractice. We have also tried general negligence cases and breach of contract cases to verdict.
Whether you have been sued for bad faith insurance coverage or need qualified advice regarding coverage issues, our insurance defense lawyers can assist you. Our law office has the resources necessary to provide the representation you deserve. We are able to thoroughly investigate the claims, interview witnesses and clients, research applicable laws, research potential counter claims, and research possible affirmative defenses. Additionally, we hire top experts to testify how our client’s actions met or exceeded the applicable standard of care.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Resolute Management, Inc.
- Scottsdale Insurance Company
- Zurich U.S.
Personnel Information
Partners
Carl E. Pierce, II
Charleston, SC
Practice Areas
- Legal Malpractice
- Bad Faith
- Coverage Disputes
- Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Admitted
- South Carolina, 1986
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991
Memberships:
- American and Charleston County Bar Associations
- South Carolina Bar
- Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Education:
- University of South Carolina, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1983
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1986
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif; Member, Chief Justice Moot Court Bar, 1985-1986
Allan P. Sloan III
Charleston, SC
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Admitted
- South Carolina, 1994
- Florida, 1995
Additional Biographical Details:
Order of the Gownsmen, University of the South; Order of Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina School of Law; Winner, University of South Carolina Trial Competition, 1994
Memberships:
- South Carolina Bar
- The Florida Bar
- John Belton O'Neal Inn of Court
Education:
- The University of the South, B.A., 1990
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1994
James G. Kennedy
Managing Partner
Charleston, SC
Practice Areas
- Product Liability Defense
- Asbestos
- Toxic Torts
- Insurance Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
Admitted
- South Carolina, 1989
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2010
Memberships:
- American and Charleston County Bar Associations
- South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Clemson University, B.A., 1986
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1989
Honors:
Blue Key; Alpha Lambda Delta
William P. Early
Charleston, SC
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
- Legal Malpractice
- Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Admitted
- South Carolina, 1998
- Tennessee, 2016
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1999
Additional Biographical Details:
Frequent Lecturer on Medical Issues
Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
Memberships:
- American and Charleston County Bar Associations
- South Carolina Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division)
Education:
- The Citadel, B.S., 1994
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
- Sonaly K. Hendricks
- Benjamin C. Smoot II
- J. Morgan Forrester
Special Counsel
- M. Todd Rainsford
- William O. Sweeny, IV
Associates
- Carson R. Parker
- Katie L. Miller
- Daniel F. Lynch
- R. Richard Gergel
- Carl E. Pierce, III
- Jessica J. Miller
- Andrew N. Poore
- Meagan H. Chinnis
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