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SCOTT BLUESTEIN is a shareholder in the law firm of Bluestein Law Firm, P.A., where he practices admiralty and maritime law in the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, New York, Illinois, and Missouri. Mr. Bluestein earned his LL.M. degree in admiralty from Tulane University School of Law, his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina and his B.A. degree from the University of Florida. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 4th and 5th Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the District of South Carolina, Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, and Western District of Louisiana, and the state courts of the states of South Carolina and Louisiana. Mr. Bluestein is an active member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (port director 2002-2003), and on the Executive Committee (past chairman) of the Admiralty Section of the American Association for Justice. (Charleston location) LARRY C. BRANDT is a sole practitioner in Walhalla, South Carolina, where his practice areas include medical malpractice, products liability, personal injury and workers' compensation. Mr. Brandt is admitted to the South Carolina Bar. He earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Brandt is a member of the Oconee County Bar Association (former secretary-treasurer; former president), Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honor Society, South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association For Justice. He has been selected for the "Best Lawyers" in America for 2010 and is listed as a South Carolina "Super Lawyer" for 2010. (Greenville and Columbia locations) RHETT D. KLOK is a partner with Klok Law Firm LLC, where he represents individuals in crisis. His practice includes products liability, injury, qui tam/whistleblower, domestic and family law cases. As a U.S. citizen raised in Mexico City, Mr. Klok is not only bilingual, but has a multicultural worldview that has served him well when representing the diverse needs of plaintiffs. He possesses an interdisciplinary background and has the flexibility and know-how to successfully tackle a client's problems. Mr. Klok's hands on approach, along with pursuing each case through an interdisciplinary approach, has served his clients well throughout the years. Prior to founding the Klok Law Firm LLC, he worked on complex litigation. He has litigated cases involving railroad crossings, medical prescription errors, nursing homes, medical devices, medical malpractice and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Klok has also litigated cases involving aviation, asbestos, tobacco and vehicle and tire defects. He has served as vice chair of the American Association for Justice's Preemption Law Litigation Group. He is also a regular speaker at legal seminars on a variety of topics such as settlement, litigating personal injury cases, and preemption. Mr. Klok is a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem. In addition, he negotiates with loan services on behalf of homeowners in financial crisis to help them keep their homes through loan modifications and refinancing at no charge to homeowners. He is licensed in South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and the District of Columbia. Mr. Klok is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals (10th Circuit), the U.S. District Court (District of South Carolina, District of Colorado, Eastern and Western districts of Louisiana, District of New Mexico and the Eastern District of Texas). He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Tulane University and J.D. degree from Loyola University School of Law. (Charleston location) DUKE K. MCCALL JR. is of counsel with the law firm of Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, LLP, in Greenville, where he concentrates his practice in litigation with a sub-practice in workers' compensation and South Carolina Second Injury Fund Recovery. In his sub-practice of workers' compensation, he has represented a variety of carriers and employers, where his work covers actual trial litigation. Mr. McCall's litigation area is primarily in defense counsel for insurance carriers and industry, where his areas range from product liability, trucking, and accident litigation to construction. In addition to handling South Carolina workers' compensation claims, Mr. McCall works to recover funds from the South Carolina Second Injury Fund which reimburses industry/employers and carriers for those who qualify. Mr. McCall earned his B.A. degree from Rhodes College and his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt Law School. He is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals. Mr. McCall is a former member of the South Carolina Bar Ethics Advisory Committee and he is currently a member of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, the American Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar. (Greenville location) JOHN L. MCDONALD JR. joined Clawson & Staubes, LLC, immediately after earning his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina and became a partner with the firm in 1992. He tries approximately 20 cases each year throughout the state of South Carolina, achieving a favorable verdict for his clients in most cases. Despite being a formidable opponent, attorneys on the opposite side express their enjoyment in working with Mr. McDonald because of his easygoing nature and sense of fair play. He became a Certified Mediator in 2007 and is a longstanding member of the Charleston County Bar and South Carolina Bar Association. Mr. McDonald has also been a member of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association since 2000. He provides instruction and lectures on litigation topics that include: the use of biomechanical experts in wreck cases; State v. Council Daubert issues; summary jury trials as an option to alternative dispute resolution; and evidentiary issues. Mr. McDonald earned his B.A. degree in industrial management from Clemson University. (Charleston location) JODY V. MCKNIGHT JR. is a partner with Riesen Law Firm LLP, where his main areas of practice include truck accident, auto accident, products liability, workers' compensation and personal injury. He has spoken at the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop and to various organization on trial advocacy. Mr. McKnight published works include "Offensive and Defensive Non-Mutual Collateral Estoppel: Due Process Implications of the Sword and Shield," South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring 1997; and "Unite and Conquer With a Local Trial Lawyer Workshop," South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring 2001. Mr. McKnight founded the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop and has two websites, www.jmcknightlaw.com and www.sctruckaccidentlaw.com . He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. Mr. McKnight is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar (House of Delegates 1995-1997), the American Association for Justice, the South Carolina Association for Justice (Board of Governors), the Charleston Act of Trial Advocacy Workshop (founder) and the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Claimant's Association (sustaining member). (Charleston location) PAUL W. OWEN JR. is an attorney in Columbia, where he practices in the areas of bankruptcy, insurance defense, workers' compensation defense, and collections. He has previously spoken on bankruptcy and collections topics. Mr. Owen earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar. (Columbia location) STEPHANIE U. ROBERTS is an attorney with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, where she has represented product manufacturers, distributors, design professionals, and real estate developers in a variety of product liability, toxic tort, professional liability, construction and design litigation. She has tried cases to juries in state and federal courts, one of which was one of the longest jury trials in South Carolina state court, and has provided extensive litigation support to various trial teams. Ms. Roberts currently manages asbestos litigation for clients in the Carolinas. She has worked on class actions, mass tort litigation, and multi-district litigation, much of which has involved complex traditional and electronic discovery, site inspections, and document management. Representative clients have included commercial and residential construction product manufacturers, international chemical distributors, asbestos product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and tobacco companies. She has used her litigation background and experience to assist clients with risk management and litigation avoidance strategies. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Florida and before the U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit), the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western districts of North Carolina, and the state courts of North Carolina and Florida. Ms. Roberts earned her B.A.degree in international studies, summa cum laude, from Emory University and her J.D. degree from the University of Florida School of Law, where she was senior research editor for the Florida Journal of International Law . (Greenville location)
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