General Biography
R. Gerald Chambers, Jr. graduated from Wofford College in 1986 with a B.A. in history and government. Upon graduation, Gerald was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the    U. S. Army, Air Defense Artillery and served on active duty until 1993. He graduated from Wake Forest School of Law in 1996 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar the same year.

Gerald is a shareholder on the Professional Liability Team concentrating in the defense of medical malpractice, long term care litigation and legal malpractice. He also focuses his practice in representing the interests of product manufacturers and designers in litigation involving product liability, medical device and pharmaceutical litigation. Gerald is the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Specialty Litigation Group.

Gerald is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the  U. S. Army Reserves in the Judge Advocate General Corp. where he serves as the Command Judge Advocate for the 207th Regional Support Group.

Bar Admissions
South Carolina Bar
U.S. District Court of South Carolina
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education
Wake Forest School of Law, J.D., 1996
Wofford College, B.A., summa cum laude, history/government, 1986, Phi Beta Kappa

Professional/Civic Affiliations
South Carolina Bar
Charleston Bar
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Defense Research Institute

Drug & Medical Device Committee (DRI)