J. Jakob Kennedy

Jake Kennedy focuses his practice on direct representation of businesses and individuals. His experience includes defense of local, regional and national healthcare providers, employers, and other professionals in the state and federal courts of South Carolina and Georgia. He has prepared and presented seminars to clients on statutory compliance and case law developments, including deposition techniques, expert witness strategies, electronic discovery, employee leave and medical malpractice tort reform. Jake, a native of Kentucky, is a member of the Kentucky Colonels. Since moving to Florence, S.C. in 2005, he has served as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and is a member of the local United Way board.

“In general, my practice philosophy is that a great defense depends on a high level of preparedness and a good grasp of important fact details while avoiding getting bogged down in minutiae.”

Contact Information

Florence Office
Phone: 843.656.4454
Fax: 843.413.5836
Email: jkennedy@turnerpadget.com
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Practice Areas

Bar and Court Admissions

South Carolina Bar, 2004
Georgia Bar, 2005
United States District Court, District of South Carolina, 2005
State and Superior Courts of Georgia, 2005
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2005
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2009
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2011

Education

University of South Carolina, J.D., 2004
University of South Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude, 2001

Honors

2012 Super Lawyers, South Carolina Rising Star, Employment Litigation: Defense