Nicholas William Gladd

 Nick Gladd’s practice focuses primarily on the defense of products including automotive, heavy equipment and machinery and medical device equipment. He also handles matters involving automotive and commercial insurance coverage for claims for personal injury, wrongful death and property damage. Nick defends cases in venues across South Carolina. As national and local counsel for several product manufacturers, Nick works with lawyers and experts across the country. He demonstrates a determined approach to provide his clients with reliable and comprehensive defense options.

“I am relentless when it comes to defending my clients.”

Contact Information

Columbia Office
Phone: 803.227.4282
Fax: 803.400.1482
Email: ngladd@turnerpadget.com
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Practice Areas

Bar and Court Admissions

South Carolina Bar, 2002
United States District Court, District of South Carolina, 2002

Education

Wake Forest University, J.D., 2002
University of South Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude, 1998

Professional Affiliations

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Civil Law Substantive Committee Chair, 2011; Amicus Curiae Committee Chair, 2011)

Defense Research Institute (Steering Committee Member for Strictly Automotive Conference, 2009 and 2011)

American Bar Association (Member, 2002-Present)

Speeches/Presentations

 “Admissibility of expert testimony in the wake of Watson v. Ford,” South Carolina Bar Convention, 2011.

 “Adoption of risk/utility test in design defect cases and other rulings of Branham v. Ford,” South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, 2010.

 “Apportionment of Fault Among Joint Tortfeasors,” South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, 2007

 

Honors

Benchmark Litigation, Future Litigation Star, 2010, 2011