William E. Shaughnessy

Bill Shaughnessy has practiced law in South Carolina since 1971.  Throughout his career, Bill's practice has principally involved representation of employers and their carriers in workers' compensation.  His practice has run the full gambit of workers' compensation claims, including industrial accidents, occupational stress-related claims, occupational disease claims and, more recently, repetitive trauma injury (cumulative trauma disorder) claims.  Throughout his year of practice, Bill continually deals with issues involving the interaction between workers compensation claims and other employment-related claims.

 

Contact Information

Greenville Office
Phone: 864.552.4602
Fax: 864.552.4620
Email: wshaughnessy@turnerpadget.com
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Practice Areas

Bar and Court Admissions

South Carolina Bar, 1971
United States District Court, District of South Carolina, 1974

Education

University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
Wofford College, B.A., 1968

Professional Affiliations

South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (Member, 1975-Present; President, 1994-1997; Board Member, 1995-1997, 2009-Present)
Governor’s Advisory Committee on Improvement of Workers’ Compensation Laws (Chairman, 2009-Present)

Speeches/Presentations

“Workers’ Compensation Reform, One Year Later,” South Carolina Hospital Association, 2008
“Recent Developments in Workers’ Compensation,” Risk Managers Association, 2006
“Recent Legislative Changes in Workers’ Compensation,” Risk Managers Association, 2006

Honors

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, 2010
Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Law, 1995-2012
South Carolina Super Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Law, 2011