General Biography:
After graduating from Davidson College in 1989, Curtis studied at Boston University School of Law earning his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, in 1992. He joined Turner Padget that year and immediately began litigating civil cases. He has tried more than 75 cases to verdict in state and federal court, and has argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court and South Carolina Court of Appeals. Curtis’ practice focuses on the defense of product liability and trucking/ transportation cases and commercial litigation. 

Bar Admissions:
South Carolina
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Massachusetts

Education:
Davidson College, B.A. 1989
Boston University School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992

Professional/Civic Affiliations:
Executive Committee Member, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, 2003-present

Chairman of Product Liability Substantive Law Committee of South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, 2001 - 2003
 

Member, International Association of Defense Counsel

Member, Defense Research Institute

Member, Trucking Industry Defense Association

Member, John Belton O'Neill Inn of Court

Member, South Carolina Trucking Association

Speeches/Presentations/Awards:

Speaker, "South Carolina Lemon Law," August 2007 presentation for clients

Speaker, "An Ounce of Prevention," December 2006 Presentation to the South Carolina Trucking Association regarding Electronic Discovery

Co-Chair of South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association Annual Trial Academy, 2004-2005

Speaker, “State Farm v. Campbell - A New Look At Punitive Damages,” South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association Joint Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, July 2003

Moderator of Judicial Panel, “Now We Have State Farm v. Campbell, What Do We Do With It?”, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association Annual Meeting, Sea Island, Georgia, November 2003

Author, “Reigning in Runaway Punitive Damages Awards: A Closer Look at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell,” published in The Defense Line, Fall 2003