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Turner Padget Elevates Three Attorneys To Shareholder

Posted On December 7, 2020

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces that Charleston-based Robert E. Kneece III and Nickisha M. Woodward, and Columbia-based W. Taylor Stanley have been elected shareholders of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Kneece and Woodward are members of the firm’s Insurance Litigation Practice and Stanley is a member of the firm’s Business Practice.

“Robert, Nickisha and Taylor’s exemplary commitment to client-service, our firm and the legal profession make them accomplished additions to our shareholder ranks,” said C. Pierce Campbell, chief executive officer of Turner Padget.

Kneece’s practice includes defending personal injury, premises liability, trucking accidents, wrongful death, commercial litigation, and other general liability claims. He has obtained successful results in jury trials while representing insurance carriers, businesses, and individuals. Kneece received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his law degree from Emory University School of Law.

Woodward is a skilled litigator who defends the interests of clients large and small in personal injury, construction, premises and product liability matters. She is the current Young Lawyer Division Vice President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney Association. Woodward received her undergraduate degree from Clemson University and her law degree from Charleston School of Law.

Stanley focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, business litigation, real estate litigation, and other complex litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of Business Litigation. Stanley received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.