Joseph S. McCue

Joey McCue is a senior shareholder with Collins & Lacy and chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group. Joey's practice primarly focuses on construction, transportation, premises liability and pesticide litigation.  Prior to joining Collins & Lacy in 1997, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Paula H. Thomas.  Joey also has 10 years of experience in sales and as a business owner. His reputation in the courtroom and professional standing as an attorney are highly rated by his peers, according to Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice Focus/Trial Experience

• Construction Litigation: defense of developers, general contractors and sub-contractors with million dollar exposure, resolved through trial and mediation.  
• Transportation Litigation: defense of tractor trailers and buses involving allegations of death and catastrophic injury.
• Premises Liability: including “trip and falls” and “slip and falls” for national fast-food chains and retailers.   
• Pest Control Litigation: including the representation of licensed pest control operators in wood infestation and structural sub-structure repair claims, with hands-on experience in pesticide application and inspections, as well as sub-structure repair.

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

• Richland County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
• Defense Research Institute
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms 
• YMCA Youth Soccer Coach
• Eastminster Presbyterian Church - Elder 

Papers, Presentations and Publications

• Building a Framework for Fixing Construction Issues, South Carolina HBA's South Carolina Builder, December 2010, Co-Author
• Speaker, AIG Construction Group Conference, San Ramone, CA,  2006 
• Speaker, AIG Construction Group Conference, San Ramone, CA,  2003