Peter H. Dworjanyn

Pete Dworjanyn is a shareholder and chair of Collins & Lacy's Insurance Coverage Practice Group and founding author of the South Carolina Insurance Law Blog. Pete also practices in workers’ compensation.  Following law school, Pete served as a law clerk for the Honorable Julius H. Baggett, Eleventh Judicial Circuit and as Assistant Solicitor in the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office.  Prior to joining Collins & Lacy in 1999, Pete was in private practice, focusing on civil litigation.  Pete’s reputation has earned him a BV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He also is one of the Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Read our newsletters for the latest information and updates on legal issues related to the practice of Workers' Compensation, Employment and Insurance law in South Carolina. 

Practice Focus/Trial Experience

• Insurance Coverage:  representing American and international insurance companies in litigation involving coverage disputes, first party claims, commercial liability, errors and omissions and bad faith claims.
• Workers’ Compensation: representing clients in every stage of the workers’ compensation process, including insurance coverage issues, discovery, hearings, appeals and mediation. 

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers© (2010-2012) 

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association 
• Defense Research Institute
• Insurance Law Committee 
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
• Bad Faith Committee
• South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
• South Carolina Bar 
• Richland County Bar Association
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms
• Youth Soccer Coach

Papers, Presentations and Publications

• "Pre-Existing Deformities Not Compensable," South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law Blog November 2011
• "Suit Against Insurer Must be Served Through South Carolina Department of Insurance," South Carolina Insurance Law Blog November 2011
• "South Carolina Supreme Court Decision Analyzes Insurance Coverage for Progressive Damage Cases," Primerus.com September 2011
• Common Insurance Coverage Issues that can Arise During a Claim, South Carolina National Safety Council Seminar, "Keeping Your Business Safe: Securing Your Bottom Line by Avoiding Litigation," August 2011
• Background and History of Bad Faith Insurance Issues in South Carolina, including Consent Judgments, Recent Trends, and how to Avoid Bad Faith, Lorman Education Services, November 9, 2010
• Bad Faith Litigation, National Business Institute, December 16 -18, 2008
• Speaker, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association & Claims Management Association of South Carolina Joint Meeting, July 26, 2008, Asheville, NC