Rebecca K. Halberg

Rebecca Kirkland Halberg is a shareholder practicing in workers’ compensation. She regularly appears before the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission. As President of Kids’ Chance South Carolina, Rebecca continually gives back to families of workers who were injured or killed on the job. During law school, Rebecca served as a law clerk for Collins & Lacy.  She joined the firm as an associate after being admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2006. 

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

• Workers' Compensation:  representing clients in every stage of the Workers’ Compensation process, including discovery, hearings, appeals and mediation. 

Awards

• Greater Columbia Business Monthly 2011 Women of Influence
• Rotary Club of Five Points
• Charles C. Foster Rotarian of the Year (2008)
• John Holland Scholarship Award (2005)

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

• South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association 
• South Carolina Self-Insurers Association
• Richland County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• Defense Research Institute
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms
• Kids' Chance of South Carolina
  • President (Current)
  • Board of Directors (2011)
• Rotary Club of Five Points
  • Board of Directors (2010-2012)
  • Foundation Chair (2010-2012)
• Leadership Columbia, Class of 2010
• Junior League of Columbia 
• Moot Court Bar
  • Justice of Fundraising and Alumni Relations, (2005-2006)
• Student Bar Association
  • Secretary and Legislative Council Member, (2003-2006)
• Phi Delta Phi
  • Magister, (2005-2006)

Papers, Presentations and Publications

• "What Happens If a Prospective Employee Conceals a Prior Injury and Injures That Same Body Part on Your Job?," South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Blog, July 2011
• "How to Accurately Determine the Value of a Claim," National Business Institute Workers' Compensation Seminar, 2010
• Presenter, Workers' Compensation Case Preparation Techniques, 2009
• Presenter, Workers' Compensation Case Preparation Techniques, 2008
• Presenter, Case Law Update, South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association Conference, 2007

Speaking Engagements

• Attorney Rebecca Halberg to Speak at National Business Institute Seminar, "Handling the Workers’ Compensation Case from Start to Finish", February 22, 2012
• Rebecca Halberg to Speak at 2011 SC Self-Insurers Association (SCSIA) General Membership, November 3, 2011
• Collins & Lacy Attorney Rebecca Halberg to Present at National Business Institute Workers' Compensation Seminar, December 7, 2010
• Free Seminar Series: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Litigation: Tips to Keep Your Company out of Court, July 29, 2010
• Rebecca Halberg to Speak at Workers' Compensation Case Preparation Techniques Seminar, December 7, 2009, Comprehensive Case Preparation Techniques & Building Your Case By Conducting a Thorough Investigation