Claude Prevost is a shareholder at Collins & Lacy.
About Claude Prevost
His focus is in the areas of: construction defect litigation; professional liability; products liability; premises liability; trucking defense; catastrophic injury and death.
Construction
Specifically within the construction industry, Claude defends professionals in litigation. Typically clients include:
- General contractors
- Subcontractors
- Developers
- Architects and engineers
- Manufacturers (defects)
- Design professionals
- Build site injury and death
Professional Liability
Claude also represents professionals in matters related to licensing and regulatory enforcement, including:
- Architects
- Engineers
- Real estate agents
- Lawyers
Personal Injury Defense
Claude also defends retail, commercial, and restaurant clients in personal injury actions arising from “slip and fall” and “trip and fall” cases. Motor carriers, owner-operators, highway contractors, and insurers call on him to defend against litigation arising from commercial vehicle accidents and highway construction.
About Claude
Claude is a cum laude graduate of Wofford College and received his Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law. During law school, Claude served as an intern for The Honorable Sol Blatt, Jr. in Charleston. The following year, he served as an intern for The Honorable Bristow Marchant in Columbia. Claude performed 300 hours of Pro Bono work during law school prior to joining Collins & Lacy. He has been named a Rising Star® by South Carolina Super Lawyers 2016–2020 for his work in construction litigation.
Bar & Court Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Awards & Recognition
- South Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star® 2016-2018
- "Best & Brightest -35 and Under," Columbia Business Monthly, September 2016
Professional, Civic, & Community Involvement
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- Board of Directors (At large until 2023)
- 2019 PAC representative
- Young Lawyers Division President (2016 & 2017)
- Young Lawyers Division Vice President (2014)
- Young Lawyers Midlands Representative (2013)
- Board of Directors (At large until 2023)
- South Carolina Bar
- Young Lawyers Division
- Community Law Week Co-Chair (2013-2014)
- "Cocky's Reading Express"
- "Ask-a-Lawyer" Phone-a-thon on WLTX
- Community Law Week Co-Chair (2013-2014)
- Young Lawyers Division
- Richland County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- International Society of Primerus Law Firms
Papers & Publications
- "Better Safe Than Sorry: Keeping Up With Your Employees" South Carolina Retail & Hospitality Law Blog, April 2015
- "Cell Phone Defense” South Carolina Retail & Hospitality Law Blog, December 2014
- "Urban Kayaking in South Carolina: What Tour Operators Need to Know," South Carolina Retail & Hospitality Law Blog, August 2012