Law360 recently published an article entitled “Plaintiffs Bar is Steering Truck Crash Cases To Mega Verdicts.” Writer Y. Peter Kang called on Collins & Lacy attorney Scott Wallinger for insight into the trucking industry. Wallinger told Kang about courtroom dynamics in truck accident trials. The facts in a trucking accident case involving catastrophic injuries may… Continue Reading
Six Collins & Lacy Attorneys Selected as 2016 Legal Elite
[COLUMBIA/GREENVILLE, S.C. August 3, 2016] – Six Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorneys have been selected to Columbia Business Monthly’s and Greenville Business Magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite of the Midlands and Legal Elite of the Upstate. The attorneys, who are out of the firm’s Columbia and Greenville offices, are recognized as follows: Columbia Peter Dworjanyn… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Welcomes Christopher M. Huber to the Statewide Business Defense Firm
[COLUMBIA, S.C. – November 19, 2014] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Christopher Huber has joined the firm’s Columbia office. Huber is an associate practicing in the areas of insurance coverage litigation and professional liability. Prior to joining Collins & Lacy, Huber clerked for the Honorable Terry L. Wooten, United States District… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Ranked Tier 1 in 2015 “Best Law Firms”
[COLUMBIA, S.C., November 5, 2014] –Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized in the “Best Law Firms” 2015 list, just released by the U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The business defense firm has earned top-tier rankings in the areas of workers’ compensation law and arbitration. The firm was also… Continue Reading
Dedicated to “Service above Self:” Collins & Lacy attorneys Exemplify Commitment to Rotary
Two Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorneys have been honored by their respective Rotary Clubs. Founding partner Joel Collins is the 2013 Rotarian of the Year for the Rotary Club of Lake Murray – Irmo, and shareholder Scott Wallinger has been elected and sworn in as 2013 President of the Capital Rotary Club in Columbia. Joel Collins was honored… Continue Reading
Six Collins & Lacy Attorneys Selected as 2012 Legal Elite of the Midlands
[COLUMBIA, S.C., October 1, 2012] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce six Collins & Lacy attorneys have been recognized by their peers as members of the Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s 2012 Legal Elite of the Midlands. Over the summer, Columbia Business Monthly invited the 1,397 Midlands attorneys who are members of the South Carolina Bar Association… Continue Reading
The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Selects Collins & Lacy Attorneys for Membership
[COLUMBIA, S.C. May 16, 2012] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce its representation within the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) is growing in size and legal diversity. Scott Wallinger and Christian Stegmaier are the latest Collins & Lacy attorneys selected as CLM members. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of… Continue Reading
Make it Meaningful – 4th Circuit Court Rules on Underinsured Motorist Coverage
Post by Scott Wallinger We handle a fair amount of litigation involving Undersinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM). Occasionally, we see the “buyer’s remorse” theme. A motorist is injured due to fault of another, and the motorist’s loss is not adequately compensated by the at-fault party’s bodily injury liability policy. The motorist, having remorse over his failure to buy Underinsured Motorist Coverage from his own liability insurer, then claims that UIM coverage should be afforded… Continue Reading