
Contact Gordon C. Rhea
Office: Mount Pleasant, South CarolinaPhone: 843-727-6656
Toll Free: 888-293-6883
Fax: 843-216-6509
E-mail: grhea@rpwb.com
Areas of Practice
Gordon C. Rhea Of Counsel
Gordon C. Rhea is a seasoned trial lawyer specializing in high-stakes litigation. He draws on courtroom and negotiating skills honed during more than forty years of experience as Special Assistant to a United States Senate investigating committee; as an Assistant United States Attorney in Washington D.C. and the United States Virgin Islands; and as private counsel to clients ranging from injured workers and prominent business persons to state and local governments, judges, and highly-placed officials.
Rhea is also renowned Civil War historian, who has written seven books published by LSU Press. He is considered an expert on the Overland Campaign, including the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5 & 6, 1864.
Rhea is married and has two grown sons.
Areas of Practice
- Abusive Tax Shelters
- Natural Resource Damage
- Toxic Torts
- Vehicle Defects
- White Collar Criminal Defense
Admissions
- 1974, California
- 1976, District of Columbia
- 1983, Virgin Islands
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Not admitted in South Carolina
Education
- Stanford University School of Law, J.D., 1974
- Indiana University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1967
- Harvard University, M.A., 1968
Professional Memberships
- Martindale-Hubbell Rated: AV
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