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17 RPWB Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America List

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C – Seventeen RPWB attorneys were selected for the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for numerous practice areas including personal injury, product liability, mass tort, class action, qui tam and medical malpractice litigation.

This marks the seventh consecutive year in which RPWB is the top-listed plaintiff law firm in South Carolina for class action & mass tort litigation.

RPWB member Kim Keevers Palmer was selected as Lawyer of the Year in Charleston for mass tort and class action litigation. Christiaan Marcum was Lawyer of the Year in Charleston for his product liability work.

Additionally, three RPWB attorneys were selected for the “Ones to Watch” category that is reserved for younger, up-and-coming lawyers.

Here is the full list of RPWB attorneys on the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

Jena L. Borden

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

James C. Bradley

  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Michael J. Brickman

  • Antitrust Law
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Nina Fields Britt

  • Antitrust Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Elizabeth M. Burke

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

J. David Butler

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Jerry Hudson Evans

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Gregory A. Lofstead

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Christiaan Marcum

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Kim Keevers Palmer

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Charles W. Patrick, Jr.

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Thomas D. Rogers

  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

A. Hoyt Rowell III

  • Health Care Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

T. Christopher Tuck

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Qui Tam Law

Edward J. Westbrook

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Kenneth J. Wilson

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Robert S. Wood

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Ones to Watch – Designation for younger attorneys

D. Charles Dukes

  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Theodore Hargrove II

  • Commercial Litigation

Matthew A. Nickles

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

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    With Sixteen Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers List, RPWB is the Top-Listed Product Liability and Class Action Law Firm in the State

    Sixteen RPWB attorneys were selected for the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for numerous practice areas including personal injury, product liability, mass tort, class action and medical malpractice litigation.

    This marks the sixth consecutive year in which RPWB is the top-listed plaintiff law firm in South Carolina for both product liability litigation and class action & mass tort litigation.

    RPWB member Beth Burke was selected as personal injury lawyer of the year in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to working on medical malpractice and personal injury cases, Burke serves in the leadership of the national lawsuit against 3M for supplying military personnel with defective earplugs. She also represents Marine Corps veterans who developed cancer and other serious conditions after consuming contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987.

    Beth Burke is personal injury lawyer of the year in Charleston, S.C.

     

    Here is the full list of RPWB attorneys on the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

    Mount Pleasant, S.C.

    Nina Fields Britt – Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation

    Beth Burke – Mass Tort/Class Actions, Personal Injury & Product Liability Litigation

    Jerry Evans – Mass Tort/Class Actions & Product Liability Litigation

    Kim Keevers Palmer – Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation

    Greg Lofstead – Product Liability & Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation

    Christiaan Marcum – Mass Tort/Class Actions & Product Liability Litigation

    Tom Rogers – Medical Malpractice Law & Personal Injury Litigation

    Hoyt Rowell – Healthcare Law & Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation

    Chris Tuck – Mass Tort/Class Actions, Product Liability Litigation & Qui Tam Law

    Ed Westbrook – Mass Tort/Class Actions Litigation

    Bobby Wood – Mass Tort/Class Actions & Product Liability Litigation

    Charleston, S.C.

    Michael Brickman – Antitrust Law, Mass Tort/Class Actions & Securities Litigation

    Charles Patrick, Jr. – Mass Tort/Class Actions & Product Liability Litigation

    Aiken, S.C.

    Dave Butler – Personal Injury & Product Liability Litigation

    Ken Wilson – Personal Injury & Product Liability Litigation

    Edwardsville, Ill.

    Jena Borden – Mass Tort/Class Actions & Product Liability Litigation

    Ones to Watch

    Three younger attorneys at the firm are recognized as “Ones to Watch,” a distinction for up-and-coming attorneys.

    • Chuck Dukes is listed for antitrust law, commercial litigation, mass tort/class action litigation, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation.
    • Matt Nickles is honored for personal injury and product liability litigation.
    • TAC Hargrove was selected for commercial litigation following his work on litigation associated with the failed V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project.

    About Best Lawyers

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      Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Law Close to Passing, Would Finally Bring Justice to Veterans and their Families

      A bill that is close to becoming law could finally provide justice and financial relief to veterans and their families for health problems caused by water contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

      The bi-partisan Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 has passed both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. It was sent back to the House for an additional vote before heading to the President’s desk for his signature. If enacted into law, Congress would create a monetary fund for individuals who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1953 and December 1987 and can demonstrate they were harmed by water contamination.

      If you served, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days during that time period and subsequently developed cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, or had a miscarriage, you may have a claim if the new law passes.

      RPWB attorneys are proud to represent current and former members of our nation’s armed forces, including those harmed by dangerous water contamination at Camp Lejeune. Our law firm, along with our North Carolina-based co-councel at WWPEM Law Firm in Tabor City, N.C.*, are investigating potential cases on behalf of men and women who served, lived, or worked at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, for at least 30 days and subsequently developed cancer or other serious medical issues.

      Water testing at Camp Lejeune in the 1980s revealed the presence of several toxic substances in the water. The main pollutants in Camp Lejeune’s water from 1957 to 1987 were Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and Trichloroethylene (TCE), but also included Benzene, Trans-1,2-dichlorethylene (DCE) and vinyl chloride.

      These chemicals are not only toxic but also are known to be carcinogenic. Exposure to these substances routinely found in Camp Lejeune’s water supply can cause such cancers as kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, liver cancer, lung cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, and esophageal cancer.  Exposure can also lead to other diseases and health conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, infertility, miscarriage, renal toxicity, scleroderma, myelodysplastic syndromes and hepatic steatosis.

      Click here for more information about Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits.

      If you or a loved one spent time at Camp Lejeune and developed any of the above health conditions, you may have a claim. Please contact us without delay for a free, no-obligation case review.

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        RPWB Helps Our Military Heroes

        RPWB’s attorneys proudly represent our current and former military heroes. In addition to our efforts to help people who suffered from health effects caused by contaminated drinking water on Camp Lejeune, our attorneys also represent many service personnel and veterans who developed hearing loss as a result of faulty 3M earplugs. RPWB serves in leadership capacity of the national lawsuit.

        RPWB is a 2022 U.S. News Best Law Firm and is the top-listed product liability law firm in South Carolina according to Best Lawyers. We have a reputation for successfully handling complex litigation that benefits people harmed through no fault of their own, including complicated environmental and product liability matters.

        If you or a loved one spent time at Camp Lejeune and developed kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, liver cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, Parkinson’s disease or a miscarriage, please contact us without delay for a free, no-obligation case review.

        * RPWB attorneys are not licensed to practice in North Carolina and are working on Camp Lejeune cases with our co-counsel: Wright, Worley, Pope, Ekster and Moss, PLLC of Tabor City, N.C.

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          Jury Awards $8.2 million to Soldier in 3M Military Earplugs Case

          Pensacola, Fla. – Another federal jury has found 3M liable for producing defective earplugs that caused our nation’s veterans to suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus.

          On October 1, 2021, jurors awarded $8.2 million to Army veteran Brandon Adkins of Washington, marking the third trial in which plaintiffs have been awarded money from 3M to compensate for injuries caused by the defective earplugs. Of the four bellwether trials held thus far, only one  has resulted in a verdict for 3M.

          More than 250,000 current and former military personnel have filed suit against 3M for producing and distributing the faulty earplugs to all branches of our military between 2003 and 2015. The dual-sided earplugs were supposed to protect soldiers’ hearing in both combat and training situations, but 3M never disclosed that design flaws prevented the earplugs from meeting their stated specifications for sound reduction. As a result, hundreds of thousands of military personnel used the defective earplugs in Iraq, Afghanistan and other military installations throughout the world.

          The Adkins trial was the first of eight planned bellwether trials scheduled this fall in courtrooms in Tallahassee and Pensacola. Judge Casey Rodgers has enlisted five additional federal judges to start hearing earplugs cases and has indicated that an additional five military earplugs trials will be scheduled for early 2022.

          The next trial is scheduled to take place later this month.

          RPWB represents approximately 1,100 plaintiffs in the litigation. RPWB member Beth Burke is in the leadership of the national military earplugs case against 3M, which is now the largest multidistrict litigation in American history. Burke is co-chair of the plaintiff steering committee.

          Current and former military personnel who used 3M’s dual-sided Combat Arms earplugs and developed hearing loss or tinnitus may be eligible for compensation. The earplugs have a distinctive design in which one side is yellow and the other is olive green. However, their time to file may be running out. Please give us a call at 1-888-855-9481 or fill out the form on this webpage to begin a free, no-obligation case review. You can also visit our Combat Arms Earplugs page for more information.

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