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Pat McWhirter
also known as H. Patterson McWhirter
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About Pat
Biography
I was born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina. After graduating in 1969 with a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, I went to the University of South Carolina School of Law, where I earned my Juris Doctorate Degree in 1973. After graduation from law school, I formed the partnership of Hunter & McWhirter with James Earl Hunter. Hunter & McWhirter was a general practice law firm with an emphasis on personal injury law. That same year I was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and, later, was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
In 1977, I was elected by the Lexington County Bar Association to the position of Public Defender for Lexington County. The office was formed for the purpose of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants, and I held that position for fourteen years.
While working part-time as Public Defender for Lexington County, I continued to build our law practice, and in 1986, formed the firm which became McWhirter & Associates. At that time, our practice focused on the various areas of personal injury law, including workers' compensation, auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability. In 1988, we expanded the firm to include an office in Columbia, South Carolina. Since then, we have added offices in Orangeburg, Sumter, Newberry, Camden and Aiken.
We continue to strive to give the very best legal service to the thousands of clients we have been honored to serve over the past 40 years.
Any result our firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
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Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
37 years
52 years
52 years
52 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
33%-40%
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in South Carolina for 52 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 1973
No misconduct found
Location
McWhirter, Bellinger, & Associates, P.A. Attorneys At Law
1807 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC, 29201
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Experience
Honors
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2015
Recipient, SuperLawyers
2014
Recipient, SuperLawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Recipient, SuperLawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Recipient, SuperLawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Recipient, SuperLawyers
2011
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2004
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Work Experience
1973 - Present
Founding Shareholder, McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A.
Associations
1985 - Present
South Carolina Association for JusticeMember
1984 - Present
Richland County Bar AssociationMember
1984 - Present
South Carolina BarMember
Sample of Legal Cases
$ 4,000,000.00
$ 2,000,000.00
$ 280,281.00
Education
1973
JD - Juris Doctor
1969
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Spanish