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Graham L. Newman
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Biography
Graham Newman‘s work has focused on commercial class actions, contractual litigation, insurance bad faith, and products liability in both state and federal court. His trial court victories have included a $14.5 million insurance bad faith verdict, an $8 million class action judgment, and a $4.75 million products liability verdict. Graham has briefed numerous appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court. He has also argued four cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and one case before the South Carolina Supreme Court. Graham joined Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. in June of 2014, buttressing the firm’s already formidable litigation practice. In addition to practicing law, Graham teaches an undergraduate legal course through the University of South Carolina Honors College and serves on several boards and committees dedicated to the improvement of the judicial system.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
33%-40%
Pro bono
5 %
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Licensed in South Carolina for 21 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Location
Chappell Smith & Arden
2801 Devine Street, Suite 300, Columbia, SC, 29205
Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A.
322 Laurens Street NW, Aiken, SC, 29801
Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A.
1770 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC, 29732
Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A.
601 West Evans Street, Florence, SC, 29501
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Experience
Honors
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
Work Experience
2006 - 2014
Attorney, Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A.
2005 - 2006
Attorney, Sumter County Public Defender Corporation
2004 - 2005
Law Clerk, The Honorable Howard P. King
Associations
2011 - Present
South Carolina Association for JusticeMember of Board of Governors
2010 - Present
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice CenterTreasurer/Secretary
Sample of Legal Cases
Bovain v. Canal Ins. Co., 383 S.C. 100, 678 S.E.2d 422 (S.C. 2009).
Keeter v. Alpine Towers Int'l, Inc., 399 S.C. 179, 730 S.E.2d 890 (S.C. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Samuel, __ S.C. __, 769 S.E.2d 662 (S.C. 2015).
Temp. Servs. v. Am. Int'l Group, Inc., 388 S.C. 348, 697 S.E.2d 527 (S.C. 2010).
Ward v. Dixie Nat. Life Ins. Co., 595 F.3d 164 (4th Cir. 2010).
Edwards v. State, 383 S.C. 82, 678 S.E.2d 412 (S.C. 2009).
Cannon v. S.C. Dep't of Prob., Parole & Pardon Servs., 371 S.C. 581, 641 S.E.2d 429 (S.C. 2007).
Croft v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 233 Fed. Appx. 262 (4th Cir. 2007)(unpublished).
Kirven v. Cent. States Health & Life Co., 409 S.C. 30, 760 S.E.2d 794 (S.C. 2014).
Montague v. Dixie Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61539, 2011 WL 2294146 (D.S.C. 2011)(unpublished).
Rowles v. Chase Home Fin., LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3264, 2012 WL 80570 (D.S.C. 2012).
Stevens & Wilkinson of S.C., Inc. v. City of Columbia, 409 S.C. 563, 762 S.E.2d 693 (S.C. 2014).
Stevens & Wilkinson of S.C., Inc. v. City of Columbia, 409 S.C. 563, 762 S.E.2d 693 (S.C. 2014).
Education
2004
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D.
2001
University of South Carolina-Columbia
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2017
Young Lawyers Seminar
"A Lawyer and a Farmer: Growing a Mass Tort Practice from Scratch"
2014
SCAJ Annual Conference
“The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.”
2014
SC Bar Convention
“Mixing Oil and Water: Combining Trial and Appellate Practices”
2014
Consumer Law Update
“The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act”
Publications
2017
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
"Talcum Powder: The Next Tobacco?"
2017
The Justice Bulletin
"Talcum Powder: The Next Tobacco?"
2016
The Justice Bulletin
"Jumping Into the Deep End: The Intricacies of Multidistrict Litigation"
2014
The Justice Bulletin
“Fighting for Our Soldiers: Litigating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act"
2014
The Justice Bulletin
“Avenging Germanicus: the Murder Trial of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso”
Languages
English