William Peele Early

Will is a trial lawyer. He has tried cases to verdict in every tribunal in South Carolina including Federal Court, State Court (Common Pleas, Criminal, and Family Court) and Magistrate / Municipal Court. Will has litigated cases in almost all 46 counties in South Carolina, as well as matters in Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, and West Virginia.

Will is a Citadel graduate and a University of South Carolina Law School graduate. While at The Citadel, Will was a member of the Honor Court as well as the Inn of Court. After clerking for a trial judge after law school, he settled into private practice and has been for over 20 years.

During that time, he has represented numerous individuals who have been the victims of the negligence of others.  As a member of his firm's Plaintiff's team, he has been instrumental in helping secure verdicts and settlements on behalf of his firms clients in excess of over $100 Million dollars. 

Will is also the head of his firm’s toxic tort team and currently serves as liason counsel to the Court in South Carolina asbestos litigation.  In that role, Will has obtained successful outcomes for product and premises defendants by way of summary judgment and verdict over the years.