Lawyers
J. Matthew Whitehead, Associate
Matt is an experienced civil litigator representing individuals,small businesses and some of the nation’s biggest corporations. He is a graduate of the South Carolina’s Honors College and the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina where he obtained an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. Matt was also a member of the professional business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Matt later obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law where was a member of the South Carolina Law Review and the legal fraternity Phi Alpha Delta. Since moving to the Upstate, Matt has completed Opportunity Greenville and the Trial Academy. Matt’s education and experience provides valuable insight into how insurance companies approach the litigation process. This allows Matt to closely work with his clients in protecting their legal rights from the initial claim stage through trial.
Areas of Practice
75% Personal Injury
10% Wrongful Death
5% Insurance Bad Faith
10% Business Litigation
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
South Carolina, 2005
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2006
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
J.D. – 2005
Law Review: South Carolina Law Review
University of South Carolina – SC Honor’s College, Columbia, South Carolina
B.S. – 2001
Major: Business Administration / Management & Marketing
Published Works
Conservation in South Carolina: Achieving Maximum Effectiveness…. , 2005
Professional Liability & the Biogosphere: Perits of a 21st Century… , IADC Committee Newsletter, February, 2009
Representative Cases
Hollman v. TLC Vision, etal., 683 S.E. 2d 495 (US Supreme Court 2009)
Professional Associations and Memberships
South Carolina Bar Association, 2005 – Present
Greenville County Bar Association, 2005 – Present
Past Employment
Moon Bell Law Firm, LLC, Partner, 2010 – 2012
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, Associate, 2005 – 2010
Fraternities/Sororities
Delta Sigma Pi
Phi Alpha Delta
Greenville Office
Phone:
864-312-4444
800-673-1174
855-312-2444 (Toll Free)
Fax:
864-312-444
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Mitchell Byrd
As a graduate of the University of South Carolina Law School, Mitchell Byrd has focused on litigation within the criminal justice system as an economics crime prosecutor within the South Carolina worker’s compensation system and for the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Primarily Mr. Byrd practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, personal injury and criminal defense.
Greer Office
Phone:
864.757.5555
Cell:
864.561-5878
000.000.000 (Toll Free)
Fax:
864.757.5556
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Elizabeth McCool
Ms. McCool graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and earned her juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law. A native of Greer, South Carolina, Ms. McCool has returned home to pursue her passion of family law with The Carolina Law Group.
Greer Office
Phone:
000.000.0000
864.757.5555
855-312-2444 (Toll Free)
Fax:
864.757.5556
Email Mitchell