Bradish J. Waring
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Brad “understands the legal community” and “gets good results.” - Client comment to Chambers USA. A seasoned trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience and over 50 trials to verdict, Brad is a member of Butler Snow’s litigation department and practices within the Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1978
- U.S. District Courts
- South Carolina: District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Civic Involvement
- St. James Goose Creek Historic Church
- Senior Warden, 2008-Present
- Carolina Yacht Club
- Commodore, 1994-1995
- Historic Charleston Foundation
- President, 2008-2009
- Pilotage Commission for the Port of Charleston
- Chair (Gubernatorial Appointment), 1993-1994
- Charleston Day School Board of Trustees
- Chair, 2000-2002
- Friends of the Historic Charleston Courthouse
- Campaign Cabinet, 1994-2012
Distinctions
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Litigation: General Commercial (South Carolina), 2017-2019
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV® -Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- South Carolina Super Lawyers®
- Business Litigation, Transportation/Maritime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury-Products, 2008 – 2018
- Top 10: Charleston Super Lawyers, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Commercial Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2005-Present
- Certified Federal Court Mediator, United States District Court for South Carolina
- Charleston Business Magazine, Legal Elite of the Low Country – International; Maritime, 2018
- South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Leadership in Law Award, 2010 and 2015
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Compleat Lawyer Award, Gold Category, 2005
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Education & Honors
- University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
- Moot Court Board
- Phi Delta Phi
- Law Clerk on staff of Governor James B. Edwards
- University of South Carolina, B.A., 1975
Experience
- Brad’s legal practice is concentrated in the civil arena at the state and federal levels where he represents a variety of clients in complex litigation matters. He is also frequently asked by his peers to serve as mediator or arbitrator in civil matters of various types.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Agents E & O Liability,” Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Greater Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., April 19, 2017.
- Speaker, “Avoiding Bad Faith Claims,” Selective Insurance Company, 2017 Property Summit, Richmond, Va., May 4, 2017.
- Speaker, “Putting the “Alternative” Back Into ADR: Creative Techniques for Mediation, Arbitration and Expedited Trials That Work,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, ADR Section, Winter Meeting, San Diego, Calif., March 1, 2016.
- Panelist, “Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation & Negotiation,” University of South Carolina School of Law, 1L Class on Introduction to the Legal Profession, Columbia, S.C., September 23, 2014, September 22, 2015, September 20, 2016.
- Speaker, “Fast Break on Fast Track Jury Trials - How It Works,” (with Chief Justice Jean H. Toal), Greenville County Bar, Greenville, S.C., October 30, 2013.
- Speaker, “Defending Bad Faith Insurance Claims,” QBE First Insurance, Atlanta, Ga., December 3-4, 2012.
- Faculty Member, “Lawyer Mentoring Training Orientation Workshop,” Chief Justice’s Commission on the Profession, Columbia, S.C., January 26, 2012.
- Speaker, “Tales From The Front: Funding Our Courts,” National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 5, 2011.
- Speaker, “Professionalism for New Lawyers,” Charleston School of Law, Lawyering Series, Charleston, S.C., January 26, 2011. More...
- Speaker, “Closing Arguments,” South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association Trial Academy, Charleston, S.C., June 3, 2010.
- Participant, “Closing Argument,” Helga Schmidt vs. ABC Motel. Inc., American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters in Trial, Charleston, S.C., May 6, 2010.
- Speaker, “Defending Bad Faith Insurance Claims,” Zurich North America Charlotte Claims Department, Charlotte, N.C., April 23, 2008.
- Speaker, “Defending Bad Faith Insurance Claims,” American Board of Trial Advocates, Charleston, S.C., December 14, 2007.
- Co-Author, “Rule 608 Civil Court Appointments, Does Unfunded Mean Unconstitutional?,” South Carolina Lawyer, p.40, March 2007.
- Keynote Speaker, “The Importance of the Rule of Law in These Perilous Times,” South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association, Greenville, S.C., November 3, 2006.
- Speaker, “Corporate Alzheimers: Dealing With the Loss of Institutional Knowledge and Missing Witnesses,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Commercial Litigation Section, Annual Meeting, Bermuda, July 28, 2006.
- Keynote Speaker, “Good Faith Claims Handling - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” South Carolina Insurance Fraud Investigators Third Annual Fall Fraud Training Seminar, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., November 29, 2001.
- Speaker, “Construction Defects and Failures: Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) Wood - A Brief Study,” Joint NC/SC Construction Law Sections, Annual Meeting, Asheville, N.C., September 28, 2001.
- Participant, “Mock Hearing,” 2001 National FEMA Flood Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., May 24, 2001.
- Speaker, “Errors and Omissions - A Discussion of Exposures to Companies and Their Agents and Exposure Reducing Strategies,” 1999 National FEMA Flood Conference, Denver, Colo., May 19, 1999.
- Speaker/Instructor, “Catastrophe Review: Handling the Catastrophic Claim,” Property v Loss Research Bureau and Liability Insurance Research Bureau, New York, N.Y., March 21 and 23, 1994.