Kenyatta L. Gardner
Office Information
Practice Areas
- Tort, Transportation & Specialized Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Torts and Unfair Competition
- Catastrophic Events and Major Claims
- Construction and Building Products Litigation
- Insurance
- Premises Liability
- Trucking Litigation
- Warranty
- Aviation
- Products, Catastrophic & Industrial Litigation
Kenny is a member of Butler Snow’s litigation department and practices within the Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. Kenny is a zealous advocate for his clients from pre-suit advising through the appellate process.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 2011
- U.S. District Courts
- South Carolina: District of South Carolina
Civic Involvement
- Turning Leaf Project, Board Member
- Founded a volunteer organization that combats homelessness and poverty in Charleston, SC.
- Coaches youth soccer and basketball.
- Participates extensively in pro-bono work and indigent defense.
Distinctions
- Member, Charleston School of Law, Dean Selection Committee
- College of Charleston, Honors College Distinguished Alumni Award, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2022
- Ones to Watch, Insurance Law, 2021-2022
- Ones to Watch, Litigation – Construction, 2021-2022
- Ones to Watch, Transportation Law, 2022
- Member, State Farm's Inaugural Rising Stars Academy, 2019
- Graduate, Leadership Charleston, Class of 2016
- Graduate, South Carolina Leadership Academy, Class of 2015
- Graduate, Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative, Class of 2015
- Named to the Lawyers of Color “Hot List” for 2013
Education & Honors
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Federal Courts Law Review, Editor-In-Chief
- Moot Court Board, Chief Judge
- Federal Public Defender’s Office, Clerkship
- College of Charleston, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2008
- Honors College
- Political Science Departmental Honors
- Dean’s List, 2005-2008
- Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
- Black Law Students Association, Member
- Clerkship, Honorable Robert Carr, Federal Magistrate Court
Experience
- Conducts and manages litigation in State and Federal Courts from filing through appeals process.
- Counsels clients on statutory and common law rights and defenses as well as litigation strategy.
- Advocates for clients in motions practice; trial; mediations and alternative dispute resolutions.
In the News
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Kenny Gardner Receives 2021 College of Charleston Honors College Distinguished Alumni Award
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Kenny Gardner Elected to Board of Turning Leaf Project
- Kenny Gardner to Participate in Diversity Panel at Charleston School of Law
- Kenny Gardner Named to Dean Selection Committee for Charleston School of Law
- Kenny L. Gardner to Participate in State Farm’s Inaugural Rising Stars Academy
- Butler Snow Expands to South Carolina with Opening of Charleston Office
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Presenter, “Developing and Maintaining Good Client Relationships,” Charleston County Bar Association CLE, December 3, 2020.
- Panelist, “Supporting Diversity in the Legal Profession,” Charleston School of Law, February 5, 2020.
- Co-Author and Yearly Editor, Tort Law Desk Reference Book, 2012-2019 editions.