Butler Snow attorney Bradish “Brad” J. Waring has been selected to receive the DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award from the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Awarded in memory of Charlton DuRant, a well-known senator and special associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, the DuRant award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon an attorney by the South Carolina Bar. Recipients are nominated and selected by their peers based on their service to the law and in their community. The award is bestowed annually at the South Carolina Bar Convention to be held in January 2026.
“Brad exemplifies the values behind this award, and we’re proud to celebrate his outstanding contributions to the legal profession,” said Christopher R. Maddux, chair of Butler Snow.
Waring is a seasoned trial attorney with 45+ years of experience and 50+ trials to verdict. He is a member of the firm’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation Group, where he concentrates his practice in the civil arena at the state and federal levels. He represents a variety of clients in complex litigation matters. As a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, he is frequently asked by his peers to serve as a mediator or arbitrator in various civil matters.
Waring has been recognized by BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America® for commercial litigation and bet-the-company litigation, by South Carolina Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers® for business litigation, transportation/maritime, alternative dispute resolution, insurance coverage and personal injury-products, by Chambers USA for litigation: general commercial and by Martindale-Hubbell® with an AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review rating. In 2024, he received the South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also listed in Charleston Business Magazine’s Legal Elite of the Low Country – International Maritime, is a two-time recipient of the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Award and was a 2005 recipient of the Compleat Lawyer Award, Gold Category from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In 2016 Waring was knighted by the Queen of Denmark for his service to that country as Honorary Consul for Denmark in North and South Carolina. In 2024, he was elevated to Knight First Class.
Waring is a Past President of the South Carolina Bar, a Legacy Donor of the South Carolina Bar Foundation, a former State Bar Delegate from South Carolina to the American Bar Association, He is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the South Carolina Judicial Council, the Southeast Admiralty Law Institute, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Litigation Counsel of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a permanent member of the 4th Circuit Judicial Conference.
Waring has been a member of the South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Commission on The Profession since 2005 and is President-Elect of the South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society.
Waring earned his bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina.
