Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Barnwell, SC

A founding member of Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC, Terry E. Richardson, Jr., represents clients in South Carolina in matters of business litigation, personal injury, products liability, class action and mass torts. A former IBM systems engineer, he worked in Thailand and Virginia on computerized logistical systems for the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Chairman of the Nature Conservatory’s board of directors, he was given the Advocate of the Year award from the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.

Mr. Richardson is admitted to practice in the state of South Carolina and before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Throughout his career, he helped pursue thousands of asbestos cases for those injured by exposure to the harmful substance.

In 1967, Mr. Richardson graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a Master of Science in business. He then attended the University of South Carolina School of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1974. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer review rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Richardson is listed in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, and a former member of the Best Lawyers in America. Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Negligence, Insurance and Compensation Section, he is also a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Association for Justice, the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the University of South Carolina School of Law Association.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.