James W. Fayssoux, Jr.
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Greenville, South Carolina
Fayssoux & Landis, P.A.
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, General Litigation; view more
Licensed in South Carolina since: 1999
Education: University of South Carolina School of Law
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Wally Fayssoux Jr. is a personal injury attorney and founding partner of Fayssoux, Landis & Gibbon Law Firm in Greenville, South Carolina. He focuses primarily on wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases but also works in select general litigation and criminal defense matters. Serving clients both in and out of South Carolina, he has been in the field of law for over two decades and has tried over 75 cases to verdict.
Among the cases Mr. Fayssoux accepts are automobile and trucking accidents, wrongful death, Dram Shop claims and alcohol related negligence, product liability, business litigation, eminent domain and condemnation, fraud and intentional torts. He is licensed to practice in South Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
Wally Fayssoux is a 1996 graduate of The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina. He pursued his legal studies at the University of South Carolina School of Law and earned his Juris Doctor in 1999. Over the past 26 years, he has established a dedicated trial practice focusing less on volume and more on the individual case and client. He has obtained numerous notable verdicts and settlements across the state, including three of the top five highest personal injury verdicts in the history of the Greenville County state court system along with several multi-million dollar verdicts in counties throughout the State.
Mr. Fayssoux is a member and past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Commended for his work in the legal field, Wally was listed on the Legal Elite of the Upstate list for 16 consecutive years. He was also named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2008 and the Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2015 by South Carolina ABOTA and received a Super Lawyers ranking in the Top 25 South Carolina Attorneys for the past four (4) consecutive years. Wally is a passionate trial lawyer who takes great pride in his work and the quality of character and ability of each of his law partners, Jim Fayssoux, Paul Landis and Geoff Gibbon. The attorneys of FLG Law Firm approach each client's legal challenge with the confidence, experience and ability to take the case all the way to verdict to achieve the maximum possible result.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Criminal Defense, General LitigationFocus areas
Brain Injury, Criminal Law, Litigation, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Criminal Defense
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1999, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://fayssouxlaw.com/attorneys/james-wally-w-fayssoux-jr/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Appointed as Treasurer of American College of Trial Lawyers, South Carolina Chapter , 2025
- Inducted as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, 2019
- National Board Member of American Board of Trial Advocates, 2020
- Inducted as Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2018
- President of South Carolina Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, 2019
- South Carolina Lawyer Mentoring Program , 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2000
- Greenville County Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member Upstate Inn of Court, Member SCAJ
- South Carolina, 1999
- South Carolina Bar Association
- South Carolina Association for Justice
- Selected to particpate as a member of Plaintiff's Counsel for the South Carolina SCRCP 403 Mock Trial Project to Train New Lawyers, 2014
- Member of Plaintiff's Team for ABOTA Masters in Trial Seminar and CLE, 2015
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2000
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- White v. Lake Keowee Pizza, Domino's et al. - $5,000,000 Verdict for Plaintiff - Two Week Jury Trial in Pickens, SC, 2025
- Givens v. Samkharadze - ADR Verdict $ 32,000,000.00 - Later Settled in Subsequent Litigation, 2024
- Gibson v. Full House Sportszaria - $7,250,000.00 Verdict For Plaintiff, 2019
- USA v. Trooper Steven Garren - 1984 Civil Rights Violation 5 Day Jury Trial - NOT GUILTY Verdict for Defendant, 2010
- Lockhart v. City of Simpsonville - Inverse Condemnation/Trespass 4 Day Jury Trial-Verdict for Plaintiff - $185,000.00, 2008
- Berry v. Wentzky - Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death 5 Day Jury Trial - Verdict for Plaintiff $2,500.000.00, 2003
- State v. Combs - Obtained consecutive Mistrials on two week long Murder trials involving a Eutawville Police Chief., 2015
- McKinnon v. Dbouk - Breach of Contract / Malicious Prosecution 4 day trial - Verdict for Plaintiff - $180,000.00, 2010
- Carter v. Ford - Products Liability Three Week Jury Trial - Verdict for Plaintiff $3,000,000.00, 2006
- $3,875,000.00 - Dram Shop Case - Longstreet v. TLC - Verdict for Plaintiff, 2015
- Solomon v. Hampton Regional et al - Verdict for Plaintiff $10,900,000.00 - Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death 5 day trial, 2012
- Watson v. Ford - Products Liability Three Week Jury Trial - Verdict for Plaintiff - $15,000,000.00, 2006
- Capell v. Villaverde - Automobile Accident - Verdict for the Plaintiff - $350,000.00, 2014
Pro bono / Community Service
- The Citadel Brigadier Foundation
Educational Background
- The Citadel, B.S. in Business, 1996, 1992-1996
- The University of South Carolina School of Law , 1996-1999
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Presented Direct Examination of Plaintiff's Expert for 2015 ABOTA CLE, Speaker - Plaintiff's Counsel, ABOTA Masters in Trial CLE, 2015
- Presented CLE on Cross Examination of Experts through SCRE 803(18), Speaker, It's All A Game - Top Trial Lawyers Tackle Evidence, 2011
- Plaintiff's Co-Counsel for the South Carolina Bar SCRCP 403 Mock Trial Project to Train New Lawyers, 2014 - Direct, Cross and Closing Arguments, Plaintiff's Counsel, 2014
- Presented CLE on Products Liability Evidence, Speaker, Top Trial Lawyers Tackle Evidence: CLE, 2013
- Presented Direct Examination of Plaintiff's Expert for 2017 ABOTA CLE, Speaker - Plaintiff's Counsel, ABOTA Masters in Trial CLE, 2017
- Speaker, How to Present Damages in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, 2016
Honors
- Top 25 Lawyers in South Carolina, Super Lawyers
- Fellow and State Committee Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2017
- Upstate Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2026
- Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2022
- Legal Elite in Personal Injury and/or Criminal Law for 10th Consecutive Year, Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2019
- Legal Elite in Personal Injury and Criminal Law - 10th Consecutive Year, Greenville Business Magazine, 2020
- Receiptant of the 2008 South Carolina Young Lawyer of the Year award from the American Board of Trial Advocates. Invited to become a Member of ABOTA and achieved the rank of Associate in 2009, South Carolina Young Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008
- Accepted Membership in Multi Million Dollars Advocates Forum - The Top Trial Lawyers in America, Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2012
- Member, National Moot Court Team, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1999
- Leadership in law Honoree, 2013
- Elected President of South Carolina Chapter of ABOTA, 2017
- Recognized as "Legal Elite" for Upstate South Carolina Greenville Business Magazine in area of Personal Injury, Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2012
- Recognized as "Legal Elite" for Upstate South Carolina Greenville Business Magazine for years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2017
- Member, Order of the Barristers, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1999
- Upstate Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2012
- Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2017
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 South Carolina Lawyers Under 40 Years of Age, Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2012
- Recognized as a finalist for 2013 Leadership in Law , Leadership in Law Award, S.C. Lawyer's Weekly, 2013
- South Carolina ABOTA as "Young Lawyer Of The Year", 2008
- Recipient of 2015 "Jeter Rhodes" Lawyer of the Year for South Carolina Chapter of ABOTA. Wally is the youngest chapter member to ever receive this award and the first member to receive both the Young Lawyer of the Year and Lawyer of the Year Awards., South Carolina Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016
Office location for James W. Fayssoux, Jr.
209 E Washington St
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-696-3563
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014
