Will's practice is primarily focused on personal injury claims, nursing home negligence, trucking and automobile accidents, traumatic brain injuries, burn injuries, wrongful death claims, consumer class action litigation, and criminal defense. Will strongly believes in providing personal service to every client and enjoys working closely with his clients throughout the life of their case.
Will is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, he was a member editor of the South Carolina Journal of International Business and was a law clerk at the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee. Under the guidance of Senate Attorney Katherine Wells, he worked in the areas of judicial merit screening, lotteries and gaming, historical preservation, and budget issues for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Will began his legal career gaining valuable trial experience. Out of law school, he clerked with the Honorable John C. Hayes, III at the South Carolina 16th Judicial Circuit and then was able to hone his trial skills prosecuting cases under the stewardship of Solicitor Donald V. Myers in South Carolina's 11th Judicial Circuit. He successfully prosecuted cases involving violent offenses, DUI's involving seriously bodily injury, and major drug crimes.
Since going into private practice, Will has also been an active member of the South Carolina Young Lawyers Division, having served as a past circuit representative. As a circuit representative for the Young Lawyer's Division he helped organize several programs and events for Young Lawyers and worked on various charity projects including Cocky's Reading Express which is a program created to teach elementary school students in underserved public schools the importance of life-long reading. He is also a member of the South Carolina Association of Justice.
Bar Admissions
South Carolina, 2010
U.S. District Court (S.C.), 2013
Education
University of South Carolina - 2010
J.D.
Davidson College - 2007
B.A. Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships
The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
South Carolina Young Lawyers Division
South Carolina Association for Justice
American Bar Association
South Carolina Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
Law Clerk to the Honorable John C. Hayes, III - 2010-2011
Asst. Prosecutor of the SC 11th Circuit Solicitor's Office - 2011-2012
Associate Attorney at the Kennedy Law Firm, LLC - 2012-2014
Practice Areas of Interest
Catastrophic Injury
Medical Negligence
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
Insurance Bad Faith
Business Litigation
Class Actions
Workers' Compensation
Defective Products
Criminal Law
Premises Liability
Automobile Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Burn Injuries
Brain Injuries
Wrongful Death
