MG&C Law

Weston Adams, III

Columbia, SC Office

Mr. Adams leads both the firm's Environmental Law Practice Group and the firm's Appellate Law Practice Group. He practices in the areas of environmental, utilities, and administrative law before state and federal administrative agencies, including the South Carolina Public Service Commission, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the South Carolina Public Service Commission. Mr. Adams also practices appellate law in state and federal courts, where he has been the lead counsel on more than 40 appeals. 

Mr. Adams was educated at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England and the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee (B.A. 1987). He served as the Society of the Cincinnati’s Scholar to France for 1987, and earned an M.A. in History at the University of Florida, where he was both a Milbauer Fellow and a Grinter Fellow. Mr. Adams received his J.D. (1991) from the University of South Carolina, where he was the Research Editor of the South Carolina Law Review. Mr. Adams is a member of the South Carolina Bar. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Adams has served as a guest columnist for both The State newspaper and The Charleston Mercury newspaper. He also has served on the board of the Congaree Land Trust and on the board of Historic Camden, in Camden, South Carolina. Mr. Adams currently serves on the board of the South Carolina Conservation Bank, the Central Carolina Community Foundation's Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors of the Montessori School of Camden. He is a member of The French and American Scholars Committee for The Society of The Cincinnati. Further, Mr. Adams is a member of the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, a legal honor society. He also is a member of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce's Environmental Technical Committee, as well as the  American Bar Association’s Council of Appellate Lawyers.  

Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association - Member
South Carolina Bar Association - Member
Richland County Bar Association - Member
The Congaree Land Trust - Board Member
American Bar Association's Council of Appellate Lawyers - Member
Conservation Bank Commission for the State of South Carolina - Commissioner
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Environmental Technical Committee - Member
Historic Camden - Board Member
Central Carolina Community Foundation - Advisory Board Member
Springdale Hall Club - Board Member
Montessori School of Camden - Board Member
French and American Scholars Committee for the Society of the Cincinnati - Member
John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court - Member