Rusty is a founding member of MGC. He has been representing business interests in workers’ compensation and related employment matters exclusively for 31 years. He is hands-on for his clients and prides himself in understanding their products, services, and industry. He is an active member in key national professional organizations devoted to workers’ compensation issues. In addition, Rusty has served the bar and community as president of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association, treasurer of Kids Chance of SC and chair of the SC Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section. He regularly lectures before various organizations on issues related to workers’ compensation and employment law and frequently appears before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission and in state courts representing employers, self-insureds and insurance carriers.
Outside of MGC, Rusty can be found spending time with his family, including his wife and three daughters. He and his family enjoy college football together, spending time at the beach and traveling. Rusty enjoys fishing and flying. He has been a licensed pilot since age 17 and frequently volunteers to support medical air transport missions for Mercy Flight. He is a US Army veteran and supporter of USO South Carolina.
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Workers' Compensation
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law (JD)
- The Citadel (BSBA)
Professional Memberships
- South Carolina Bar Association (Past Chair and Board Member of Workers' Compensation Section; Member of Workers' Compensation and Labor and Employment Law Sections)
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (Past President and Board Member)
- Defense Research Institute (Committees on Workers’ Compensation Law and Employment Law)
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America© - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2005-2021)
- Nominated in CLM's Professionals of the Year - Outside Counsel (2020)
- Columbia Business Monthly’s Legal Elite of the Midlands - Workers' Compensation Law (2016 and 2019) *Top Attorney Vote
- South Carolina Super Lawyers - Workers' Compensation Law (2009- 2019)
- The Best Lawyers in America© Columbia, SC Lawyer of the Year - Workers’ Compensation (2014)
- South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Award Recipient (2012)
- South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Lifetime Service Award Recipient (2012)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ - AV®
Community Involvement
- Kids' Chance of South Carolina (Past Treasurer, Past Board Member)
- Richland County Airport Commission (Former Commissioner)
- Mercy Flight