COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia attorney Brett Bayne was awarded the Edward D. Ohlbaum Professionalism Award by Stetson University's College of Law. This award honors an individual whose life, teaching and coaching display sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of law.
Brett Bayne’s practice focuses on general civil litigation defense including automobile negligence, premises liability, products liability and construction defects. He specializes in trial litigation and seeing cases through to verdict. Bayne received a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina and Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, Defense Research Institute and American Board of Trial Advocates. Outside of the firm, Bayne teaches Trial Advocacy at the University of South Carolina School of Law and has served as the director and head coach of the USC School of Law Mock Trial Bar since 2013.