Lawyer Bio : David S. Yandle

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David S. Yandle

Charleston

David S. Yandle is a trial lawyer with twenty five years of experience who now concentrates his practice in the firm’s employment, insurance, and business litigation groups. Mr. Yandle represents employers in all facets of employment law, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA and FMLA, as well as employment contracts, covenants not to compete, employee handbooks, wage and hour disputes. His employment practice ranges from advising clients on contractual matters to litigating disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Yandle works closely with attorneys in the health care practice group, while his insurance practice primarily focuses on product liability and trucking accidents.
 
Representative Matters:
 
Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
  • Defense of numerous employers in federal and state court matters alleging discrimination, wrongful termination, breach of contract and defamation including numerous grants of summary judgment;
  • Successful representation of clients seeking and defending against temporary restraining orders and injunctions arising from non-competition agreements and trade secret infringements;
  • Drafting and negotiation of employment contracts and restrictive covenants for employers and executives;
  • Counseling and advising national and local businesses, medical practices and non-profit organizations on employment and regulatory matters;
  • Representation of employers in Fair Labor Standards Act and administrative agency investigations;
  • Grant of summary judgment for a medical device manufacturer against allegations of improper design.
Selected Reported Decisions:
  • Keiger v. Citgo, Coastal Petroleum, Inc. , 326 S.C. 369, 482 S.E.2d 792 (Ct.App. 1997).
  • Smith v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. , 313 S.C. 236, 437 S.E.2d 142 (Ct.App. 1993).

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Professional Activities

Bar Admissions: North Carolina, 1982; South Carolina, 1990; United States Court of Military Appeals, 1983; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1990; United States Supreme Court, 1993
 
Charleston County Bar Association, Member; Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Section; South Carolina Bar Employment and Labor Law Section

Civic Activities

Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, Member of Board of Directors, 2000-2002; Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charleston, Class of 1996; Colin McK. Grant Home, President, 2004-2006 Vice-President, 2001-2004; Second Presbyterian Church, 1987-1996, Vice Moderator of Session, Chairman, Board of Deacons, Sunday School Superintendent; Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1996-Present, Member of Session

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law, 1982 - J.D.
Davidson College, 1978 - B.A., History

Prior Legal Experience

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Navy, 1982-1990; Court Martial and Administrative Litigation (5 years); Counsel to Overseas Base Commander (2 years)

Publications

Co-author of Employment Law Trial Tactics , DRI Publication, March 2010

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Honors
 
The Best Lawyers in America , Labor and Employment Law
South Carolina Super Lawyers