Lawyer Bio : James D. Myrick

James D. Myrick

Charleston

Jim is an AV rated trial attorney practicing in a wide range of complex litigation fields. Now in his 20th year with the Firm, he has mediated, arbitrated and tried cases in the areas of personal injury (defense and plaintiff), commercial disputes, products liability and environmental permits. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Jim represents major national and regional companies as well as individuals and minority business interests. With solid experience in taking cases to jury verdict, Myrick emphasizes trial preparation, but also understands the importance of early business-like solutions.
 
Product liability cases have addressed sterile eye solutions, quenching machines and other industrial equipment, tires from several international manufacturers, shotguns, asbestos-containing products and commercial irrigation systems. Other work involving personal injury includes representation of several tractor-trailer companies and other transportation interests.
 
Since 1998, land use litigation and business disputes have become focus areas. Contested environmental permits (including stormwater, water quality certification, wetlands regulation, and dock permitting) have generated knowledge of South Carolina’s regulations, regulatory agencies and administrative law. Zoning and work with local planning commissions fit together with this practice. Business disputes have spanned breakups of limited liability companies (LLC) and limited liability partnerships (LLP) and more typical contractual conflicts.
 
Jim is a South Carolina-certified arbitrator and mediator. He has also argued several appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
 
 
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.
  • South Carolina Supreme Court victory in favor of an international retailer, construing storm water regulations and water quality certification rules, enabling construction of a multi-million dollar superstore
  • South Carolina Supreme Court victory in favor of an international retailer, upholding the land use decision of a local planning commission and recognizing the rights of county councils to re-zone and establish criteria for new projects
  • South Carolina Court of Appeals victory in favor of a homeowner association, upholding a dock master plan and interpreting the definition of “waterfront property” under South Carolina environmental regulations
  • Securing a dismissal of Texas client in a multi-million dollar contractual dispute involving the sale of several radio stations in Houston, Texas
  • Negotiating a site-specific solution for an Atlanta developer which allowed reduction of environmental impact on a protected perennial stream and the construction of a 43 acre retail complex
  • Successful resolution of a challenge to sterility of eye-care solution after a series of patient infections in one South Carolina facility
  • Representation of a major chemical manufacturer as local counsel in the catastrophic loss caused by the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Graniteville, South Carolina
  • Successfully defended the design and manufacture of a European quenching machine against product liability claims arising from a crushing injury to a plant employee

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: American Bar Association, 1988 to Present, Business Litigation Committee of Torts and Insurance Practices Section, Vice-Chair, 2006-2008, Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Vice-Chair, 1995-1996; South Carolina Bar, Board of Governors, 1997-1999, House of Delegates, 1997, Young Lawyers Division, President, 1996-1997, President-Elect, 1995-1996, Vice President, 1994-1995, Secretary/Treasurer, 1993-1994, Chairman Long Range Planning Committee, 1994-1995, Charleston Lawyers’ Club, President, 1995 – 1996, Vice President, 1994-1995, Secretary, 1993-1994.
 
Appointed by Governor Mark Sanford as Commissioner on the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, 2006-2007.
 
Admitted to the Bar 1988, South Carolina.
 
Admitted to practice before the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1988; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1989.

Civic Activities

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Advisory Committee, 1994; Board of Directors, 1995-1996, Member, 1991-2007, Downtown Kiwanis Club of Charleston; Special Events Committee, The Harbour Club, 1993-1995; Member of the Board of Directors, Clowns’ Bazaar, 1998-2007.

Education

1991, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy;
 
B.A., 1982, Duke University, Dean’s List, 1979-1982, 3rd Place, 1980, National Contemporary Issues Debates, Duke University; 1981, Selection Chairman, Wellington House, an independent men’s house on main quadrangle; JD, 1988, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1987-88, Associate Editor-in-Chief, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1986-87, Staff Member, University of South Carolina Law Review, Author of two survey articles, one on photographic evidence and the other on South Carolina Civil Procedure, Phi Delta Theta Legal Fraternity.

Publications

Author of "Venue", an extended article for South Carolina Jurisprudence, the State's Legal Encyclopedia.
 
Legal Handbook for Volunteers, published by South Carolina Young Lawyers' Division, Committee Chairman, 1993.

Presentations

"Post Trial Practice," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Presenting Faculty Member, 1995.

Additional Information

The Best Lawyers In America, Personal Injury Litigation and Insurance Law, 2006-Present