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Martin S. Driggers Jr. 
Columbia, South Carolina
Managing Shareholder
phone 843-878-0390
fax 843-878-0393
email Email Me

Martin is the managing shareholder of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow's Pee Dee Region office in Hartsville, South Carolina. Martin's practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on defending clients involved in professional malpractice and business disputes. He has successfully represented professional clients before all courts in South Carolina and before professional licensing boards. Martin is licensed to practice law in both North and South Carolina and is a member of the bar associations of both states. Martin joined the firm in 1999, following a two year judicial clerkship under the Honorable Henry M. Herlong, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Martin is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Martin was served as President of the Student Body at Clemson and as the Managing Editor of the SOUTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW where he authored two published notes. He is married to Karen and is the proud father of five children.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Trucking/Transportation
E.R.I.S.A Claims
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Estate Planning
Probate Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 1997
North Carolina, 1997
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1997
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, 1996 - 1997


Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, 1990
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Student Body President
Major:  History
Major:  Accounting


Published Works:
Minister's Pension in S.C., 48 S.C.L. Rev. 27, 1996


S.C. Judicial Selection, 49 S.C.L. Rev. 1217, 1998


Representative Clients:
Marsh/JUA
Zurich N.A. -- Medical
Caronia
Health Management Assoc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Medical Malpractice in S.C., NBA, 2004 - 2006


S.C. Trial Practice, NBA, 2004 - 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Rotary, 2005 - 2006
Reginal Delegate


South Carolina Bar Association, 2005 - 2006
Young Lawyer Board


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Judicial Clerk, 1997 - 1999


Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Nu