Grady L. Beard

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2008.

1310 Gadsden Street, P.O. Box 11449 Columbia, South Carolina 29211

(803) 929-1400

Firm: Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

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Overview

Firm

Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

Years In Practice

Phone Number (803) 929-1400

Grady focuses his practice on workers’ compensation, workers’ compensation mediation and appellate advocacy. He is a co-author of The Law of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in South Carolina, Sixth Edition, a comprehensive book analyzing this complex area of law. Grady is a Fellow in The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers and is a member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network. He serves on the Board of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, is active in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers.

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University
Northwestern State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1983
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1987

ADMISSIONS

South Carolina Bar
Georgia Bar
U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network
Supreme Court of South Carolina Certified Mediator

PUBLICATIONS

Panelist (with Bobby Stepp and Tina Cundari), Keep Calm and Appeal On: Appellate Practice in South Carolina, Sowell Gray CLE Series, Columbia, South Carolina (January 2013)
The Law of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in South Carolina (1992, Supplement; 1998, Second Edition; 2000, Supplement; 2003, Third Edition; 2004, Fourth Edition; 2008, Fifth Edition; 2012, Sixth Edition)

OFFICES

Fellow, The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
Board of Directors, South Carolina Workers Compensation Educational Association
Vice Chair, Workers Compensation Law Committee, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Former Co-Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Advisory Board Member, Larson’s National Workers’ Compensation

AWARDS

South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association, Lifetime Service Award (2018)
Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, 2008-2017), Workers’ Compensation Law (2008-2020), Workers’ Compensation Law Lawyer of the Year (2017)
Recipient, South Carolina Pro Bono Service Award
Nominee, South Carolina Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (1990)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Former member, Board of Directors of Palmetto Place Children’s Emergency Shelter
20 Years Strong Service Project: Raising money for Kids' Chance of South Carolina
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Injured Workers and Occupational Disease

Insurance Subrogation

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Awards